Texas Evens Series With Minnesota. Decisive Game 3 Looms

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Pete Incaviglia

HHH Metrodome    (02-14-2026 07:19:54)       Time 3:09, 66ø, Dome  Night Game

Sep 22, 1990                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Texas 81-70              1 0 0   0 0 2   2 0 0      5 11  1
1990 Minnesota 64-89          0 0 0   3 0 0   0 0 1      4  6  0

Recap

Tex  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Tex      Ruben Sierra singled scoring Pettis to take the lead.  Tex  1 Min 0.

Min  4th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min      Gary Gaetti hit a 3 run HR(16) to take the lead.  Tex  1 Min 3.

Tex  6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Tex      Pete Incaviglia hit a 2 run HR(25) to tie the score.  Tex  3 Min 3.

Tex  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Tex      Rafael Palmeiro singled scoring Green to take the lead.  Tex  4 Min 3.

Tex      Ruben Sierra walked scoring Pettis.  Tex  5 Min 3.

Min  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Min      Gene Larkin hit a solo HR(7).  Tex  5 Min 4.

Tex  Rafael Palmeiro: 4 for 5, double.

Min  Gene Larkin: 1 for 2, HR, 2 W.

Tex  Scott Chiamparino pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 0 K. He's 2-1 on the year.

Tex  Jeff Russell pitched the 9th to record his 5th save of the year.

Min  Allan Anderson pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He drops to 10-17 on the year.

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Texas                          IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Chiamparino W(2-1)            6.0  4  3  3  1  4  0   96  54  42   2.55  25 110(109)       48

 Arnsberg H(5)                2.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   26  19   7   2.57   7   30(33)   +

 Russell,Je S(5)              1.0  2  1  1  1  0  0   18  10   8   4.61   4   25(29)  ++

                              9.0  6  4  4  2  4  2  140  83  57   3.41  36

Minnesota                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Anderson,A L(10-17)           6.1 10  5  5  1  1  0  104  69  35   6.13  30 115(116)       32

 Berenguer                    2.2  1  0  0  0  2  4   45  26  19   3.79  11   40(40)

                              9.0 11  5  5  1  3  4  149  95  54   4.68  41

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  E-Buechele(9)

 2B-Palmeiro(36), Harper, B(42)

 HR-Tex Incaviglia(25) off Anderson(28) in the 6th with 1 on base, 356 feet

    Min Gaetti(16) off Chiamparino(1) in the 4th with 2 on base, 349 feet

    Min Larkin(7) off Russell(1) in the 9th with bases empty, 338 feet

RBI-Tex  - Incaviglia 2(61), Palmeiro(83), Sierra 2(80)

    Min  - Gaetti 3(69), Larkin(47)

IBB-Tex Sierra off Berenguer

HBP-Gladden(Min) by Chiamparino(Tex)

 WP-Chiamparino 2(4)

Poor-Franco(13), Incaviglia(24), Gagne(17)

OfA-Incaviglia(5)

LOB-Texas 9 Minnesota 5

 DP-Texas 3

GWRBI-Palmeiro