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Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins

1998-09-02 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 7165 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:09

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Minnesota Twins 4–1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 9th. Esteban Yan earned the win and Albie Lopez picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Esteban Yan L: LaTroy Hawkins SV: Albie Lopez

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Randy Winn	4	0	1	1	0	0
Quinton McCracken	4	0	2	2	1	1
Wade Boggs	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	5	0	2	0	0	1
Aaron Ledesma	4	0	1	0	0	1
Paul Sorrento	3	0	0	0	1	2
John Flaherty	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rich Butler	3	2	1	0	1	0
Miguel Cairo	4	2	2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	2	0	0	1	3	0
Matt Lawton	4	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Molitor	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ron Coomer	5	0	1	0	0	2
Marty Cordova	1	1	0	0	4	1
Todd Walker	5	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Meares	3	0	0	0	1	0
Javier Valentin	4	0	1	0	0	2
Brent Gates	2	0	1	0	2	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilson Alvarez	5.2	3	8	4
Esteban Yan	2.1	1	3	1
Albie Lopez	1.0	1	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
LaTroy Hawkins	8.1	11	3	5
Eddie Guardado	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Randy Winn: 63/G6
Quinton McCracken: K
Wade Boggs: 8/F8LM

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: W
Matt Lawton: D9/L9LS.1-3
Paul Molitor: K
Ron Coomer: K
Marty Cordova: W
Todd Walker: 7/F78D

Top 2

Fred McGriff: S7/F7S
Aaron Ledesma: S6/L56.1-2
Paul Sorrento: 7/F7M
John Flaherty: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L34

Bot 2

Pat Meares: 2/P3SF
Javier Valentin: K
Brent Gates: S1/G56S
Otis Nixon: 43/G4

Top 3

Rich Butler: D9/L9LM
Miguel Cairo: 43/G4.2-3
Randy Winn: S8/G6M.3-H
Quinton McCracken: SB2
Quinton McCracken: W
Wade Boggs: 3/G34.2-3;1-2
Fred McGriff: K

Bot 3

Matt Lawton: W
Paul Molitor: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6
Ron Coomer: 3/P3F

Top 4

Aaron Ledesma: 63/G6
Paul Sorrento: K
John Flaherty: S8/F8RM
Rich Butler: 53/G56S

Bot 4

Marty Cordova: W
Todd Walker: 43/G4S.1-2
Pat Meares: W
Javier Valentin: K
Brent Gates: W.2-3;1-2
Otis Nixon: 64(1)/FO/G6MS

Top 5

Miguel Cairo: 63/G6
Randy Winn: 3/P34S
Quinton McCracken: S8/F78M
Wade Boggs: 9/L89M

Bot 5

Matt Lawton: 5/P5SF
Paul Molitor: 9/F9LS
Ron Coomer: 9/F89D

Top 6

Fred McGriff: S4/G34
Aaron Ledesma: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Paul Sorrento: W
John Flaherty: S4/G4.1-2
Rich Butler: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Marty Cordova: W
Todd Walker: 7/F78M
Pat Meares: 9/L89M
Javier Valentin: S9/L89S.1-2
Brent Gates: W.2-3;1-2
Otis Nixon: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Matt Lawton: 43/G4S

Top 7

Miguel Cairo: T7/L7M
Randy Winn: 63/G6S
Quinton McCracken: D7/L7LS.3-H
Wade Boggs: 53/G56S
Fred McGriff: 7/F78M

Bot 7

Paul Molitor: 63/G56
Ron Coomer: S8/G6M
Marty Cordova: W.1-2
Todd Walker: 8/F78D
Pat Meares: 43/G4

Top 8

Aaron Ledesma: K
Paul Sorrento: K
John Flaherty: 9/F9S

Bot 8

Javier Valentin: 9/F9LM
Brent Gates: K
Otis Nixon: W
Matt Lawton: SB2
Matt Lawton: 63/G6

Top 9

Rich Butler: W
Miguel Cairo: S4/G4M.1-2
Randy Winn: 14/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
Quinton McCracken: E6/G6MS.3-H;2-H(NR)(UR)
Wade Boggs: 3/P6MS
Fred McGriff: 6/P6D

Bot 9

Paul Molitor: S9/L9LS
Ron Coomer: K
Marty Cordova: SB2
Marty Cordova: K
Todd Walker: 63/G6