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The Twins exploded for six runs in the third inning and then added four more runs on two homers by Steve Braun and one by George Mitterwald to defeat the Orioles, 10-3. Harmon Killebrew drove in the Twins' first two tallies with a triple. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 10, Baltimore Orioles 3Game Played on Monday, May 28, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumOrioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 12 1 Twins 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 x - 10 12 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rettenmund rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .229 Hisle cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .299 Grich 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .254 Carew 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .307 Cabell 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .333 Oliva dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 .281 Davis dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .281 Killebrew 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Blair cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .216 Lis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Darwin rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Baylor lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Braun 3b 3 3 3 2 1 0 .322 Etchebarren c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Thompson ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Belanger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Terrell ph,ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitterwald c 3 1 1 3 0 0 .281 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holt lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .302 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 12 2 3 4 Totals 35 10 12 10 3 5 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 13,522 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Twins 7 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 3 Errors: Pena Doubles: Etchebarren (1), Rettenmund (6), Braun (11) Triples: Killebrew (1) Home Runs: Grich 2 (5), Braun 2 (4), Mitterwald (4) Sacrifice Flies: Holt (2) GIDP: Robinson (3), Davis (5), Rettenmund (3), Killebrew (6) Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Alexander), Mitterwald (2,by Pena) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(4-1) 2.1 6 6 6 2 3 0 16 2.91 Pena 4 5 4 4 1 1 3 19 3.31 Jackson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.08 Totals 8 12 10 10 3 5 3 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(6-2) 9 12 3 3 3 4 2 39 4.04 Totals 9 12 3 3 3 4 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Alexander (3), Pena (1) Wild Pitches: Kaat (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich homered; Cabell singled to center; Davis singled to center [Cabell to third]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Cabell scored, Davis to second]; Blair walked; Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blair out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Hisle was called out on strikes; Carew walked; Oliva forced Carew (shortstop to second); Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor was called out on strikes; Etchebarren doubled to left; Belanger flied out to right; Rettenmund walked; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun doubled to center; Thompson struck out; Mitterwald made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Cabell struck out; Davis grounded out (third to first); Blair walked; Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Holt singled to third; Hisle singled to shortstop [Holt to second]; Carew singled to right [Holt scored, Hisle to second]; Oliva singled to center [Hisle scored, Carew to third]; Killebrew tripled [Carew scored, Oliva scored]; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun was walked intentionally; Thompson was hit by a pitch [Braun to second]; PENA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Mitterwald was hit by a pitch [Killebrew scored, Braun to third, Thompson to second]; Holt hit a sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored]; Hisle struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6. ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor flied out to right; Etchebarren flied out to center; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6. TWINS 4TH: Carew walked; Oliva singled to center [Carew to second]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carew to third, Oliva out at second]; Darwin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6. ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich flied out to left; Cabell singled to right [Rettenmund to third]; Davis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6. TWINS 5TH: Braun homered; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); Holt reached on an error by Pena (assist by Cabell); Hisle grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 7. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to center; Robinson singled to center; Baylor struck out; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 7. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva made an out to third; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 7. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to left; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; Grich homered; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun homered; TERRELL BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Terrell singled to center; Mitterwald homered [Terrell scored]; JACKSON REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Holt grounded out (second to first); Hisle singled to left; Carew forced Hisle (second to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 10. ORIOLES 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Davis singled to left; On a bunt Blair made an out to catcher; Robinson forced Davis (shortstop to second); Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 10. TWINS 8TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 10. ORIOLES 9TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Etchebarren singled to center; Belanger forced Etchebarren (third to second); Rettenmund singled to left [Belanger to second]; Grich flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 10. |
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