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Minnesota Twins @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-07-18 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10463 · 68°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to RF · 3:01
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 7–3. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 6th. LaTroy Hawkins earned the win. Matt Stairs went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
W: LaTroy Hawkins L: Steve Wojciechowski SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Drew Coble · 3B: Mark Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Meares | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Kelly | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Colbrunn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrin Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Bellhorn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Brosius | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Batista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 LaTroy Hawkins | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Wojciechowski | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Dane Johnson | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Haught | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 7/L78M
- Pat Meares: 43/G4
- Roberto Kelly: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Mark Bellhorn: K
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F89M
- Matt Stairs: W
- Mark McGwire: 7/L7D
Top 2
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G6M
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6
- Marty Cordova: S7/L7LM.BX2(74)
Bot 2
- Jason Giambi: 3/L3
- Jose Canseco: S9/L89S
- Scott Brosius: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 3
- Greg Colbrunn: 63/G6S
- Darrin Jackson: 53/G56
- Denny Hocking: S7/L7M
- Chuck Knoblauch: SB2
- Chuck Knoblauch: S8/L8LS/R2.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Pat Meares: SB3/R5
- Pat Meares: S8/L8LS.3-H
- Roberto Kelly: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Tony Batista: 53/G5
- Brent Mayne: W
- Mark Bellhorn: S8/L6MD.1-2
- Scott Spiezio: 46(1)63/GDP/G4M
Top 4
- Terry Steinbach: S7/L7S
- Ron Coomer: 5/P5
- Marty Cordova: 43/G4S.1-2
- Greg Colbrunn: S8/L4MD.2-H
- Darrin Jackson: 4/P9LS
Bot 4
- Matt Stairs: S8/L8RM
- Mark McGwire: S7/L7M.1-2
- Jason Giambi: 9/F9LDF.2-3
- Jose Canseco: FC6/G6/R4.3-H(RBI);1-2(E6/TH);B-1
- Scott Brosius: 8/F8LXD/R6.2-3
- Tony Batista: 7/L78M
Top 5
- Denny Hocking: 3/P3F
- Chuck Knoblauch: S8/L8LM
- Pat Meares: CS2(136)
- Pat Meares: K
Bot 5
- Brent Mayne: S8/L8LS
- Mark Bellhorn: 2/P2LF
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F7LM
- Matt Stairs: W.1-2
- Mark McGwire: 53/G5S
Top 6
- Roberto Kelly: S7/L7S
- Terry Steinbach: S7/G56.1-3
- Ron Coomer: S7/L6D.3-H;1-2
- Marty Cordova: D8/F8RXDW.2-H;1-H
- Scott Stahoviak: 4/P4D
- Darrin Jackson: K
- Denny Hocking: S5/G5.2-3
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
Bot 6
- Jason Giambi: 8/L78D
- Jose Canseco: 8/F8LD
- Scott Brosius: W
- Tony Batista: 9/F89M
Top 7
- Pat Meares: S7/L78
- Roberto Kelly: 7(B)74(1)/FDP/F7D
- Terry Steinbach: K
Bot 7
- Brent Mayne: 53/G56S
- Mark Bellhorn: 7/F7M
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F8RM
Top 8
- Ron Coomer: 9/F89D
- Marty Cordova: K
- Scott Stahoviak: 7/F7LM
Bot 8
- Matt Stairs: HR/L7D
- Mark McGwire: S7/L78M
- Jason Giambi: K
- Jose Canseco: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 9
- Darrin Jackson: 53/G56
- Denny Hocking: 5/P5F
- Chuck Knoblauch: HP
- Pat Meares: D9/F89XD.1-H
- Roberto Kelly: 8/F8LD
Bot 9
- Scott Brosius: HR/F7D
- Dave Magadan: K
- George Williams: 6/P5D
- Mark Bellhorn: K