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.

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