MINNESOTA (57-37) @ NEW YORK
STARTING PITCHERS
13XW (7-7 3.48) 13 (7-11 3.34)
A critical error by Zolio Versalles in the 5th opened up the floodgates and allow the Yankees to build a 4-0 lead, which was far more than enough for Mel Stottlemyre who went the route scattering 6 hits while whitewashing the Twinkies. His battery mate, Jake Gibbs provided all the offense needed as the Yanks svoid being swept salvaging the getaway game.
MIN 000 000 000 0 6 1
NYY 100 030 10x 5 6 0
2B MIN Carew 10
NYY Clarke 11 R. White 1
RBI NYY Gibbs 4(20) Clarke 26
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Boswell 6 4 0 3 6 4 1 26 57
Stottlemyre 9 6 0 1 1 0 0 34 75
WP Stottlemyre 8-12 3.16 LP Boswell 7-8 3.39
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 1 .. Clarke doubled and mixed to third on a grounder. Gibbs sac fly scoring a run. MIN 0 NYY 1
BOTTOM 5 .. Amaro reached on an error. Stottlemyre walked. Clarke singled scoring a run. R. White walked. Gibbs singled scoring two runs. MIN 0 NYY 4
BOTTOM 7 .. Stottlemyre singled. R. White doubled. Gibbs sac fly scoring a run. MIN 0 NYY 5
NOTES: Mel Stottlemyre finally won in July after losing three straight. It’s his third shutout and 5th complete game. Mel also got the first hit by a Yankee pitcher in 15 games. Roy White hit in 9 games in a row. Mike Hegan who hit .394 in June is at .091 for July.
STAR OF THE GAME: 1-2 4RBI
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