Singles by Al Oliver and Buddy Bell drove in two runs in the eighth inning to lift the Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Twins. The score was 3-3 when Mark Wagner lashed a one-out triple and Bill Stein received an intentional walk.

A single by Oliver plated Wagner and Bell followed with a single to drive home Stein. Danny Darwin, going 7 2/3 innings, was the winning pitcher and Steve Comer finished up to record his fifth save. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 7 0 Twins 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .262 Powell rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Stein lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .481 Wilfong 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .247 Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Hatcher cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .292 Oliver dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .325 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Bell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Ellis 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .200 Castino 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Rivers ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Goodwin 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .293 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .317 Mackanin ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .229 Sample cf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .313 Sofield lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .179 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .241 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .263 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 4 3 9 Totals 30 3 7 3 2 7 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 3,655 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 4 DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0 Errors: Wynegar Doubles: Sundberg (6), Wilfong (4) Triples: Wagner (1), Mackanin (1) Home Runs: Ellis (1) Stolen Bases: Powell (4) Caught Stealing: Ellis (1), Sofield (1), Castino (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hatcher (2) Sacrifice Flies: Powell (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darwin W(6-4) 7.2 7 3 3 2 7 0 30 3.93 Comer SV(5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.43 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 7 0 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(3-7) 7.2 7 5 4 2 7 1 31 4.27 Cooper 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 4.15 Totals 9 7 5 4 3 9 1 36 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Stein was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Wilfong lined to right [Powell to third]; Hatcher singled to right [Powell scored]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted) [Hatcher to second]; Wynegar flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Castino struck out; Goodwin struck out; Mackanin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sample singled to left; Sundberg doubled to right [Sample to third]; Wagner struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Sample scored, Sundberg to third]; Sundberg was picked off third but was safe on an error by Wynegar [Sundberg scored (unearned)]; Stein struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Sofield flied to left in foul territory; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; Ellis homered; Roberts lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher flied out to right; Adams popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sample struck out; Sundberg walked; Wagner flied out to center; Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Castino struck out; Goodwin walked; Mackanin tripled to center [Goodwin scored]; Sofield walked; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mackanin scored]; Sofield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. RANGERS 6TH: Stein flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Wilfong doubled to right; Hatcher out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wilfong to third]; Adams flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. RANGERS 7TH: Ellis singled to center; Roberts struck out; Sample made an out to second; Ellis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Castino singled to right; Goodwin was called out on strikes; Mackanin struck out while Castino was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg struck out; Wagner tripled to right; Wills made an out to second; Stein was walked intentionally; Oliver singled to center [Wagner scored, Stein to second]; Bell singled to center [Stein scored, Oliver to second]; COOPER REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); RIVERS BATTED FOR ELLIS; Rivers flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); SAMPLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Sofield flied out to left; Powell struck out; Wilfong singled to right; Hatcher singled to center [Wilfong to second]; COMER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 3. RANGERS 9TH: Roberts walked; Sample popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg struck out; Wagner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino made an out to third; Goodwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 3.

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