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Minnesota Twins @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1998-06-07 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 32773 · 55°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:37
Minnesota Twins defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Dan Serafini earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Marty Cordova went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Dan Serafini L: Jason Schmidt SV: Rick Aguilera
Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brent Gates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ochoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Tewksbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Coomer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Womack | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turner Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Strange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tewksbury | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Dan Serafini | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Trombley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Swindell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Schmidt | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 Esteban Loaiza | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Otis Nixon: W
- Brent Gates: 2/BP2RF
- Paul Molitor: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Marty Cordova: D8/L8LD.1-H
- Todd Walker: 3/G3
Bot 1
- Tony Womack: T8/F8RD
- Al Martin: 13/G15
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6.3-H
- Kevin Young: K
Top 2
- Alex Ochoa: K
- Javier Valentin: K
- Pat Meares: K
Bot 2
- Turner Ward: 8/P8RS
- Jose Guillen: 163/G4MS
- Aramis Ramirez: S9/L9S
- Kevin Polcovich: S3/G34.1-2
- Jason Schmidt: K
Top 3
- Bob Tewksbury: K
- Otis Nixon: 7/F7LM
- Brent Gates: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Tony Womack: 13/G15
- Al Martin: 31/G34
- Jason Kendall: 43/G4
Top 4
- Paul Molitor: 43/G4M
- Marty Cordova: S9/L9LS
- Todd Walker: 7/F7M
- Alex Ochoa: CS2(136)
Bot 4
- Kevin Young: 13/G13
- Turner Ward: 8/F8RD
- Jose Guillen: 63/G56
Top 5
- Alex Ochoa: K
- Javier Valentin: 53/G6S
- Pat Meares: 8/F8RXD
Bot 5
- Aramis Ramirez: K
- Kevin Polcovich: HP
- Jason Schmidt: 14/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Tony Womack: S9/L9S.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Al Martin: 63/G6
Top 6
- Orlando Merced: D8/L78M
- Otis Nixon: 13/SH/BG13.2-3
- Brent Gates: S4/G34.3-H
- Paul Molitor: K+SB2
- Marty Cordova: S3/G34D.2XH(92)
Bot 6
- Jason Kendall: D7/L7LM
- Kevin Young: 7(B)5(2)/FDP/F78D
- Turner Ward: W
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8LM
Top 7
- Todd Walker: S9/L9S
- Alex Ochoa: 3/P3F
- Javier Valentin: E6/G6M.1-3
- Pat Meares: 9/F9LS
- Matt Lawton: S8/F8RS.3-H(UR);1-3
- Otis Nixon: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Aramis Ramirez: K
- Kevin Polcovich: S8/L78S
- Doug Strange: 8/F8LXD
- Tony Womack: 8/F8LM
Top 8
- Brent Gates: K
- Paul Molitor: K
- Marty Cordova: E6/G6
- Todd Walker: 8/F8RM
Bot 8
- Al Martin: K
- Jason Kendall: K
- Kevin Young: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Alex Ochoa: S6/G56S
- Javier Valentin: 16(1)/FO/BG15S
- Pat Meares: 5/L56
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 9
- Turner Ward: 8/F8RD
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8RXD
- Aramis Ramirez: 6/P6D