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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1999-06-17 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 31446 Β· 63Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 5 mph to LF Β· 3:20

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 1st. LaTroy Hawkins earned the win and Mike Trombley picked up the save. John Valentin went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN401210000811
BOS230000200712

W: LaTroy Hawkins   L: Pat Rapp   SV: Mike Trombley

Umpires β€” HP: Mark Johnson Β· 1B: Rich Garcia Β· 2B: Mike Reilly Β· 3B: Dale Ford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jacque Jones513201
Cristian Guzman500001
Todd Walker411000
Marty Cordova432201
Ron Coomer311111
Corey Koskie401200
Chad Allen301011
Javier Valentin411100
Torii Hunter411002

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jose Offerman410010
John Valentin522301
Brian Daubach311120
Nomar Garciaparra511102
Troy O'Leary402110
Reggie Jefferson301001
Jason Varitek402101
Darren Lewis511000
Trot Nixon312010
Mike Stanley000000
Damon Buford100000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
LaTroy Hawkins5.1823
Joe Mays1.0210
Travis Miller0.0010
Bob Wells1.0100
Mike Trombley1.2112

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pat Rapp3.0812
Bob Wolcott3.0311
John Wasdin3.0004

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jacque Jones: S9/L4D
  • Cristian Guzman: 43/G4S.1-2
  • Todd Walker: S8/L8LS.2-3;B-2
  • Marty Cordova: S8/G6.3-H;2-H;B-2
  • Ron Coomer: W
  • Corey Koskie: S9/L89S.2-H;1-2
  • Chad Allen: S9/L34D.2-3;1-2
  • Javier Valentin: 3/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Torii Hunter: K

Bot 1

  • Jose Offerman: W
  • John Valentin: 2/P2LF
  • Brian Daubach: D8/L8LM.1-H
  • Nomar Garciaparra: K
  • Troy O'Leary: S8/G6M.2-H
  • Reggie Jefferson: S7/L78S.1-2
  • Jason Varitek: K

Top 2

  • Jacque Jones: S5/BG25
  • Cristian Guzman: K
  • Todd Walker: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

  • Darren Lewis: S8/P6D
  • Trot Nixon: S7/L56D.1-2
  • Jose Offerman: 7/F7M
  • John Valentin: HR/F8LXD.2-H;1-H
  • Brian Daubach: 43/G4
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 6/L6

Top 3

  • Marty Cordova: E3/G6.B-2
  • Ron Coomer: 43/G4S.2-3
  • Corey Koskie: 3/G34.3-H(UR)
  • Chad Allen: 3/G34

Bot 3

  • Troy O'Leary: S8/L8LS
  • Reggie Jefferson: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
  • Jason Varitek: 7/F7M

Top 4

  • Javier Valentin: DGR9/L9LD
  • Torii Hunter: S7/G56.2-3
  • Jacque Jones: D9/L9LD.3-H;1-H;B-3(E4)
  • Cristian Guzman: FC4/G4S.3XH(42)
  • Todd Walker: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 4

  • Darren Lewis: 63/G6
  • Trot Nixon: 8/F8LXD
  • Jose Offerman: 43/G4

Top 5

  • Marty Cordova: S7/L7D
  • Ron Coomer: D7/L7D.1-H
  • Corey Koskie: 9/F89D.2-3
  • Chad Allen: W
  • Javier Valentin: CS2(26)
  • Javier Valentin: 7/F7LS

Bot 5

  • John Valentin: 9/L9M
  • Brian Daubach: W
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F9LSF
  • Troy O'Leary: 43/G4

Top 6

  • Torii Hunter: K
  • Jacque Jones: 3/G34
  • Cristian Guzman: 7/F7M

Bot 6

  • Reggie Jefferson: K
  • Jason Varitek: D8/F78XD
  • Darren Lewis: 13/G13S.2-3
  • Trot Nixon: W
  • Jose Offerman: 13/G13

Top 7

  • Todd Walker: 13/G15
  • Marty Cordova: K
  • Ron Coomer: K

Bot 7

  • John Valentin: D7/P5D
  • Brian Daubach: 31/G34.2-3
  • Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L78S.3-H
  • Troy O'Leary: W.1-2
  • Mike Stanley: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Jason Varitek: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H;2-3
  • Darren Lewis: 9/F9S

Top 8

  • Corey Koskie: 43/G4
  • Chad Allen: K
  • Javier Valentin: 43/G4

Bot 8

  • Trot Nixon: S8/L8RS
  • Jose Offerman: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
  • Jose Offerman: 4/L4
  • John Valentin: K
  • Brian Daubach: W
  • Nomar Garciaparra: K

Top 9

  • Torii Hunter: 53/BG5S
  • Jacque Jones: K
  • Cristian Guzman: 63/G6MS

Bot 9

  • Troy O'Leary: 9/F9M
  • Damon Buford: 53/G56
  • Jason Varitek: S7/P7S
  • Darren Lewis: 3/P23F