4/20/84: Twins hit into "Storm" of DP's, Orioles cruise to 7-1 win

It was a rather "Stormy" night for the Twins, grounding into 3 DP's induced by the Oriole RHP, not to mention a night of poor control for Twins lefty Frank Viola, who missed the strike zone to the tune of 7 walks in an Oriole 7-1 triumph at Memorial Stadium. 

The Twins grounded into 3 double plays in the first 4 innings, while the Birds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 3rd on a John Shelby single, stolen base/throwing error and an RBI double by Cal Ripken Jr. The Twins stayed away from the DP ball long enough to get their lone run in the 5th on a leadoff double by Mickey Hatcher and a 1-out single by Gary Gaetti. 

Viola's wildness caught up with him in the 6th, when he walked Ripken to lead off the inning, then Eddie Murray ripped another poor pitch from Viola and turned it a 2-run homer, giving the Twins the lead for good. Of the 7 walks Viola issued, 3 were to Gary Roenicke with #3 followed by a double by Ken Singleton, who had grounded into 2 double plays previously. After Benny Ayala popped to 2nd, Floyd Rayford chased home 2 more runs and Viola from the game with a single. The Orioles added insurance runs off Larry Pashnick in the 7th and 8th, while Storm Davis finished strong to get the complete game triumph.

BAL 7-8-0 MIN 1-7-1 WP-Davis LP-Viola HR-Murray BAL 8-4 MIN 6-8

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