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September 9, 1967 at the Metrodome
Twins 2, White Sox 1  (75-66)
The Twins kept their three game lead over the Athletics with a win over the White Sox.  Frank Viola continued his impressive season and he improved to 15-8.  He gave up  one run on six hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in the complete [...]

September 8, 1987 at the Metrodome
White Sox 4, Twins 3  (74-66)
Bert Blyleven fell to 13=11 on the season with a tough start in the Twins loss to the White Sox.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts in a complete game loss.
Gary Gaetti homered, doubled, drove in one [...]

September 7, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 8, White Sox 1  (74-65)
The Twins got both solid hitting and good pitching as they got right back to winning.  Tom Brunansky was a perfect two for two with a homerun, two walks, two RBIs and two runs.  Gary Gaetti went three for five with two runs and two [...]

September 6, 1987 at the Metrodome
Brewers 6, Twins 0  (73-65)
The Twins four game winning streak came to an end as the hitters were pretty much completely held in check.  Mark Davidson and Kirby Puckett had the only hits of the game for the Twins.
Steve Carlton fell to 6-14 despite a nice start.  He gave up [...]

September 5, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 2, Brewers 1 (73-64)
The Twins won their fourth straight game and their straight by the score of 2-1 with some timely hitting and some nice pitching by both Mike Smithson and Keith Atherton.  Smithson took a shutout into the seventh inning before he finally gave up a run and [...]

September 4, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 2, Brewers 1  (72-64)
The Twins won their third straight game behind some solid pitching by Frank Viola and Juan Berenguer.  Viola didn’t pick up the win but he kept the Twins in the game.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in [...]

September 3, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 2, Red Sox 1  (71-64)
Bert Blyleven didn’t give up a run until the top of the ninth as a scoreless game turned into a one run deficit for the Twins.  Blyleven gave up one run on six hits and four walks with eleven strikeouts in nine innings.
Fortunately, the Twins [...]

September 2, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 5, Red Sox 4  (70-64)
The Twins jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead only to see it evaporate to a single run by the eighth inning.  Randy Bush went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Ken Hrbek singled twice, walked twice and scored a run.
Les Straker improved [...]

September 1, 1987 at the Metrodome
Red Sox 9, Twins 0  (69-64)
The Twins were shutout on five hits in a blowout loss to the Red Sox.  Kirby Puckett was the only hitter with a pair of hits and he went two for four.
Joe Niekro was shelled and he fell to 6-11.  He gave up five runs [...]

August 30, 1987 at County Stadium
Twins 10, Brewers 6  (69-63)
The Twins turned a 6-5 deficit into a 10-6 blowout win in a hurry as they racked up their second straight win.  Kirby Puckett had a monster game.  He went six for six with two homeruns, two doubles, four RBIs and four runs.  Al Newman went [...]

August 29, 1987 at County Stadium
Twins 12, Brewers 3  (68-63)
The Twins snapped their three game losing streak in a big way as Kirby Puckett led a twelve run, sixteen hit attack over the Brewers.  Puckett went four for five with two homeruns, two RBIs and three runs.  Gary Gaetti and Kent Hrbek also went yard [...]

August 28, 1987 at County Stadium
Brewers 1, Twins 0  (67-63)
The Twins suffered their third straight defeat although it wasn’t because of their pitching.  A nice start by Les Straker went to waste and he fell to 6-9.  He gave up one run on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in seven innings of [...]

August 26, 1987 at the Metrodome
Tigers 10, Twins 8 (67-62)
A 6-5 lead turned into a 10-8 loss in a hurry as Jeff Reardon was hammered for five runs in the top of the ninth.  They came on three hits and two walks with the big blow being a three run homer off the bat of [...]

August 25, 1987 at the Metrodome
Tigers 5, Twins 4  (67-61)
Joe Niekro fell to 6-10 on the season with a rough start as the Twins lost for the seventh time in eight games.  He gave up five runs on four hits and seven walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Kent Hrbek was the only Twin [...]

