Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
May 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1988 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Texas Rangers 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 0
Larkin dh 2 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Davidson rf 2 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 3 1 1 0
Sierra rf 4 1 2 0
Incaviglia lf 3 1 1 1
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 1
Parrish dh 4 0 2 1
Stanley c 3 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 1 0
Browne 2b 3 0 1 0
Kilgus p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 000 000010
Texas 200 000 10x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-4) 8.0 8 3 3 5 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus  W (6-3) 9.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Gaetti (11,off Kilgus).  HR–Texas Incaviglia (10,7th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Davidson (1,by Kilgus).  SB–Browne (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  CS–Browne (4,3rd base by Blyleven/Laudner).  HBP–Kilgus (4,Davidson).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:19.  A–31,332.
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