NEW YORK 13, MINNESOTA 4 IN NEW YORK

Date:  Wednesday, July 8.

Batting stars:  Dan Gladden was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring three times.  Al Newman was 2-for-5 with a stolen base (his sixth) and a run.  Gary Gaetti was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Dan Schatzeder and Jeff Reardon each pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Don Mattingly was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his ninth and tenth) and a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.  Rickey Henderson was 4-for-6 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Mike Pagliarulo was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifteenth) and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.

The game:  Mattingly hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  The Twins came back, and when Roy Smalley delivered a two-run single in the fifth they led 4-3.  It didn't last long.  Claudell Washington's RBI double in the bottom of the fifth tied it 4-4 and Mark Salas made the Twins pay by hitting a three-run homer later in the inning put the Yankees ahead to stay.  They added six more runs in the sixth to put an exclamation point on the win.

Of note:  Kirby Puckett was 1-for-4 with a walk and was batting .343...Roy Smalley was 1-for-5 with two RBIs and was batting .317...Sal Butera was 1-for-4 to raise his average to .200...Mike Smithson pitched four innings and gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts...New York starter Rick Rhoden pitched five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and five walks with two strikeouts.

Record:  The Twins were 47-38 and remained in first place by one game over Kansas City.

Notes:  Newman was at shortstop in place of Greg Gagne and batted second.