The Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Twins, 6-2. Al Oliver and Buddy Bell led off the decisive frame with singles and one out later Johnny Grubb singled to plate the go-ahead run. After Don Cooper replaced Twins starter Roger Erickson, Leon Roberts blasted a home run. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 28, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Rangers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 x - 6 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Wills 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .278 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .252 Rivers cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Oliver dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 .313 Wynegar dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Bell 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .299 Castino 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Mackanin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Grubb rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .266 Engle rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .216 Roberts lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 .307 Baker ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Butera c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Mendoza ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 1 0 1 Totals 32 6 10 5 2 1 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 15,604 Left on Base: Twins 4, Rangers 7 DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Baker Doubles: Butera (6), R. Jackson (7), Oliver (12) Home Runs: Roberts (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (2), Roberts (1) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (4) GIDP: Baker (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(1-5) 7.1 8 5 4 2 0 0 33 3.88 Cooper 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 4.38 Totals 8 10 6 5 2 1 1 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(4-1) 9 7 2 2 0 1 0 33 3.64 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 1 0 33 Balks: Cooper (2) Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Rivers flied to left; Oliver flied to left; Bell forced Wills (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied to center; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to center; Sundberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 3RD: Engle struck out; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to right; Wills singled to right [Mendoza to second]; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mendoza to third, Wills to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mendoza scored, Wills to third]; Putnam flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 4TH: Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson singled to center; Hatcher flied to center; Wynegar forced R. Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Grubb walked; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grubb to second]; Sundberg flied out to left; Mendoza reached on an error by Baker [Grubb scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Wills flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. TWINS 5TH: Castino singled to right; Mackanin singled to center [Castino to second]; Engle singled to second [Castino scored, Mackanin to third]; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mackanin scored (no RBI), Engle out at second]; Butera doubled to left; Ward grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers flied to left; Oliver doubled to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; Putnam flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson doubled to center; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied to right; Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied to right; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. TWINS 7TH: Mackanin popped to second; Engle lined to center; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Mendoza flied to left; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. TWINS 8TH: Butera lined to center; Ward grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson singled to center; Hatcher forced R. Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver singled to shortstop; Bell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Putnam flied to left; Grubb singled to left [Oliver scored, Bell to second]; COOPER REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Roberts homered [Bell scored, Grubb scored]; Sundberg singled to shortstop; Cooper balked [Sundberg to second]; Mendoza flied to left; Wills struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 6. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino flied to left; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 6.

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