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Minnesota Twins @
Texas Rangers
1998-09-05 Β· Night game Β· Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Β· Att: 38581 Β· 96Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 7 mph from RF Β· 2:56
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 7β4. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 8th. Mike Trombley earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Juan Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
W: Mike Trombley L: Xavier Hernandez SV: Rick Aguilera
Umpires β HP: Jim Joyce Β· 1B: Jim McKean Β· 2B: Ed Hickox Β· 3B: Al Clark Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Nixon | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Paul Molitor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Walker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Goodwin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mark McLemore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Zeile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Tewksbury | 5.1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Serafini | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Trombley | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Guardado | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
Xavier Hernandez | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
John Wetteland | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Otis Nixon: S4/BG4S
- Brent Gates: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4
- Paul Molitor: 3/L34
Bot 1
- Tom Goodwin: S4/BG4S
- Mark McLemore: S2/BG25.1-2
- Rusty Greer: 4/L4
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Will Clark: S3/G34D.2-H;1-3
- Ivan Rodriguez: S6/L56D.3-H;1-2
- Roberto Kelly: HP.2-3;1-2
- Todd Zeile: K
Top 2
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4M
- Ron Coomer: 53/G56
- Todd Walker: D8/L89M
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F8LS
Bot 2
- Royce Clayton: 53/G5
- Tom Goodwin: 43/G4S
- Mark McLemore: 43/G4
Top 3
- Denny Hocking: 31/G34
- Pat Meares: 6/F6MD
- Otis Nixon: T7/L7LS
- Brent Gates: K
Bot 3
- Rusty Greer: 53/G56
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/L7D
- Will Clark: 7/F78S
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L89S
- Roberto Kelly: SB2
- Roberto Kelly: 53/G5
Top 4
- Paul Molitor: HR/F7D
- Matt Lawton: S7/L6D
- Ron Coomer: 9/L9S
- Todd Walker: S4/L4D.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G56.3-H;2-3
- Denny Hocking: 6/L6
Bot 4
- Todd Zeile: S9/G34
- Royce Clayton: 14(1)3/GDP/G15
- Tom Goodwin: S9/G34
- Mark McLemore: 7/L7LS
Top 5
- Pat Meares: 5/P5F
- Otis Nixon: K
- Brent Gates: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Rusty Greer: 9/L89M
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L7S
- Will Clark: 7/F7D
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4
Top 6
- Paul Molitor: 13/G15S
- Matt Lawton: 8/F8LXD
- Ron Coomer: K
Bot 6
- Roberto Kelly: 4/P34
- Todd Zeile: S9/L89M
- Royce Clayton: S7/L78S.1-2
- Tom Goodwin: S8/L8RS.2-H;1-2
- Mark McLemore: 9/F9S.2-3
- Rusty Greer: K
Top 7
- Todd Walker: 3/G3
- Terry Steinbach: 7/F78M
- Denny Hocking: 9/F4D
Bot 7
- Juan Gonzalez: 3/G3
- Will Clark: 43/G34
- Ivan Rodriguez: D8/L8LXD
- Roberto Kelly: 9/F89S
Top 8
- Pat Meares: 53/G6S
- Otis Nixon: S4/G4MS
- Brent Gates: D7/G5L.1-H
- Paul Molitor: W
- Matt Lawton: S4/L34D.1-3;2XH(92)
- Ron Coomer: S6/G6M.3-H;1-2
- Todd Walker: W.2-3;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: D9/L9D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Denny Hocking: 7/F56D
Bot 8
- Todd Zeile: 7/P78S
- Royce Clayton: 4/L4
- Tom Goodwin: 8/L8LM
Top 9
- Pat Meares: 53/G5S
- Otis Nixon: S7/G56
- Brent Gates: S8/L89S.1-2
- Paul Molitor: S4/L34.2-3;1-2
- Matt Lawton: 43/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ron Coomer: 8/F8RM
Bot 9
- Mark McLemore: 43/G34
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6M
- Juan Gonzalez: K




















