The Top seeded Expos take care of business bouncing the Twins 4 games to 2. Wil Cordero hits 3 homers and Pedro Martinez and Jeff Fassero pitch great for the Expos as the will move onto to face the winner of the Orioles and Royals series. Game Summary Below.
Cardinals get great pitching and beat the Twins 4 games to 1. Tewksbury pitches 17 scoreless innings for the Cards who will face the Pirates in the Elite 8. Game Summaries Below.
San Diego wins games 6 and 7 in Minnesota as the World Champs are upset by the 10 seed 4 games to 3. The Padres will move onto the Final Four and face the Atlanta Braves. Game Summaries below.
The 2 seed and World Champion Twins take care of business beating the Phillies 4 games to 1. Twins move on to face the Padres in the Elite 8. Game summaries below:
Opening series featuring AL West favorites Oakland A's @ Minnesota Opening Day - Metropolitan Stadium 4-9-81 A's 12, Twins 1 WP: Rick Langford (1-0) LP: Al Williams (0-1) HR's: A's - Tony Armas (1), Dave McKay (1) 4-10-81 A's 12, Twins 0 WP: Steve McCatty (1-0) LP: Pete Redfern (0-1) HR's: A's - Cliff Johnson (1) McCatty 4 hitter, 8 K's 4-11-81 A's 6, Twins 2 WP: Mike Norris (1-0) LP: Fernando Arroyo (0-1) HR's: A's - Dwayne Murphy (1), Cliff Johnson (2), Jim Spencer (1), Twins - Mickey Hatcher (1) 4-12-81 Twins 2, A's 1 WP: Roger Erickson (1-0) LP: Matt Keough (0-1) HR's: Twins - Dave Engle (1) A's take 3 of 4 to start the season in Minnesota.
Angels sweep the Twins 3-0. Game 1 - Angels 8, Twins 6 Game 2 - Angels 5, Twins 1 Game 3 - Angels 8, Twins 5 The Angels move onto face the Big Red Machine the #5 seed Cincinnati Reds. Series MVP: Don Baylor huge homers to set the tone for the series. 2 homers, 2 doubles, 4 RBI
Must win Game 3 for the Twins as they send Geoff Zahn (14-14 3.03 Grade 14) to the hill while the Angels start Chris Knapp (14-8 4.21 Grade 6). Twins get an early run in the first as Roy Smalley goes yard to give the Twins a lead. That lead would be short lived as the Angels get 3 in the second as Bobby Grich hits a huge 3 run homer to give the Angels the lead. The Twins would get back in the game with a 2 spot in the 6th, but the Angels get 3 more in the 7th with doubles by Carney Lansford and Lyman Bostock being the big hits. The Twins had no quit as they plate 2 in the bottom of the 7th, but Dave…
Game 2 has Twins starter Roger Erickson (14-13 3.96 Grade 8) on the mound opposite strike out King Nolan Ryan (10-13 3.72). The Angels get on the board first with an 2 out RBI by Joe Rudi in the 1st. The Twins would quickly even the score with a run of their own in the second courtesy of a RBI double by Jose Morales. The Angels would get 2 runs in the 3rd and single runs in the 4th and 5th to take a 5-1 lead. That would be all Ryan would need as he goes the distance giving up only the one run on 6 hits while striking out 6. The Angels now lead the series 2-0 as we head back to Metropolitan Stadium. Final Score: Angels 5, Twins…
This second round matchup pits the #18 Minnesota Twins winners of their first round matchup with the Astros and the #12 California Angels. The Twins finished the regular season 73-89, 4th in the AL West. The Angels had a mark of 87-75, good enough for 2nd in the AL West. Game 1 had Minnesota sending Gary "Truth" Serum (9-9 4.10 Grade 5) to the mound against southpaw Frank Tanana (18-12 3.65 Grade 11). This figures to be a good series and Game 1 was a very good game. The Angels jump on top 1-0 via RBI single by Rick Miller in the 2nd. The Twins would fire back with the 3 of their own in the top of the 3rd, only to have the Angels tie it back up in…
Twins sweep Astros in this play in series 3-0. Game 1: Twins 4, Astros 2 Game 2: Twins 6, Astros 0 Game 3: Twins 3, Astros 1 MVP: Geoff Zahn - Complete game/shutout in Game 2 to give Twins commanding lead. Twins move on to face the #12 seed California Angels in what could be a fun series.
