Opening Series - Played in Gocheok Dome South Korea

GAME 1: Boston wins 7-0

WP: Roger Clemens (1-0)

LP: Pedro Ramos (0-1)

SV: none

HR: Wade Boggs (1)

GM MVP: Roger Clemens (9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 10 K, WIN)

Roger Clemens is dominant from the start as the Twins bat were never able to figure out The Rocket. Wade Boggs hit a HR in the 1st inning and the Sox used a balanced attack with Boggs, Mike Greenwell and Dwight Evans all chipping in 2 hits.

 

 

GAME 2: Minnesota wins 6-2 in 15 innings

WP: Bill Pleis (1-0)

LP: Bob Stanley (0-1)

SV: Ted Sadowski (1)

HR: Earl Battey (1)

GM MVP: Camilo Pascual (8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 7 K)

The Red Sox scored 2 runs in the first inning but were shut down for the next 14 frames.  The Twins trailed for most of the game but tied the game in the 8th on an RBI single by CF Lenny Green (4-7 2 R, 1 RI).  Then the bullpens took over with both sides relief arms being near perfect from the 9th thru the 14th inning.   Wes Gardner kept the Sox in the game with 5 innings of 1 hit ball while the Twins leaned on 6 pitchers to navigate the extra innings.  Finally, the Twins broke through off Bob Stanley with 4 runs in the 15th.  Zoilo Versailles broke the tie with an RBI double and then Earl Battey followed with a 3 -run shot to give the Twins some breathing room.  Twins 3B Harmon Killebrew ties a MLB record for strikeouts by a batter in an extra-inning game with 6 K's in 7 AB's.  Almost as amazing as Killebrew's feat was the fact that despite batting in the middle of the Twins lineup, The Twins legendary bat never batted with a runner on base in any of his 7 at-bats.

--submitted by Peter Daly--