Game 2:

Sunday, October 18, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

St. Louis

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

4

9

0

Minnesota

0

1

0

6

0

1

0

0

x

8

10

0

WP: Bert Blyleven (1–0)   LP: Danny Cox (0–1)

Home runs:
STL: None

MIN: Gary Gaetti (1), Tim Laudner (1)

 


Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Smith ss                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Herr 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Driessen 1b                   4   1   1   1       0   1      10   0
McGee cf                      4   0   1   1       0   2       4   0
Pendleton dh                  4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Ford rf                       3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Oquendo 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Peña c                        4   0   1   2       0   1       5   1
Cox p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tunnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dayley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Worrell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4       1   8      24  10
BATTING - 
2B: Driessen (1,off Berenguer).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Coleman (1,2nd base off Berenguer/Laudner).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    5   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Gagne ss                      4   0   1   1       0   0       0   3
Puckett cf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Hrbek 1b                      3   1   1   0       1   0      11   0
Gaetti 3b                     3   2   2   1       1   1       1   1
Bush dh                       3   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
  Larkin ph,dh                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brunansky rf                  3   1   0   0       1   1       3   0
Lombardozzi 2b                3   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
  Smalley ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Newman pr,2b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Laudner c                     3   2   2   3       1   1       8   0
Blyleven p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Berenguer p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reardon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   8  10   8       4   5      27   9
BATTING - 
2B: Bush (1,off Cox); Gagne (1,off Tunnell); Smalley (1,off Worrell).
HR: Gaetti (1,2nd inning off Cox 0 on 1 out); Laudner (1,6th inning off Tunnell
0 on 1 out).
IBB: Brunansky (1,by Cox).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cox L(0-1)                    3.2   6   7   7   2   3   1  19
Tunnell                       2.1   3   1   1   1   1   1  10
Dayley                        1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Worrell                       0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8    10   8   8   4   5   2  37
WP: Cox (1).
IBB: Cox (1,Brunansky).
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Blyleven W(1-0)               7     6   2   2   1   8   0  27
Berenguer                     1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6
Reardon                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   4   4   1   8   0  36

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Kaiser, LF - Terry Tata, 
RF - Dave Phillips
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 55257
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Minnesota Twins          
1. Coleman             lf        Gladden             lf
2. Smith               ss        Gagne               ss
3. Herr                2b        Puckett             cf
4. Driessen            1b        Hrbek               1b
5. McGee               cf        Gaetti              3b
6. Pendleton           dh        Bush                dh
7. Ford                rf        Brunansky           rf
8. Oquendo             3b        Lombardozzi         2b
9. Peña                c         Laudner             c
   Cox                 p         Blyleven            p
 


While improving on their game one performance, the Cards were unable to hold the Twins offense again and fell behind 7–0 before beginning to rally. The Cards total of nine hits was just one short of the Twins but their bats lacked power as they managed only one double against three doubles and two home runs hit by Minnesota. The Twins broke the game open in the fourth, scoring six runs and chasing starter Danny Cox from the game. The final score was 8–4. Randy Bush and Tim Laudner each came through with a pair of two run scoring hits in the fourth.