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Cincinnati Reds @ Minnesota Twins

1997-08-30 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 17831 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:19

Minnesota Twins defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–1. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 6th. LaTroy Hawkins earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Ron Coomer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		4	7

W: LaTroy Hawkins L: Mike Morgan SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jon Nunnally	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Stynes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	4	0	2	0	0	1
Reggie Sanders	4	0	0	0	0	3
Willie Greene	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	4	1	2	0	0	1
Lenny Harris	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bret Boone	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kelly	1	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	1	0	0	0	1
Brent Brede	4	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Molitor	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ron Coomer	4	1	2	2	0	1
Greg Myers	4	1	3	1	0	0
Marty Cordova	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Meares	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rich Becker	1	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Lawton	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Morgan	6.0	5	1	5
Felix Rodriguez	1.0	1	1	1
Scott Sullivan	1.0	1	1	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
LaTroy Hawkins	7.0	6	1	4
Eddie Guardado	1.0	1	0	1
Rick Aguilera	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pokey Reese: 43/G4
Jon Nunnally: 43/G4
Chris Stynes: 53/G56

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: K
Brent Brede: 8/F8RM
Paul Molitor: K

Top 2

Ed Taubensee: 5/L5
Reggie Sanders: K
Willie Greene: 3/G3

Bot 2

Ron Coomer: 63/G6
Greg Myers: HR/L9LD.B-H
Marty Cordova: 53/G56
Scott Stahoviak: K

Top 3

Joe Oliver: S8/G4M
Lenny Harris: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bret Boone: E5/G56.B-1
Pokey Reese: E5/G56/U7.1-3;B-1
Jon Nunnally: 43/G34

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 53/G5
Rich Becker: 31/G34
Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G4MD

Top 4

Chris Stynes: 9/L9D
Ed Taubensee: S7/L7S
Reggie Sanders: 54(1)/FO/G5L.B-1
Willie Greene: BK.1-2
Willie Greene: 3/G3L

Bot 4

Brent Brede: K
Paul Molitor: 53/G5
Ron Coomer: S7/L56D
Greg Myers: 53/G5S

Top 5

Joe Oliver: S8/L6MD/R6
Lenny Harris: S8/L8RM/R4.1-2
Bret Boone: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3.2-3;B-1
Pokey Reese: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Jon Nunnally: K
Chris Stynes: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Marty Cordova: 8/F78S
Scott Stahoviak: 31/G34
Pat Meares: 63/G6

Top 6

Ed Taubensee: D9/L89XD
Reggie Sanders: K
Willie Greene: 53/G56.2-3
Joe Oliver: 53/G5

Bot 6

Rich Becker: W
Chuck Knoblauch: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3.B-1
Brent Brede: SB2.1-3(E3/TH)
Brent Brede: 3/G3
Paul Molitor: S7/L7S.3-H
Ron Coomer: HR/F8LXD.1-H;B-H
Greg Myers: D8/F89XD
Marty Cordova: K

Top 7

Lenny Harris: W
Bret Boone: 4/LDP/L4.1X1(43)
Pokey Reese: K

Bot 7

Scott Stahoviak: 7/L7S
Pat Meares: S8/G6M/R6
Rich Becker: SB2/R6
Rich Becker: W
Chuck Knoblauch: E6/G6M/R3.2-3;1-2;B-1
Brent Brede: K
Paul Molitor: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Top 8

Mike Kelly: S8/L8RS/R4
Chris Stynes: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Ed Taubensee: K

Bot 8

Ron Coomer: K
Greg Myers: S9/L34
Matt Lawton: W.1-2
Scott Stahoviak: 6/P5D
Pat Meares: K

Top 9

Reggie Sanders: K
Willie Greene: 7/F7D
Joe Oliver: K