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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 18, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 18, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Robertson |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 13,879 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Rudy Pemberton | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Frye | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Darrin Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Rich Becker | Right Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 18, 1997
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Robertson
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Robertson
Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Robertson
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Robertson
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cordero moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Robertson
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Cordero scores. Vaughn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Naehring vs. Robertson
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Sele
Knoblauch hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Sele
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Molitor vs. Sele
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch scores. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Sele
Myers hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordero who is chasing the ball. Myers reaches third base with a triple. Lawton scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Stahoviak vs. Sele
Stahoviak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Sele
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Sele
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. Stahoviak moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Sele
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Meares reaches second base with a double. Stahoviak scores. Becker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Sele
There's a wild pitch. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Sele
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Sele covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Robertson
Haselman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pemberton vs. Robertson
Pemberton hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Robertson
Frye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Sele
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Sele
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Sele
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Sele
Myers hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Robertson
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Robertson
Bragg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cordero vs. Robertson
Cordero hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Robertson
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Robertson
There go the runners. The throw from Myers and Knoblauch drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. Garciaparra scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Robertson
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Naehring vs. Robertson
Naehring hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Naehring reaches second base with a double. Bragg scores. Stanley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Haselman vs. Robertson
Haselman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Sele
Stahoviak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sele
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra misplays the ball. That's an error on Garciaparra. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Sele
Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Sele
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Sele
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Sele
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Wasdin
John Wasdin now pitching.
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lawton vs. Wasdin
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Wasdin
Molitor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frye settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pemberton vs. Robertson
Pemberton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Robertson
Frye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Robertson
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Wasdin
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Wasdin
Stahoviak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Stahoviak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Wasdin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Wasdin
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Wasdin
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Robertson
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Robertson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Robertson
Cordero strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Robertson
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wasdin
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wasdin
Knoblauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frye settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Wasdin
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Robertson
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Robertson
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naehring for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Robertson
Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Lacy
Kerry Lacy now pitching.
Molitor hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lacy
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Lacy
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pemberton vs. Robertson
Pemberton hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Robertson
Frye hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Robertson
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Robertson
Bragg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Bragg reaches second base with a double. Garciaparra goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Cordero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Lacy
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Lacy
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Lacy
Meares hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pemberton. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lacy
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Swindell
Denny Hocking now playing third base. Greg Swindell now pitching.
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Swindell
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Naehring vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Naehring hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hatteberg vs. Guardado
Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman. Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Lacy
Scott Hatteberg now catching.
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lacy
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Lacy
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra throws to second for one, and Frye throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Lacy
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching. Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Rudy Pemberton.
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Aguilera
Frye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Aguilera
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1997 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Garciaparra N, ss 5 2 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 5 1 2 0
Bragg D, cf 4 1 3 1 Lawton M, lf 3 1 1 0
Cordero W, lf 4 1 0 0 Molitor P, dh 5 0 1 1
Vaughn M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Myers G, c 5 1 1 1
Stanley M, dh 3 0 1 2 Stahoviak S, 1b 3 2 2 1
Naehring T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Jackson D, cf 4 1 1 1
Haselman B, c 3 0 0 0 Becker R, rf 3 1 1 0
Hatteberg S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 2 2
Pemberton R, rf 3 0 0 0 Walker T, 3b 3 0 0 1
Jefferson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hocking D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Frye J, 2b 4 0 1 0
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36 5 8 4 35 7 11 7
Boston 202 000 100 -- 5
Minnesota 502 000 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A (L) 2.2 9 7 6 1 0
Wasdin J 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
Lacy K 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson R (W) 6.2 6 5 2 1 4
Trombley M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Swindell G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Naulty D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Guardado E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Meares P, Knoblauch C, Garciaparra N, Walker T, Frye J
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 9
2B -- Stanley M, Lawton M, Meares P 2, Naehring T, Stahoviak S, Bragg D, Vaughn M
3B -- Myers G
HR -- Stahoviak S
SB -- Bragg D, Garciaparra N, Knoblauch C
SF -- Walker T
WP -- Sele A
T -- 2:40
A -- 13879
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