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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
1998-07-24 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 11473 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:03
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 5–3. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 5th. Dan Serafini earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Mike Simms went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
W: Dan Serafini L: Esteban Loaiza SV: Rick Aguilera
Umpires — HP: Rick Reed · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roberto Kelly | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Simms | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Tatis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Lawton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Molitor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteban Loaiza | 5.2 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Bailes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Crabtree | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Serafini | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
 Mike Trombley | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark McLemore: 63/G56
- Roberto Kelly: S6/G56
- Rusty Greer: 7/F7LM
- Juan Gonzalez: W.1-2
- Will Clark: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: S5/G56S
- Matt Lawton: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
- Paul Molitor: 63/G6
Top 2
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Mike Simms: 8/F8RD
- Kevin Elster: S8/G4M
- Fernando Tatis: K
Bot 2
- David Ortiz: 9/F9S
- Ron Coomer: K
- Todd Walker: S8/L8RM
- Marty Cordova: CS2(24)
Top 3
- Mark McLemore: 9/F9M
- Roberto Kelly: 63/G6M
- Rusty Greer: 6/P6M
Bot 3
- Marty Cordova: 53/G56S
- Terry Steinbach: 5/L56S
- Pat Meares: S3/P3D
- Otis Nixon: W.1-2
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Top 4
- Juan Gonzalez: 6/P6MD
- Will Clark: S9/L9LS
- Ivan Rodriguez: S3/L34.1-3
- Mike Simms: PO1(13)
- Mike Simms: 8/F8LXD
Bot 4
- Paul Molitor: 8/P78S
- David Ortiz: S4/G34D
- Ron Coomer: 4E6/G4MD.1-2
- Todd Walker: 8/P8LS
- Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Top 5
- Kevin Elster: 43/G4
- Fernando Tatis: D7/F7D
- Mark McLemore: K
- Roberto Kelly: S6/G56.2-3
- Rusty Greer: S8/L78M.3-H;1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
Bot 5
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G6
- Pat Meares: S5/G5L
- Otis Nixon: 13/G13.1-2
- Matt Lawton: T8/F8RD.2-H
- Paul Molitor: S8/L8RM.3-H
- David Ortiz: K
Top 6
- Will Clark: S4/G4M
- Ivan Rodriguez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6
- Mike Simms: HR/F8LXD
- Kevin Elster: K
Bot 6
- Ron Coomer: 43/G4
- Todd Walker: D9/L9M
- Marty Cordova: 53/G56S
- Terry Steinbach: S7/F7S.2-H
- Pat Meares: S8/G6M.1-3
- Otis Nixon: S6/G6.3-H;1-2
- Matt Lawton: 63/G6
Top 7
- Fernando Tatis: 6/P7S
- Mark McLemore: S8/G6M
- Roberto Kelly: 54(1)/FO/G56
- Rusty Greer: D7/F7D.1-H
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/F7LM
Bot 7
- Paul Molitor: W
- David Ortiz: S8/G4M.1-2
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Todd Walker: IW
- Marty Cordova: CS2(243).3-H(TH)
Top 8
- Will Clark: 43/G4M
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Mike Simms: K
- Kevin Elster: 6(1)/FO/G6
Bot 8
- Marty Cordova: K
- Terry Steinbach: S4/G4
- Pat Meares: 8/F8LM
- Otis Nixon: 53/G56
Top 9
- Luis Alicea: K
- Mark McLemore: W
- Roberto Kelly: K
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6M