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MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/28/1980
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2907 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (74-55) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 14 2
Toronto Blue Jays (58-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
Extra-Inning Win by Twins Over Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins starter Craig Swan was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3. Minnesota reliever Chuck Gibbon picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Doug Corbett shouldered the loss. The Twins bumped their record to 74-55 with this win.

This game was not decided until late. With no one out in the top of the tenth, Steve Kemp hit a sacrifice fly. The Twins took the lead, 4-3.

"Big win," said Swan.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 4 41
   d-T. Duncan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 26
A. Bannister RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .294 2 60
R. Smalley SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .288 13 61
J. Hart 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .265 9 42
   c-J. Cruz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 49
P. Kelly DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .301 13 74
J. Stearns 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277 4 49
   a-R. Torres PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 5 25
   b-R. Carew 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 1 54
B. Bulling C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .257 3 23
K. Henderson LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .224 1 7
   e-S. Kemp PH, LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .303 15 77
E. DiStasi 2B, 3B, CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .218 1 4
Totals 41 4 14 4 3 10 25      
a - R. Torres pinch hit for J. Stearns in the 8th
b - R. Carew substituted for R. Torres in the 8th
c - J. Cruz substituted for J. Hart in the 9th
d - T. Duncan substituted for R. LeFlore in the 9th
e - S. Kemp pinch hit for K. Henderson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Smalley (25, 1st Inning off J. D'Acquisto, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Bannister 2 (29, 3rd Inning off J. D'Acquisto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Tellmann, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Kelly (33, 4th Inning off J. D'Acquisto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Hart (1, 9th Inning off E. Sosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Carew (4, 10th Inning off D. Corbett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Stearns (4, 6th Inning off C. Kirby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bannister 4 , R. Smalley 2 , J. Hart 4 , P. Kelly 2 , J. Stearns 5 , R. Torres , R. Carew 3 , B. Bulling 2 , K. Henderson , E. DiStasi
2-out RBI: J. Hart , J. Stearns , E. DiStasi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. LeFlore , A. Bannister , J. Hart , P. Kelly 2 , E. DiStasi
GIDP: R. LeFlore
Sac Bunt: B. Bulling
Sac Fly: S. Kemp
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: T. Duncan (16) , B. Bulling (4)
Double Plays: 4 (DiStasi-Smalley-Stearns, Stearns-Smalley-Stearns, Hart-DiStasi-Stearns, Smalley-Cruz-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Page DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 16 57
   a-J. Torre DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 0 3
D. Walling 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 7 45
   b-B. Foote PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 5 17
   c-D. Goodwin 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 18
   e-J. Maloof PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .168 0 8
L. Lacy LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 2 13
G. Roenicke RF 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .265 12 52
R. Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285 4 34
G. Hoffman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 3 39
J. Ortiz CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313 1 42
M. Rex 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254 4 43
M. Cubbage 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 8 38
   d-R. Metzger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 2 39
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 4 13      
a - J. Torre inserted as DH in the 9th
b - B. Foote pinch hit for D. Walling in the 9th
c - D. Goodwin substituted for B. Foote in the 10th
d - R. Metzger pinch hit for M. Cubbage in the 10th
e - J. Maloof pinch hit for D. Goodwin in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Page (14, 1st Inning off C. Swan, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Foote (5, 9th Inning off S. Howe, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Roenicke (22, 9th Inning off C. Gibbon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Page 2 , J. Torre , D. Walling , B. Foote 2 , G. Roenicke 2 , J. Ortiz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Maloof , G. Hoffman
GIDP: R. Cerone 2 , M. Rex 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tellmann (1) , R. Cerone (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Roenicke-Cerone, Hoffman-Cerone-Walling)
OF assists: 1 (Roenicke(Kelly at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Swan 7.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 94 3.61   
S. Howe H (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 27 1.86   
C. Gibbon W (1-2), BS (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Swan 69
Batters Faced: C. Swan 25, S. Howe 5, C. Gibbon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Swan 12-6, S. Howe 1-0, C. Gibbon 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Swan 94-57, S. Howe 27-14, C. Gibbon 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gibbon 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. D'Acquisto 3.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 59 5.02   
C. Kirby 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 44 4.50   
T. Tellmann 1.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 38 6.19   
E. Sosa 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.58   
D. Corbett L (9-9) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. D'Acquisto 47
Batters Faced: J. D'Acquisto 14, C. Kirby 11, T. Tellmann 10, E. Sosa 6, D. Corbett 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. D'Acquisto 5-0, C. Kirby 2-2, T. Tellmann 2-2, E. Sosa 4-0, D. Corbett 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. D'Acquisto 59-41, C. Kirby 44-25, T. Tellmann 38-24, E. Sosa 22-12, D. Corbett 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kirby 1-0 , T. Tellmann 1-1 , E. Sosa 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Swan
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 22218
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