Rally for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Twins posted a 7-3 decision over the Rangers. The game was deadlocked, 3-3, when Hosken Powell began the Twins' eighth with a single. He moved to second on a sacrifice and, after a groundout, Glenn Adams was walked intentionally. But John Castino spoiled the strategy by lacing a two-run triple. A double by Butch Wynegar plated Castino and Gary Ward singled home Wynegar for the final run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  2
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  1    0  4  x  -   7  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Powell lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Rivers cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .285      Wilfong 2b            3   2   1   0     0   0   .247
Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Engle rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Adams dh              2   1   0   1     1   1   .215
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Castino 3b            4   1   2   3     0   2   .267
Poquette lf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .160      Wynegar c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .262
Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     1   0   .280      Ward cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .265
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Hrbek 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
  Grubb ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     1   4             Totals               32   7   9   7     1   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  4,959
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 4
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 2
Errors: Putnam, Poquette
Doubles: Sundberg 2 (16), Grubb (9), Wynegar (5)
Triples: Castino (9)
Home Runs: Rivers (3)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (9)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Adams (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(9-9)           7.2   7   6   4   1   6   0  32   3.68
Kern                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8     9   7   5   1   6   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo W(7-9)           9    10   3   3   1   4   1  35   3.60
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Kern (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Rocky Roe


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Rivers hit into a double
play (center to second) [Wills out at second]; Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong popped to first
in foul territory; Engle lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell popped to first in foul territory; Putnam
singled to right; Poquette forced Putnam (second to shortstop);
Sundberg doubled to left [Poquette scored]; Roberts struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; Castino struck out; Wynegar flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wagner grounded out (third to first); Wills made an
out to third; Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second;
Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ward made an out to second; Hrbek grounded out
(pitcher to first); Washington singled to center; Powell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam was
called out on strikes; Poquette grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong reached on an error by Putnam; Engle singled
to left [Wilfong to third, Engle to second (error by Poquette)];
Adams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilfong scored (unearned)];
Castino struck out; Wynegar singled to right [Engle scored
(unearned)]; Ward forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg walked; Roberts flied out to right;
Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wagner
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hrbek lined to left; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to right; Rivers lined into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wills out at first];
Oliver singled to right; Bell singled to center [Oliver to
third]; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong singled to right; Engle grounded out (second
to first) [Wilfong to second]; Adams flied out to right; Castino
singled to left [Wilfong scored]; Wynegar flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Ward struck out; Hrbek flied out to center;
Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 8TH: GRUBB BATTED FOR WAGNER; Grubb doubled to right;
Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers homered [Grubb
scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins
3.

TWINS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Powell singled
to right; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop)
[Powell to second]; Engle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Adams was walked intentionally; Castino tripled to center
[Powell scored, Adams scored]; KERN REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING);
Wynegar doubled to left [Castino scored]; Ward singled to center
[Wynegar scored]; Kern threw a wild pitch [Ward to second];
Hrbek flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins
7.

RANGERS 9TH: Putnam made an out to third; Poquette flied out to
center; Sundberg doubled to left; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 7.