MINNESOTA (53-34) @ KANSA CITY (34-55)
STARTING PITCHERS
11XZ (10-6 2.95) 7X (9-8 3.19)
A nail biter throughout, the only blemish on each side were solo homers by Tony Oliva and Rick Monday. With Al Worthington warmed in the bullpen, Jim Kaat was left in and Dick Green made him pay in walkoff style.
MIN 000 100 000 1 5 0
KCA 000 010 001 2 8 0
HR MIN Oliva 12 (4th off Nash)
KCA Monday 19 (5th off Kaat)
RBI MIN Oliva 45
KCA Monday 45 D. Green 22
SB KCA Campaneris 11
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Kaat 8.2 8 1 0 9 2 2 34 69
Nash 8 5 1 4 7 1 1 32 71
WP Aker 4-5 3.63 LP Kaat 10-7 2.91
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 4 .. Oliva homered MIN 1 KCA 0
BOTTOM 5 .. Monday homered MIN 1 KCA 1
BOTTOM 9 ,, Cater singled. Harrelson singled. D. Green singled scoring a run. MIN 1 KCA 2
NOTES: The Athletics have won three straight off the top of the loop. Campy leads the league with 25 stolen bases. Kaat, with 175 strikeouts leads the league, 11 more than second place Jim Nash. Speaking of Kaat, he started the season 7-0 and is 3-7 since.
STAR OF THE GAME: GWRBI
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