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Yankees
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on August 20, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Buddie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frankie Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,548 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Ed Hickox |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Ron Coomer | First Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 20, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rodriguez
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rodriguez
Jeter 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rodriguez
O'Neill 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Buddie
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Buddie
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gates for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Buddie
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Buddie covering, for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cordova vs. Buddie
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rodriguez
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rodriguez
Martinez hits a popup towards third. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Rodriguez
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Rodriguez
There goes Strawberry. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Walker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Buddie
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Buddie
Coomer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Buddie
Walker 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Buddie
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Rodriguez
Curtis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Rodriguez
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Rodriguez
Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Rodriguez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Buddie
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Buddie
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Buddie covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Buddie
Gates hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rodriguez
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rodriguez
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rodriguez
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Rodriguez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Rodriguez
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Rodriguez
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Buddie
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Buddie
Cordovahits a dribbler in front of the plate. Girardi interferes with Cordova who is awarded first base. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Buddie
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Buddie
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. Cordova moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Buddie
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordova scores. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Buddie
Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Buddie
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Rodriguez
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Rodriguez
Girardi 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rodriguez
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Buddie
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Buddie
Gates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Buddie
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Buddie
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gates scores. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Coomer vs. Lloyd
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lawton tags and scores. Cordova tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Lloyd
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez juggles the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Cordova scores. Ortiz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Lloyd
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Walker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Lloyd
Meares hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rodriguez
Jeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rodriguez
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Rodriguez
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Rodriguez
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Rodriguez
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lloyd
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius juggles the ball. That's an error on Brosius. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Lloyd
Gates hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Lloyd
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Lloyd
Lloyd spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lloyd. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Cordova vs. Lloyd
Cordova is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Lloyd
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Cordova moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Lloyd
Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Rodriguez
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Rodriguez
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Rodriguez
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Rodriguez
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Rodriguez
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. O'Neill fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on O'Neill. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Borowski
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Borowski
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jeter fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Borowski
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gates vs. Borowski
Gates 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
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Guardado
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Guardado
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Guardado
Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Neill moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Curtis vs. Guardado
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Neill scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Brosius vs. Guardado
Brosius hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching. Jorge Posada pinch hits for Joe Girardi.
Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Borowski
Jorge Posada now catching.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Borowski
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Borowski
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Borowski
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Carrasco
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Carrasco
Jeter hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Carrasco
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Carrasco
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1998 -- New York at Minnesota (N)
New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 5 1 2 0
Jeter D, ss 5 1 1 0 Gates B, 3b 4 1 0 0
O'Neill P, rf 4 1 2 0 Lawton M, rf 5 2 2 0
Williams B, cf 5 1 1 0 Cordova M, lf 3 2 2 1
Martinez T, 1b 3 1 2 2 Ortiz D, dh 4 1 2 1
Strawberry D, dh 1 0 0 0 Coomer R, 1b 4 1 2 3
Davis C, ph 1 0 1 0 Walker T, 2b 4 1 2 1
Curtis C, lf 3 0 1 1 Hocking D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Brosius S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Steinbach T, c 4 0 2 2
Girardi J, c 3 0 1 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
Posada J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 4 37 9 14 8
New York 000 101 020 -- 4
Minnesota 010 241 10x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Buddie M (L) 4.1 7 6 4 1 3
Lloyd G 1.2 2 2 0 2 0
Borowski J 2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez F (W) 7.0 5 2 2 4 3
Guardado E 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Carrasco H 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Girardi J, Martinez T, Brosius S, Lloyd G, O'Neill P
DP -- New York 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- New York 9, Minnesota 9
2B -- Williams B, Walker T
HR -- Coomer R
CS -- Strawberry D
SF -- Coomer R, Martinez T
T -- 2:58
A -- 18548
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