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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 17, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 17, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bryce Florie |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,152 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: John Shulock 3B: Rick Reed |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Kimera Bartee | DH |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| Billy Ripken | Third Baseman |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 17, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Florie
Nixon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Florie
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Florie
Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Florie
Florie fires over to first and Clark drops the ball. That's an error on Clark. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Florie
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Florie
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Milton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Milton
Bartee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Milton
Higginson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Milton
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Florie
Lawton hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Clark, and into shallow right field. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Florie
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Florie
There's a wild pitch. Lawton scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Florie
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Florie
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Milton
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Milton, and towards Meares, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez hits a line drive beyond third. Coomer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Milton
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Milton
Ripken strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Florie
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Florie
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Florie
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Florie
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cordova vs. Florie
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Milton
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Milton
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Milton
Bartee hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Florie
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Florie
Coomer hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Florie
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Milton
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Milton
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Milton
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Milton
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Milton
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Florie
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Florie
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Florie
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Florie
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Florie
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Florie
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Milton
Ripken hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merced settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Milton
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker misplays the ball. That's an error on Walker. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Milton
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bartee vs. Milton
Bartee hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Milton
Higginson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Higginson reaches third base with a triple. Hunter scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Milton
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Florie
Cordova bunts, foul, between the mound and first base. Florie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cordova for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Florie
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Florie
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Florie
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Florie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Milton
Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Milton
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Milton
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Florie
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Florie
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Florie
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Walker reaches second base with a double. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Molitor vs. Florie
Molitor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ochoa vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Orlando Merced.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching. Ron Coomer now playing first base. Denny Hocking now playing third base.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Naulty
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartee vs. Naulty
There goes Hunter. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bartee vs. Naulty
Bartee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Naulty
Higginson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Naulty
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Naulty
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Naulty
There goes Easley. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Easley steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Naulty
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops it up and throws to first, with Naulty covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Brocail
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Brocail
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Naulty
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Naulty
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Naulty
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Brocail
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Brocail
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Brocail
Nixon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1998 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 2 1 0
Walker T, 2b 4 1 3 0 Bartee K, dh 3 0 1 1
Molitor P, dh 3 0 2 1 Higginson B, rf 3 1 1 1
Merced O, 1b 2 0 1 0 Clark T, 1b 4 2 2 4
Ochoa A, ph 1 0 0 0 Easley D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hocking D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 3 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0 Oliver J, c 4 0 1 0
Lawton M, rf 3 1 1 0 Ripken B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Coomer R, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 4 1 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 1 34 6 10 6
Minnesota 010 010 000 -- 2
Detroit 000 120 30x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (L) 6.0 7 3 1 0 3
Naulty D 2.0 3 3 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Florie B (W) 6.1 7 2 2 4 2
Runyan S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Brocail D 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Clark T, Walker T, Meares P
DP -- Minnesota 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Lawton M, Walker T
3B -- Higginson B
HR -- Clark T 2
SB -- Gonzalez L, Hunter B, Easley D
SF -- Bartee K
WP -- Florie B 2
T -- 2:37
A -- 10152
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