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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
1998-09-06 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 35328 · 93°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:27
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 8th. Hector Carrasco earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Hector Carrasco L: Xavier Hernandez SV: Rick Aguilera
Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Ed Hickox · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Gates | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Coomer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ochoa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Roberto Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Todd Zeile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Milton | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Hector Carrasco | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
 Dan Serafini | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Trombley | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteban Loaiza | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
 Xavier Hernandez | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Crabtree | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Gunderson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Levine | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Otis Nixon: 63/G6M
- Brent Gates: 3/G3
- Paul Molitor: S8/G4M
- Matt Lawton: K
Bot 1
- Mark McLemore: 9/P3D
- Roberto Kelly: K
- Rusty Greer: S1/G13
- Juan Gonzalez: 5/P25
Top 2
- Ron Coomer: K
- Todd Walker: S6/G6S
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Pat Meares: SB2
- Pat Meares: 5/L56
Bot 2
- Will Clark: D7/F7D
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/F7LD.2-H
- Todd Zeile: W
- Mike Simms: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Royce Clayton: K
Top 3
- Alex Ochoa: S4/G34
- Otis Nixon: S9/G34D.1-3
- Brent Gates: 13/G15.1-2
- Paul Molitor: FC1/G6MS.3XH(1)
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Mark McLemore: D8/L78M
- Roberto Kelly: K
- Rusty Greer: S8/L8LS.2-H
- Juan Gonzalez: D8/L89D.1-H
- Will Clark: 9/P89S
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
Top 4
- Ron Coomer: S8/L8LM
- Todd Walker: 8/L8LS
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F8RM
- Pat Meares: WP.1-2
- Pat Meares: S3/L34D.2-H
- Alex Ochoa: S7/G56.1-2
- Otis Nixon: S5/G5D.2-3;1-2
- Brent Gates: 8/L8RM
Bot 4
- Todd Zeile: 9/L89M
- Mike Simms: 8/F8RD
- Royce Clayton: 43/G34
Top 5
- Paul Molitor: 63/G6M
- Matt Lawton: K
- Ron Coomer: 9/L89D
Bot 5
- Mark McLemore: W
- Roberto Kelly: 9/F89XD
- Rusty Greer: S4/L4M.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L7S.1-2;2XH(752)
- Will Clark: K
Top 6
- Todd Walker: 63/G6
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Pat Meares: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Ivan Rodriguez: S4/L4MD
- Todd Zeile: W.1-2
- Lee Stevens: K
- Royce Clayton: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
- Mark McLemore: WP.3-H;1-2
- Mark McLemore: 43/G4
Top 7
- Alex Ochoa: S9/G34
- Otis Nixon: T8/L8RD.1-H
- Brent Gates: 31/G34.3-H
- Paul Molitor: 8/L89M
- Matt Lawton: 3/P34S
Bot 7
- Roberto Kelly: 43/G34
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
- Juan Gonzalez: S5/G56D
- Will Clark: W.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
- Todd Zeile: 3/G3
Top 8
- Ron Coomer: S4/L4M
- Todd Walker: HR/F9D.1-H
- Terry Steinbach: W
- Pat Meares: E5/G5S.1-2
- Alex Ochoa: 3/P23F
- Otis Nixon: 7/F7M
- Brent Gates: S6/G56.2-3;1-2
- Paul Molitor: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Matt Lawton: 9/P89S
Bot 8
- Luis Alicea: 53/BG56S
- Royce Clayton: 53/G56S
- Mark McLemore: W
- Roberto Kelly: K
Top 9
- Ron Coomer: 63/G56
- Todd Walker: W
- Terry Steinbach: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 9
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
- Tom Goodwin: 13/G15
- Will Clark: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: D7/L7LM.1XH(742)