Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
May 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 2 1 1 0
Fletcher ss 5 2 2 1
Sierra rf 5 0 1 1
Incaviglia lf 3 2 2 1
  Espy lf 0 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 1
Parrish dh 4 0 1 2
Petralli c 4 0 2 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Puckett cf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek dh 3 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Bush rf 3 0 0 0
Larkin 1b 4 0 2 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Best p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Texas 000 320 0106100
Minnesota 000 000 010170
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  W (4-0) 8.0 6 1 1 3 5
  Mohorcic   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (3-5) 4.1 7 5 5 3 5
  Portugal   3.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Best   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Texas Parrish (6,off Blyleven); Sierra (9,off Blyleven).  HR–Texas Incaviglia (12,8th inning off Portugal 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Gagne (3,8th inning off Russell 0 on, 0 out).  SB–McDowell 2 (10,3rd base off Blyleven/Laudner,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner); Herr (7,2nd base off Russell/Petralli).  CS–McDowell (5,2nd base by Blyleven/Laudner).  BK–Portugal (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:46.  A–40,300.
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