September 30, 1987 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 2, Twins 1 (85-74)
The Twins were shut down by Rangers starter Bobby Witt as they continued to coast into the playoffs. Kirby Puckett singled and he drove in the lone run for the Twins while Kent Hrbek reached base four times with a single, a double and two walks.
Les Straker had a pretty good start go to waste. He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in seven solid frames.
As the Twins headed into their final series of the season, they still didn’t know who their ALCS opponents would be. The Blue Jays had a tough series and they let the Tigers make up some ground and the two teams would square off in a pivotal three game series to determine the AL East winner.
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