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Minnesota Twins @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-06-05 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 28446 · 63°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:17

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Minnesota Twins 6–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Jose Silva earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3		6	12

W: Jose Silva L: Mike Morgan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	0	0	2
Brent Gates	4	0	1	0	0
Paul Molitor	4	0	1	1	1
Todd Walker	4	0	0	0	1
Marty Cordova	4	0	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	3	0	1	0	1
Javier Valentin	3	0	1	0	0
Pat Meares	3	0	0	0	0
Mike Morgan	2	1	1	0	1
Orlando Merced	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Martin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Young	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jermaine Allensworth	2	2	2	2	1	0
Jose Guillen	4	1	2	1	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	0	1	1	0
Kevin Polcovich	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jose Silva	3	0	0	0	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Morgan	6.0	8	1	4
Dan Naulty	0.2	1	0	0
Eddie Guardado	0.1	0	0	0
Hector Carrasco	1.0	3	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Silva	9.0	5	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: K
Brent Gates: 43/G4
Paul Molitor: 63/G6

Bot 1

Tony Womack: S9/L34D
Al Martin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jason Kendall: S7/G56
Kevin Young: S8/L6M.1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: PO1(23)

Top 2

Todd Walker: 9/F89M
Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Matt Lawton: D8/F8RXD
Javier Valentin: 7/P7S

Bot 2

Jermaine Allensworth: HP
Jose Guillen: PO1(13)
Jose Guillen: K23
Aramis Ramirez: 63/G6

Top 3

Pat Meares: 53/G56
Mike Morgan: S6/G56
Otis Nixon: K
Brent Gates: S8/L8LM.1-3
Paul Molitor: S3/G34.3-H;1-2
Todd Walker: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Kevin Polcovich: 63/G6S
Jose Silva: K
Tony Womack: K

Top 4

Marty Cordova: K
Matt Lawton: K
Javier Valentin: 7/F7M

Bot 4

Al Martin: 1/G34S
Jason Kendall: 53/G56
Kevin Young: 53/G56

Top 5

Pat Meares: 8/F89D
Mike Morgan: K
Otis Nixon: 13/BG13S

Bot 5

Jermaine Allensworth: S7/G56
Jose Guillen: S9/F9S.1-3
Aramis Ramirez: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
Kevin Polcovich: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Top 6

Brent Gates: 8/F78M
Paul Molitor: 8/F8RM
Todd Walker: K

Bot 6

Jose Silva: K
Tony Womack: 63/G6M
Al Martin: S8/G4M
Jason Kendall: S6/G56.1-2
Kevin Young: W.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: S8/L4MD.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jose Guillen: 13/G15

Top 7

Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Javier Valentin: S3/L34D
Pat Meares: 9/P4D

Bot 7

Aramis Ramirez: 7/F7M
Kevin Polcovich: D7/F78D
Jose Silva: 63/G6.2-3
Tony Womack: 7/F7M

Top 8

Orlando Merced: 63/G6
Otis Nixon: 7/P7S
Brent Gates: 8/L8LM

Bot 8

Al Martin: 8/F8LXD
Jason Kendall: 5/G56S
Kevin Young: S8/P8RS
Jermaine Allensworth: SB2
Jermaine Allensworth: W
Jose Guillen: D9/F9LM.2-H;1-3
Aramis Ramirez: W
Kevin Polcovich: S8/L8RS.3-H;2-H;1X3(865)

Top 9

Paul Molitor: K
Todd Walker: 43/G4
Marty Cordova: 63/G6