With Jerry Koosman pitching a three-hitter, the Twins posted their eighth straight victory, defeating the Royals, 8-3. The Twins scored six of their runs in the third inning, launching their attack with a two-run triple by Dave Edwards. Jose Morales and Butch Wynegar hit consecutive homers in the fifth. Frank White had a two-run blow for the Royals, but George Brett went hitless in four trips, dropping his average to .384. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 3 4 Twins 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 x - 8 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .326 Ward lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .423 White 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .265 Johnston ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .384 Castino 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .289 Morales dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .298 Wathan c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Wynegar c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .261 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Mackanin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Terrell lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .063 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .262 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Rivera rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards cf,lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 3 3 4 5 Totals 36 8 11 8 3 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 6,848 Left on Base: Royals 4, Twins 8 DP: Royals 1, Twins 1 Errors: G. Brett 2, Aikens, Concepcion, Smalley Doubles: Rivera (6), Wynegar (17) Triples: Edwards (1) Home Runs: White (7), Morales (8), Wynegar (5) Sacrifice Flies: Morales (2) GIDP: Aikens (23), Adams (11) Hit by Pitch: Aikens (7,by Koosman) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura L(18-9) 2.2 5 6 3 1 1 0 16 2.89 Pattin 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 2 10 3.71 K. Brett 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 Quisenberry 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.20 Totals 8 11 8 5 3 4 2 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(15-13) 9 3 3 2 4 5 1 34 4.05 Totals 9 3 3 2 4 5 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (5) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ken Kaiser ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out (third to first); G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (third to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Wathan flied out to right; Aikens was hit by a pitch; Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Wynegar popped to second; Mackanin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Concepcion struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson singled to right; Rivera doubled to left [R. Jackson to third]; Edwards tripled to right [R. Jackson scored, Rivera scored]; Ward singled to left [Edwards scored, Ward to second (error by Aikens)]; Castino reached on an error by Concepcion; Smalley reached on an error by G. Brett [Ward to third, Castino to second]; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ward scored (unearned), Castino to third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar was walked intentionally; Mackanin was called out on strikes; R. Jackson singled to center [Castino scored (unearned), Smalley scored (unearned), Wynegar to second]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Rivera flied out to left; 6 R (3 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 6. ROYALS 4TH: White lined to left; G. Brett flied out to center; McRae walked; Wathan walked [McRae to second]; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 6. TWINS 4TH: Edwards flied out to right; Ward was called out on strikes; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 6. ROYALS 5TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Terrell flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 6. TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Morales homered; Wynegar homered; Mackanin popped to first in foul territory; R. Jackson walked; Rivera struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 8. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to shortstop [Wilson to second (error by Smalley)]; White lined to right [Wilson to third]; G. Brett grounded out (third to first) [Wilson scored (unearned)]; McRae struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8. TWINS 6TH: K. BRETT REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Edwards struck out; Ward grounded out (third to first); Castino singled to left; Smalley walked [Castino to second]; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8. ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Aikens popped to shortstop; Cardenal singled to left; Terrell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Mackanin reached on an error by G. Brett [Wynegar to third]; R. Jackson flied out to left; Rivera forced Mackanin (first to shortstop); Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8. ROYALS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson walked; White homered [Wilson scored]; G. Brett struck out; McRae flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8. TWINS 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); CASTILLO REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 3B); JOHNSTON BATTED FOR WARD; Johnston grounded out (third to first); Castino singled to left; Smalley singled to left [Castino to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8. ROYALS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Wathan walked; Aikens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at second]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.

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