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Baltimore Orioles @ Minnesota Twins

1998-05-11 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 9317 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:09

Baltimore Orioles defeated Minnesota Twins 4–0. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 8th. Scott Erickson earned the win. Roberto Alomar went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Scott Erickson L: Bob Tewksbury SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rick Reed · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Roberto Alomar	4	1	1	2	0
B. J. Surhoff	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Carter	4	0	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	4	2	2	1	0
Cal Ripken	3	0	0	0	0
Harold Baines	3	0	1	1	0
Brady Anderson	4	0	0	0	2
Lenny Webster	3	1	1	0	0
Mike Bordick	2	0	1	0	0
Eric Davis	1	0	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Todd Walker	4	1	1
Brent Gates	4	0	2
Paul Molitor	4	1	1
Orlando Merced	4	1	0
Matt Lawton	3	2	0
Javier Valentin	3	0	0
Terry Steinbach	3	0	0
Denny Hocking	3	0	0
Chris Latham	3	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Erickson	9.0	5	0	5

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Tewksbury	8.0	6	0	2
Greg Swindell	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roberto Alomar: 5/P5
B. J. Surhoff: K
Joe Carter: 53/G56

Bot 1

Todd Walker: 9/F9M
Brent Gates: K
Paul Molitor: 9/F9M

Top 2

Rafael Palmeiro: 7/F7M
Cal Ripken: 6/P56
Harold Baines: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

Orlando Merced: 63/G6
Matt Lawton: 63/G6S
Javier Valentin: 13/G15

Top 3

Brady Anderson: 31/G34
Lenny Webster: 9/F9M
Mike Bordick: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Terry Steinbach: 63/G6
Denny Hocking: 53/G56
Chris Latham: 3/G4S

Top 4

Roberto Alomar: 13/G15
B. J. Surhoff: 8/F8LD
Joe Carter: 53/G5

Bot 4

Todd Walker: 43/G4
Brent Gates: 13/G15
Paul Molitor: K

Top 5

Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F9LD
Cal Ripken: 8/F8LD
Harold Baines: 5/P5F
Brady Anderson: 3/L34

Bot 5

Orlando Merced: 9/F9M
Matt Lawton: D4/G4
Javier Valentin: 7/F7M
Terry Steinbach: 31/G34

Top 6

Lenny Webster: 53/G5
Mike Bordick: S8/L8LM
Roberto Alomar: SB2
Roberto Alomar: 9/F9D.2-3
B. J. Surhoff: 9/F9M

Bot 6

Denny Hocking: 43/G4
Chris Latham: 31/G34
Todd Walker: K

Top 7

Joe Carter: 53/G5
Rafael Palmeiro: D7/F78D
Cal Ripken: 5/L5
Harold Baines: S9/L9M.2-H;B-2(TH)
Brady Anderson: K23

Bot 7

Brent Gates: K
Paul Molitor: S6/G56
Orlando Merced: S7/L7M.1-2
Matt Lawton: S8/F8LM.2-3;1-2
Javier Valentin: 12(3)3/GDP/G15

Top 8

Lenny Webster: S8/P8LM
Mike Bordick: 34/SH/BG56S.1-2
Roberto Alomar: HR/F89XD.2-H
B. J. Surhoff: 43/G4
Joe Carter: 53/G5

Bot 8

Terry Steinbach: 63/G56
Denny Hocking: 3/G34
Chris Latham: K

Top 9

Rafael Palmeiro: 43/G4S
Cal Ripken: HP
Eric Davis: S9/P9LS.1-3;BX1(93)
Brady Anderson: K

Bot 9

Todd Walker: S7/L7M
Brent Gates: 8/F8LD
Paul Molitor: SB2
Paul Molitor: 31/G34.2-3
Orlando Merced: 7/F7M