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Minnesota Twins @
Cleveland Guardians
1998-07-12 Β· Day game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 43053 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 8 mph from CF Β· 3:02
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 11β6. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 4th. Eric Milton earned the win. David Ortiz went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
W: Eric Milton L: Charles Nagy SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Rich Garcia Β· 1B: Mike Reilly Β· 2B: Terry Craft Β· 3B: John Hirschbeck Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
David Ortiz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Shawon Dunston | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
David Justice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sandy Alomar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
David Bell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Branson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Milton | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Trombley | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Greg Swindell | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Nagy | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
Jose Mesa | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Eric Plunk | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Paul Shuey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Otis Nixon: 43/G4M
- Pat Meares: K
- Matt Lawton: D9/F9LD
- Ron Coomer: 13/G15
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: 8/F8RD
- Shawon Dunston: 13/G6S
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8RXD
Top 2
- Orlando Merced: 13/G15S
- Marty Cordova: K
- David Ortiz: HR/F9D
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Bot 2
- Jim Thome: 8/F8LD
- Mark Whiten: 63/G6
- David Justice: K
Top 3
- Denny Hocking: S5/G5S
- Otis Nixon: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Pat Meares: SB2
- Pat Meares: K
- Matt Lawton: HP
- Ron Coomer: 9/F8RM
Bot 3
- Sandy Alomar: 8/F78M
- Travis Fryman: 53/G56S
- David Bell: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Orlando Merced: W
- Marty Cordova: S6/P6D.1-3
- David Ortiz: K
- Terry Steinbach: D9/L9S.3-H;1-H
- Denny Hocking: S4/L34.2-3
- Otis Nixon: 7/SF/F7M.3-H;1-3(E7/TH)
- Pat Meares: S4/L4D.3-H
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Kenny Lofton: K
- Shawon Dunston: 9/F89M
- Manny Ramirez: 7/F78D
Top 5
- Ron Coomer: D8/L8RD
- Orlando Merced: 31/G4S.2-3
- Marty Cordova: W
- David Ortiz: S4/G4.3-H;1-3
- Terry Steinbach: FC5/G56S.1-2;3XH(52);B-1
- Denny Hocking: 5(2)/FO/G5S
Bot 5
- Jim Thome: K
- Mark Whiten: 43/G6MS
- David Justice: 43/G34
Top 6
- Otis Nixon: 63/G6
- Pat Meares: S3/L34D
- Matt Lawton: S8/G4M.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Ron Coomer: 3/P3DF
- Orlando Merced: IW
- Marty Cordova: D3/L34D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- David Ortiz: D7/L7LS.3-H;2-H
- Terry Steinbach: W
- Denny Hocking: 53/G56S
Bot 6
- Sandy Alomar: 8/F8RD
- Travis Fryman: 53/G56S
- David Bell: HR/L7LD
- Kenny Lofton: K
Top 7
- Otis Nixon: S8/L6M
- Pat Meares: K
- Matt Lawton: HP.1-2
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
- Orlando Merced: D7/L78S.3-H;1X3(765)
Bot 7
- Shawon Dunston: S8/L78S
- Manny Ramirez: D8/L8RD.1-H
- Jim Thome: 13/G15S
- Mark Whiten: S6/L6MD.2-H
- David Justice: 7/F78XD
- Sandy Alomar: 6/P5D
Top 8
- Marty Cordova: S8/G6M
- David Ortiz: 36(1)3/GDP/G34S
- Terry Steinbach: K
Bot 8
- Travis Fryman: 9/F9M
- Jeff Branson: K
- Brian Giles: W
- Shawon Dunston: S15/G25.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: K
Top 9
- Denny Hocking: K
- Otis Nixon: D5/L7LS
- Pat Meares: K
- Matt Lawton: K
Bot 9
- Jim Thome: S4/G4
- Mark Whiten: S7/G6.1-2
- David Justice: 54(1)/FO/G56S.2-3
- Sandy Alomar: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H
- Travis Fryman: HR/F8RXD.1-H;B-H
- Jeff Branson: 4/L4




















