Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1986 at County Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 2 2
Smalley dh 4 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 5 1 2 0
Bush lf 3 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 1
Lombardozzi 2b 2 1 1 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 1
Gagne ss 4 1 2 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0
Yount cf 4 1 1 0
Cooper dh 4 1 1 2
Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0
Schroeder 1b 3 0 0 0
Riles ss 3 0 1 0
Manning rf 3 0 0 0
Sveum 3b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 1 1 1
Leary p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Minnesota 000 004 010590
Milwaukee 000 003 000340
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (4-3) 9.0 4 3 3 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
0
7
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  L (3-4) 5.2 8 4 4 3 4
  Darwin   2.1 1 1 1 1 2
  McClure   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  2B–Minnesota Bush (1,off Leary); Puckett (10,off Leary), Milwaukee Yount (9,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (9,8th inning off Darwin 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Cerone (2,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); Cooper (4,6th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gaetti (1,off Leary).  SF–Laudner (1,off Leary).  IBB–Lombardozzi (2,by Leary).  SB–Riles (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  WP–Darwin (1).  IBB–Leary (2,Lombardozzi).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:29.  A–30,062.
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