MINNESOTA (65-51) @ NEW YORK (43-72) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
11XZ (10-9 3.15) 7YW (7-13 3.93)
Our two southpaws traded shutout innings through five before the Twins nicked Steve Barber for a pair of runs. Rich Rollins booted a grounder that let the Yankees cut the lead in half. But Kaat and Al Worthington kept the home club at bay thus securing the opener of this double dip.
MIN 000 002 000 2 6 2
NYY 000 000 100 1 3 0
2B MIN Tovar 29 Oliva 16
NYY Tresh 20
RBI MIN Tovar 45 Killebrew 91
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Kaat 8 3 0 3 11 1 0 31 83
Barber 6 5 0 2 10 2 2 24 62
WP Kaat 11-9 3.02 LP Barber 7-14 3.89 SV Worthington 22
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 6 .. Versalles walked. Tovar doubled scoring a run. Killebrew singled scoring a run. MIN 2 NYY 0
BOTTOM 7 .. Tresh singled. Bi. Robinson singled. C. Smith reached on an error scoring a run. MIN 2 NYY 1
NOTES: Jim Kaat gained his first victory in over a month, last being back on 7/14. Despite it all, Kitty still is second in K’s in the league. Cesar Tovar now leads the league in two base hits. Speaking of doubles, Tommy Tresh took over the Tanker team lead in doubles. Steve Barber had a season high in whiffs with ten. Horace Clarke wore the golden sombrero in this game
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