Reliever Steve Renko pitched two-hit ball over the last five innings as the Angels flew past the Twins, 8-1. The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Bobby Clark and run-scoring double by Rick Burleson. They iced the contest with a four-run outburst in the fifth frame, the key blow being a two-run single by Juan Beniquez. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     10, 1982 (Day game) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Angels       0  0  0    2  4  0    1  1  0  -   8 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Eisenreich cf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Carew 1b              2   2   0   0     3   0   .400      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .111
DeCinces 3b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .316      Engle rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Baylor dh             2   2   1   0     1   0   .048      Hrbek 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .316
  Sconiers ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gaetti 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .588
  J. Moreno ph,dh     0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .625
Beniquez rf           5   0   1   2     0   0   .125      Ward lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Clark cf              2   1   2   1     0   0  1.000      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Lynn ph,cf          1   1   1   1     0   0   .368      Faedo ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .667
Burleson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .174      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foli 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boone c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .267        O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8  10   8     6   0             Totals               35   1  10   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 23,769
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 7
DP: Angels 1, Twins 2
Errors: Wynegar
Doubles: Downing (1), Baylor (1), Burleson (1), DeCinces (3), Boone (1), Eisenreich (2), Gaetti (2)
Home Runs: Hrbek (3)
Stolen Bases: Clark (1), Beniquez (2), Carew (4), Faedo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (2)
GIDP: Sconiers (1), Beniquez (1), Engle (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   4     8   1   1   0   2   1  18   2.25
Renko W(1-0)            5     2   0   0   0   2   0  17   1.00
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   4   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(0-1)          4.1   7   6   6   3   0   0  23  12.46
Arroyo                  3.2   3   2   2   1   0   0  14   5.68
O'Connor                1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    10   8   8   6   0   0  41

Wild Pitches: Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ANGELS 1ST: Downing lined to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Eisenreich doubled; Wilfong reached on a fielder's
choice [Eisenreich out at third (first to third)]; Engle struck
out; Hrbek grounded out (first to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied
out to center; Clark singled; Clark stole second; Burleson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Gaetti doubled; Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Gaetti to third]; Ward grounded out (third to first);
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing doubled; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Faedo singled; Faedo stole second; Eisenreich singled
to center [Faedo out at home (center to catcher), Eisenreich to
second (on throw)]; Wilfong singled [Eisenreich to third]; Engle
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to catcher)
[Eisenreich out at home, Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; Baylor
doubled; Beniquez lined to right; Jackson threw a wild pitch
[Baylor to third]; Clark singled [Baylor scored]; Burleson
doubled [Clark scored]; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hrbek homered; Gaetti grounded out (third to first);
Johnson singled; Ward singled [Johnson to second]; Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Johnson to third, Ward to
second]; Faedo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Boone walked; Downing flied out to center; Carew
walked [Boone to second]; DeCinces doubled [Boone scored, Carew
to third]; Baylor was walked intentionally; Beniquez singled
[Carew scored, DeCinces scored, Baylor to third]; ARROYO
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); LYNN BATTED FOR CLARK; Beniquez
stole second; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored,
Beniquez to third]; Burleson flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: LYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RENKO REPLACED
KISON (PITCHING); Eisenreich flied out to center; Wilfong made
an out to shortstop; Engle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone lined to
right; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hrbek grounded out (first unassisted); Gaetti
grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew walked; Carew stole second [Carew to third
(error by Wynegar)]; DeCinces singled [Carew scored]; SCONIERS
BATTED FOR BAYLOR; Sconiers grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [DeCinces out at second]; Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: SCONIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ward popped to
first in foul territory; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to
first); Faedo singled; Eisenreich forced Faedo (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Lynn singled; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lynn to second]; Foli flied out to center;
Boone doubled [Lynn scored]; Downing flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong flied to right in foul territory; Engle flied
out to center; Hrbek made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 8, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: O'CONNOR REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Carew walked;
DeCinces lined to center; J. MORENO BATTED FOR SCONIERS; J.
Moreno walked [Carew to second]; Beniquez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [J. Moreno out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: J. MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gaetti struck
out; Johnson singled; Ward flied out to right; Wynegar grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Twins 1.