Recording his first complete game of the season, Pete Redfern fired a five-hitter in pitching the Twins to a 4-1 decision over the Mariners. The Twins tallied twice in the first inning on run-scoring singles by Roy Smalley and Rick Sofield, and extended the margin to 3-0 in the fourth on an RBI single by Rob Wilfong.

The final Twins marker came in the seventh frame when John Castino drilled his second triple of the game and scored on a single by Mickey Hatcher. The Mariners' lone run was fifth-inning homer by Richie Zisk, his fifth round-tripper in the last five games, one shy of the league record. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 28, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Twins 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 4 12 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 2b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Powell rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Simpson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Engle ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .329 Castino 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .239 Zisk dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .371 Hatcher cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .265 Bochte 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Smalley ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 .271 Meyer 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 xAdams dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Henderson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Sofield lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .212 Narron c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .361 Ward ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Auerbach ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .188 Cruz ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Mackanin ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butera c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 7 Totals 33 4 12 4 3 3 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 2,046 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Twins 9 DP: Mariners 2, Twins 1 Errors: Narron Doubles: Hatcher (2), R. Jackson (1) Triples: Castino 2 (4) Home Runs: Zisk (7) Stolen Bases: Sofield (1) Caught Stealing: Adams (1) GIDP: Zisk (1), Powell (1), Adams (3) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay L(0-3) 5.2 9 3 2 3 2 0 27 7.03 Rawley 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 9.82 Totals 8 12 4 3 3 3 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(2-1) 9 5 1 1 0 7 1 31 4.18 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 7 1 31 Wild Pitches: Clay (3), Rawley (1) Balks: Clay (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins MARINERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Simpson grounded out (third to first); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Castino struck out; Hatcher doubled to center; Smalley singled to right [Hatcher scored]; Adams reached on catcher's interference by Narron [Smalley to second]; Sofield singled to center [Smalley scored (unearned), Adams to second]; Clay threw a wild pitch [Adams to third, Sofield to second]; Wilfong flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; Bochte struck out; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera singled to left; Powell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Butera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. MARINERS 3RD: Henderson flied out to center; Narron struck out; Auerbach made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Castino tripled to left; Hatcher grounded out (second to first); Smalley walked; Adams grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. MARINERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Sofield singled to center; Sofield stole second; Wilfong singled to center [Sofield scored]; R. Jackson made an out to catcher; Ron Jackson called for interference with the catcher; Clay balked [Wilfong to second]; Butera was called out on strikes; Powell walked; Castino lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. MARINERS 5TH: Zisk homered; Bochte flied out to left; Meyer singled to right; Henderson popped to first in foul territory; Narron grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied out to center; Adams singled to right; Adams was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 3. MARINERS 6TH: Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle singled to right; Simpson forced Randle (second to shortstop); Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Sofield flied out to center; Wilfong flied out to left; R. Jackson doubled to left; Butera walked; RAWLEY REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Rawley threw a wild pitch [R. Jackson to third, Butera to second]; Engle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 3. MARINERS 7TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Zisk flied out to center; Bochte singled to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Bochte to second]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Castino tripled to right; Hatcher singled to left [Castino scored]; Smalley singled to right [Hatcher to third]; Adams flied out to right; WARD BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Ward was called out on strikes; MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 4. MARINERS 8TH: WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Narron lined to first; CRUZ BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Cruz struck out; Randle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R. Jackson flied out to center; Butera grounded out (third to first); Engle lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 4. MARINERS 9TH: Simpson flied out to center; Paciorek singled to left; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Twins 4.

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