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New York Yankees @ Minnesota Twins

1998-08-20 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 18548 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:58

Minnesota Twins defeated New York Yankees 9–4. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Frankie Rodriguez earned the win. Ron Coomer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	11
MIN	0	1	0	2	4	1	1	0		9	14

W: Frankie Rodriguez L: Mike Buddie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	5	0	1	0	0	2
Derek Jeter	5	1	1	0	0	0
Paul O'Neill	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bernie Williams	5	1	1	0	0	0
Tino Martinez	3	1	2	2	0	0
Darryl Strawberry	1	0	0	0	2	0
Chad Curtis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Scott Brosius	4	0	1	1	0	1
Joe Girardi	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chili Davis	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jorge Posada	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	5	1	2	0	0	0
Brent Gates	4	1	0	0	1	0
Matt Lawton	5	2	2	0	0	0
Marty Cordova	3	2	2	1	1	1
David Ortiz	4	1	2	1	1	1
Ron Coomer	4	1	2	3	0	0
Todd Walker	4	1	2	1	0	0
Terry Steinbach	4	0	2	2	0	1
Pat Meares	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Buddie	4.1	7	1	3
Graeme Lloyd	1.2	2	2	0
Joe Borowski	2.0	5	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	7.0	5	4	3
Eddie Guardado	0.2	4	0	0
Hector Carrasco	1.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 8/L8LM
Derek Jeter: 43/G4
Paul O'Neill: 43/G4

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: S7/L7S
Brent Gates: 3/G34S.1-2
Matt Lawton: 31/G34.2-3
Marty Cordova: K

Top 2

Bernie Williams: 31/G34
Tino Martinez: 5/P5L
Darryl Strawberry: W
Chad Curtis: CS2(24)

Bot 2

David Ortiz: K
Ron Coomer: HR/F78XD
Todd Walker: 43/G4
Terry Steinbach: K

Top 3

Chad Curtis: S8/L8LS
Scott Brosius: K
Joe Girardi: 9/F9S
Chuck Knoblauch: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 7/F7D
Otis Nixon: 31/G3
Brent Gates: 7/L7M

Top 4

Derek Jeter: 63/G6
Paul O'Neill: 8/F8LD
Bernie Williams: D9/L9D
Tino Martinez: S8/G4M.2-H
Darryl Strawberry: W.1-2
Chad Curtis: 53/G56

Bot 4

Matt Lawton: S8/G6M
Marty Cordova: C/E2.1-2;B-1
David Ortiz: 8/F8LM
Ron Coomer: S8/L89M.2-H(UR);1-3
Todd Walker: S8/L8RM.3-H;1-2
Terry Steinbach: 6/P6MD
Pat Meares: 9/F9LM

Top 5

Scott Brosius: 8/F8RD
Joe Girardi: 43/G4
Chuck Knoblauch: K

Bot 5

Otis Nixon: 7/F78M
Brent Gates: W
Matt Lawton: S8/G4M.1-2
Marty Cordova: S8/L8RM.2-H;1-3
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Ron Coomer: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;2-3
Todd Walker: E3/G34.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Terry Steinbach: S7/L7S.3-H(UR);1-2
Pat Meares: 4/P4MD

Top 6

Derek Jeter: S7/L7S
Paul O'Neill: W.1-2
Bernie Williams: 8/F78D.2-3
Tino Martinez: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
Darryl Strawberry: 13/G13

Bot 6

Otis Nixon: E5/G56
Brent Gates: 8/F8RM
Matt Lawton: 43/G34.1-2
Marty Cordova: PO2(E1).2-3
Marty Cordova: IW
David Ortiz: S8/L8LS.3-H(UR);1-2
Ron Coomer: 8/F8LD

Top 7

Chad Curtis: W
Scott Brosius: 8/F8RM
Joe Girardi: S6/G6.1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: K
Derek Jeter: 9/F9LS

Bot 7

Todd Walker: D9/L9LD.B-3(E9)
Terry Steinbach: S9/L9S.3-H
Pat Meares: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Otis Nixon: S6/G6.1-2
Brent Gates: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Paul O'Neill: S8/F8RM
Bernie Williams: 8/F8LXD
Tino Martinez: S8/F8RS.1-2
Chili Davis: S6/G6S.2-3;1-2
Chad Curtis: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-3
Scott Brosius: S9/L89S.3-H;1-2
Jorge Posada: 7/F7D

Bot 8

Matt Lawton: 13/G13
Marty Cordova: S8/G6M
David Ortiz: S9/L9S.1-2
Ron Coomer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Chuck Knoblauch: S7/F7M
Derek Jeter: 7/F78M
Paul O'Neill: S8/L8RM.1-2
Bernie Williams: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3