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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on April 27, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Morgan |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 8,349 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Ed Hickox 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Luis Alicea | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Morgan
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Morgan
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Morgan
Greer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor bunts towards third. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Helling
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Morgan
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Morgan
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Morgan
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Morgan
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields it and throws to second for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Morgan
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Meares fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Clark scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Morgan
Alicea hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Alicea reaches second base with a double. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Morgan
Goodwin 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
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Helling
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Helling
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Helling
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Morgan
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Morgan
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Morgan
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Morgan
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Morgan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Morgan
Stevens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Morgan
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Morgan
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Ortiz, and towards Walker, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Morgan
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Helling
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Helling
Merced hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Helling
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to third. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Helling
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ortiz tags and scores. Coomer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Helling
Meares hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
McLemore 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 -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Naulty
Greer 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 -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Naulty
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Naulty
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Naulty
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Naulty
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Helling
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Helling
Merced hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Helling
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Naulty
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Naulty
Alicea hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Alicea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Naulty
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Naulty
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alicea scores. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Naulty
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McLemore tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Carrasco
Clark takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Carrasco
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Helling
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Carrasco
Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Carrasco
Elster hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Carrasco
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Carrasco
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Carrasco
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Meares fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Helling
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Helling
Merced strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Carrasco
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carrasco
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Carrasco
Clark 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 -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Carrasco
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Carrasco
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Carrasco covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Helling
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker hits a popup off the glove of Alicea, and into shallow left field. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Helling
Meares hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Nixon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Gunderson
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1998 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 4 1 1 1 Nixon O, cf 5 1 3 0
McLemore M, 2b 5 1 1 1 Lawton M, lf 5 0 1 2
Greer R, lf 5 0 1 1 Molitor P, dh 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez J, rf 3 1 0 1 Ortiz D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Clark W, 1b 4 2 3 1 Coomer R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 1 3 1 Merced O, rf 4 1 1 1
Stevens L, dh 5 2 2 2 Steinbach T, c 3 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 4 0 0 1 Walker T, 2b 2 1 1 1
Alicea L, 3b 4 1 2 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 9 35 4 9 4
Texas 020 300 310 -- 9
Minnesota 000 101 002 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W) 8.2 8 4 4 3 10
Gunderson E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan M (L) 4.0 6 5 5 1 2
Naulty D 2.1 3 3 3 1 1
Carrasco H 2.2 4 1 1 1 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Minnesota 8
2B -- Alicea L 2, Ortiz D, Walker T, Lawton M
HR -- Clark W, Stevens L, Merced O
SF -- Walker T, Gonzalez J
T -- 2:47
A -- 8349
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