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.