August 24, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 5, Tigers 4  (67-60)
Kent Hrbek singled home Steve Lombardozzi in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it as the Twins ended their six game losing streak.  Lombardozzi singled home Tom Brunanskyin the bottom of the seventh to tie the game up.  Gaetti finished the game with two [...]

August 23, 1987 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 6, Twins 4  (66-60)
The Twins suffered their sixth straight loss and their second straight series sweep as they lost another tough game.  The Twins jumped out to a four run lead only to see it disappear two innings later as the Red Sox pummelled Steve Carlton.  He fell [...]

August 22, 1987 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 6, Twins 5  (66-59)
The Twins road woes continued as they dropped their fifth straight game.  It was Les Straker who took the loss in a rough start.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings and the loss [...]

August 21, 1987 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11, Twins 3 (66-58)
Frank Viola and the bullpen was knocked around as the Twins lost their fourth straight game.  Viola fell to 14-8 and he gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Dan Schatzeder and Keith [...]

August 20, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 8, Twins 0  (66-57)
Joe Niekro was roughed up and the Twins hitter couldn’t get a single run as they lost their third straight to the Tigers.  Niekro fell to 6-9 and he gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. 
The [...]

August 19, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 7, Twins 1  (66-56)
Bert Blyleven was roughed up as the Twins lost their second straight game to the Tigers.  He gave up seven runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 12-10 on the season.
Steve Lombardozzi pretty much [...]

August 18, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 11, Twins 2  (66-55)
Steve Carlton was pummelled by the Tiger hitters as the Twins four game winning streak came to an end.  He fell to 6-12 and he gave up nine runs (six earned) on eleven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in three innings.  Six of the [...]

August 17, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Mariners 2  (66-54)
The Twins made it four straight and this time it was with a solid outing from their rookie hurler Les Straker.  He improved to 6-7 and he gave up two runs on five hits two walks with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Jeff Reardon got [...]

August 16, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 5, Mariners 1  (65-54)
Frank Viola improved to 14-7 on the season with another nice start in the Twins win over the Mariners.  He gave up just one unearned run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in eight innings of work.
Gary Gaetti was the hitting star in [...]

August 15, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 14, Mariners 4  (64-54)
The Twins ran up the scored on the Mariners as three hitters went yard and Dan Gladden produced at the lead off spot.  Gladden went two for five with two RBIs and three runs while Kent Hrbek, Gary Gaetti and Tom Brunansky all went deep for [...]

August 14, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 6, Mariners 3  (63-54)
The Twins got back on track after losing two straight games behind a solid outing by Bert Blyleven.  He improved to 12-9 and he gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in eight innings of work.
Tim Laudner and Kent Hrbek [...]

August 13, 1987 at the Metrodome
Angels 5, Twins 1  (62-54)
For the second straight game, Angels pitching held the Twins in check and this time they managed just one run.  Kent Hrbek doubled and drove in that lone run while Randy Bush went two for five with a double and he scored the one run.
Steve Carlton [...]

August 12, 1987 at the Metrodome
Angels 8, Twins 2  (62-53)
The Twins were shut down at the plate as their five game winning streak came to an end.  The Twins managed just four hits and they only reason they got on the board was because two of those hits were solo homerun.  Kent Hrbek and Roy [...]

August 11, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 7, Angels 2  (62-52)
The Twins won their fifth straight behind a great outing by Frank Viola.  The lefthander improved to 13-7 and he gave up two runs on nine hits and one walk with six strikeouts in eight innings of work.
Tom Brunansky went two for four with a double, [...]

August 9, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 7, Athletics 5  (61-52)
The Twins used the long ball to win their fourth straight game as four different Twins belted homers.  Kent Hrbek had the big blow with a three run shot, his 27th homer of the season.  Tom Brunansky, Tim Laudner and Gary Gaetti all went yard in [...]

August 8, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 9, Athletics 2  (60-52)
The Twins made it three straight wins and it was Kirby Puckett who had a huge day at the plate.  He went four for four with a homerun, two RBIs and four runs.  The homerun was Puckett’s seventeenth homer of the season.  Tom Brunansky went three [...]