Milwaukee On 7 Game Win Streak: Sweep Twins

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Oglivie
Game MVP:Bill Wegman

County Stadium    (03-06-2021 06:20:38)       Time 2:03, 54ø, Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

May 16, 1986           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1986 Minnesota         0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  4  1
1986 Milwaukee         0 0 1   0 0 3   0 0 -      4  7  0

R

ecap

Min 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Roy Smalley hit a solo HR(6) to take the lead.  Min  1 Mil 0.

Mil 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Min  1 Mil 1.

Mil 6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Ben Oglivie doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Min  1 Mil 3.

Mil      Ernest Riles singled scoring Oglivie.  Min  1 Mil 4.

Min :    Kirby Puckett singled, hit streak now 10.

Mil  Bill Wegman pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 2-4 on the season.

Min  Mike Smithson went the distance and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 2-2 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Yount

Game MVP:Ben Oglivie

County Stadium    (03-06-2021 06:28:46)       Time 2:44, 67ø, Cloudy, Rain, Wind: 1 MPH In from LCF  Day Game

May 17, 1986           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1986 Minnesota         0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  1

1986 Milwaukee         2 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 -      3 10  0

Recap

Mil 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Mil      Ben Oglivie hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Min  0 Mil 2.

Min 3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and one walk.

Min      Kirby Puckett singled scoring Beane.  Min  1 Mil 2.

Min      Kirby Puckett extended his hit streak to 11.

Min      Kent Hrbek singled scoring Gagne to tie the score.  Min  2 Mil 2.

Mil 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Gantner to take the lead.  Min  2 Mil 3.

Mil :    Ernest Riles at bat 77 min delay, rain.

Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched a solid 6 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He's 3-5 on the year.

Mil  Mark Clear pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 3rd save.

Min  Mark Portugal pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 2 BB, 0 K. He drops to 1-4 on the year.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Gantner

Game MVP:Tim Leary

County Stadium    (03-06-2021 06:34:52)       Time 2:34, 62ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 3 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

May 18, 1986           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1986 Minnesota         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  7  0

1986 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 -      1  4  0

Recap

Min :    Kirby Puckett singled, hit streak now 12.

Min 5th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring Manning to take the lead.  Min  0 Mil 1.

Mil  Tim Leary pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 7 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He goes to 3-2 on the year.

Mil  Mark Clear pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 4th save.

Min  Bert Blyleven pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He drops to 4-4 on the year.