10-17-87 . . . In other news, the [Minnesota] Twins defeated the [St Louis] Cardinals, 10-1, in the first game of the 1987 World Series. It was played in the Metrodome. The crowd was boisterous, as usual, and the Twins put on a power display for the nation. Unless St Louis’s pitching improves dramatically, the Cardinals are in trouble. Minnesota can score runs in bunches.