Youngster "Flash" Gordon Strikes Out 14. KC Drops Minnesota For 2nd Straight Time

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Tom Gordon

HHH Metrodome    (02-10-2026 07:10:22)       Time 3:54, 68ø, Dome  Night Game

Sep 18, 1990                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Kansas City 66-82        2 0 0   3 2 0   3 0 0     10 15  1
1990 Minnesota 63-87          1 0 0   2 0 0   0 1 3      7 13  0

Recap

KC   1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

KC       Gerald Perry doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  KC   2 Min 0.

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Min      Kirby Puckett doubled scoring Gladden.  KC   2 Min 1.

KC   4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Kurt Stillwell doubled scoring 2.  KC   4 Min 1.

KC       Kevin Seitzer singled scoring 1.  KC   5 Min 1.

Min  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Min      Randy Bush doubled scoring Gaetti.  KC   5 Min 2.

Min      Al Newman singled scoring Bush.  KC   5 Min 3.

KC   5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Kurt Stillwell singled scoring Perry.  KC   6 Min 3.

KC       Brian McRae singled scoring 1.  KC   7 Min 3.

KC   7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Brian McRae tripled scoring 2.  KC   9 Min 3.

KC       Kevin Seitzer singled scoring McRae.  KC   10 Min 3.

Min  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Min      Junior Ortiz doubled scoring Bush.  KC   10 Min 4.

Min  9th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Min      Kirby Puckett doubled scoring 2.  KC   10 Min 6.

Min      Kent Hrbek hit a fly ball scoring 1.  KC   10 Min 7.

KC   Jim Eisenreich: 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2 SB.

KC   Brian McRae: 2 for 5, triple, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

KC   Kurt Stillwell: 3 for 4, double, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Min  Dan Gladden: 3 for 5, double, 2 runs.

Min  Nelson Liriano: 0 for 2, 3 W.

Min  Kirby Puckett: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI.

KC   Tom Gordon pitched 7.2 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 2 BB, 14 K. He's 10-13 on the year.

Min  Scott Erickson pitched poorly for 4.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 9 hits, 5 BB, 3 K. He's 8-4 on the season.

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

Gordon, T W(10-13)            7.2 11  4  4  0  2 14  143  98  45   4.63  35 125(136)   +   53

 Crawford                     0.2  2  3  3  0  1  0   20  11   9   3.76   5   30(32)

 Davis,M                      0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   6   2   8.31   2   65(75)

                              9.0 13  7  7  0  3 14  171 115  56   4.29  42

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

Erickson L(8-4)               4.2  9  7  7  0  5  3  119  73  46   4.70  28 115(113)       16

 Wayne                        1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   22  18   4   2.16   5   20(27)

 Leach                        1.0  3  3  3  0  1  0   21  16   5   4.14   7   20(20)s --

 Drummond                     2.0  2  0  0  0  0  1   24  19   5   5.65   7   20(20)s  -

                              9.0 15 10 10  0  6  5  186 126  60   4.67  47

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  E-Jackson, B(9)

 2B-Perry, G(19), Stillwell(32), Bush(11), Gladden(25), Ortiz(9), Puckett 2(49)

 3B-McRae(3)

 SB- KC McRae(4) off Erickson(11) + Ortiz(42), 1st

     KC Eisenreich(11) off Erickson(12) + Ortiz(43), 4th

     KC Eisenreich(12) off Erickson(13) + Ortiz(44), 4th

    Min Munoz(2) off Gordon(29) + Mayne(1), 6th

 CS- KC Brett(2) by Erickson(10) and Ortiz(24), 3rd

RBI- KC  - McRae 3(16), Perry, G 2(59), Seitzer 2(67), Stillwell 3(43)

    Min  - Bush(30), Hrbek(104), Newman, A(34), Ortiz(15), Puckett 3(62)

HBP-Perry(KC) by Erickson(Min)

 SF-Hrbek(6)

Great-Berry(1), Ortiz(2), Puckett(54)

Poor-Seitzer(40), Munoz(2)

OfA-Puckett(10)

LOB-Kansas City 10 Minnesota 8

 DP-Kansas City 1 Minnesota 2

GWRBI-Perry, G