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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 24, 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 July 24, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Serafini |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 11,473 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: John Shulock |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Mike Simms | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 24, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Serafini
McLemore 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Serafini
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Serafini
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Serafini
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Loaiza
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Loaiza
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Loaiza
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Serafini
Simms hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Serafini
Elster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Serafini
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Loaiza
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Loaiza
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Loaiza
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Loaiza
There goes Walker. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, McLemore applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Serafini
McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Serafini
Kelly 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: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Serafini
Greer hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Loaiza
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Loaiza
Steinbach hits a line drive towards third. Tatis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Loaiza
Meares hits a popup beyond first. Clark can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Loaiza
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Loaiza
Lawton 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
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Serafini
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond first. Ortiz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Simms vs. Serafini
Serafini fires to first and picks off Rodriguez. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Simms vs. Serafini
Simms hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Loaiza
Molitor hits a popup into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Loaiza
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Loaiza
Coomer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Loaiza
Walker hits a popup into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Loaiza
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Serafini
Elster 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Serafini
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Tatis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Serafini
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Serafini
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Serafini
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tatis scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Loaiza
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Loaiza
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Loaiza
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Loaiza
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Lawton reaches third base with a triple. Meares scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Loaiza
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Loaiza
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Serafini
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, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez 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 -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Serafini
Simms hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Serafini
Elster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Loaiza
Coomer 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Loaiza
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simms. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Loaiza
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Loaiza
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Loaiza
Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steinbach scores. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Bailes
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Tatis hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Trombley
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Trombley
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Trombley
Greer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Greer reaches second base with a double. Kelly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Crabtree
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Crabtree
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Crabtree
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cordova vs. Crabtree
There goes Walker. The throw from Rodriguez to McLemore and they have Walker trapped. The throw over to Clark, who applies the tag for the out. Molitor scores. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Guardado
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Guardado
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Guardado
Elster 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, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Crabtree
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Crabtree
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Crabtree
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Crabtree
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching. Luis Alicea pinch hits for Fernando Tatis.
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Aguilera
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Aguilera
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Aguilera
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1998 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 4 0 2 1
Kelly R, cf 5 1 2 0 Lawton M, rf 4 1 1 1
Greer R, lf 5 0 2 2 Molitor P, dh 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez J, dh 3 0 0 0 Ortiz D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Clark W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0 Walker T, 2b 3 1 2 0
Simms M, rf 4 1 1 1 Hocking D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 4 0 1 0 Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Steinbach T, c 4 1 2 1
Alicea L, ph 1 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 1 3 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 11 3 34 5 13 4
Texas 000 011 100 -- 3
Minnesota 000 022 10x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E (L) 5.2 10 4 4 1 2
Bailes S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Crabtree T 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini D (W) 6.0 9 2 2 1 4
Trombley M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Guardado E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Elster K
DP -- Texas 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 8
2B -- Tatis F, Walker T, Greer R
3B -- Lawton M
HR -- Simms M
CS -- Walker T 2
T -- 3:03
A -- 11473
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