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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1998-06-01 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 7918 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:08
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 8–5. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 4th. Mike Oquist earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. Matt Stairs went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
W: Mike Oquist L: Eric Milton SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Grieve | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Blowers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Christenson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Oquist | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Fetters | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Milton | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 4/P6MD
- Scott Spiezio: W
- Ben Grieve: 7/F7LD
- Mike Blowers: K
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: S7/L7M
- Todd Walker: SB2
- Todd Walker: K
- Paul Molitor: 53/G56S
- Orlando Merced: 63/G6
Top 2
- Jason Giambi: K
- Matt Stairs: 7/F7D
- Mike Macfarlane: K
Bot 2
- Ron Coomer: W
- Matt Lawton: 3E6/G34S.1-2
- Marty Cordova: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F8LM
Top 3
- Ryan Christenson: K
- Miguel Tejada: 7/F78D
- Rickey Henderson: K
Bot 3
- Pat Meares: S8/L8LM
- Otis Nixon: 16(1)3/GDP/G6MS
- Todd Walker: W
- Paul Molitor: D7/L78XD.1-H
- Orlando Merced: 8/F78M
Top 4
- Scott Spiezio: S8/F8LM
- Ben Grieve: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Mike Blowers: S7/L7M
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4.1-2
- Matt Stairs: 7/F7M
- Mike Macfarlane: W
- Ryan Christenson: K
Bot 4
- Ron Coomer: 3/P3D
- Matt Lawton: S6/P56D
- Marty Cordova: 9/F9M
- Terry Steinbach: S7/F78M.1-3
- Pat Meares: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Miguel Tejada: 7/L7D
- Rickey Henderson: D8/F78D
- Scott Spiezio: SB3
- Scott Spiezio: D3/P34D.3-H
- Ben Grieve: 31/G34S.2-3
- Mike Blowers: K
Bot 5
- Otis Nixon: 7/F7LMF
- Todd Walker: S9/F9S
- Paul Molitor: S8/L8RM.1-3
- Orlando Merced: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
- Ron Coomer: 53/G56
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Top 6
- Jason Giambi: S9/G34
- Matt Stairs: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Mike Macfarlane: 8/F78D
- Ryan Christenson: 53/G56
- Miguel Tejada: W
- Rickey Henderson: E6/G6.1-3
- Scott Spiezio: SB2
- Scott Spiezio: 53/G56
Bot 6
- Marty Cordova: 43/G4
- Terry Steinbach: S7/L7M
- Pat Meares: 8/F8LXD
- Otis Nixon: D8/F89D.1XH(842)
Top 7
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6
- Mike Blowers: 3/G3
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Todd Walker: 3/G34
- Paul Molitor: S1/BG56S
- Orlando Merced: 7/P7LS
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9LM
Top 8
- Matt Stairs: K
- Mike Macfarlane: HR/F7LD
- Ryan Christenson: S8/G4M
- Miguel Tejada: 6(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
- Marty Cordova: K
- Terry Steinbach: W
- Pat Meares: W.1-2
- Otis Nixon: 43/G4
Top 9
- Rickey Henderson: 53/G56
- Scott Spiezio: HR/F9D
- Ben Grieve: S7/L7M
- Mike Blowers: K
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Matt Stairs: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
- Mike Macfarlane: 1/G2R
Bot 9
- Todd Walker: T8/L89XD
- Paul Molitor: 9/SF/L9M.3-H
- Orlando Merced: 43/G4
- Ron Coomer: W
- Matt Lawton: 8/F8LM