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Devil Rays 1 @ Twins 2
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on August 31, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The home team Twins beat the visiting Devil Rays with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1998 
Visiting Team
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning Pitcher—Bob Tewksbury  
Losing Pitcher—Tony Saunders  
Save—Rick Aguilera  
Game Winning RBI—Marty Cordova 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1998 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamTampa Bay Devil Rays 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherTony Saunders  
Home Starting PitcherBob Tewksbury  
BallparkHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
CityMinneapolis 
StateMN 
Attendance7,888 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Brinkman
1B: Tim Welke
2B: Gary Cederstrom
3B: Derryl Cousins

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Randy Winn  Center Fielder 
Wade Boggs  DH 
Bob Smith  Third Baseman 
Fred McGriff  First Baseman 
Mike Kelly  Right Fielder 
Quinton McCracken  Left Fielder 
Aaron Ledesma  Shortstop 
Miguel Cairo  Second Baseman 
Mike Difelice  Catcher 
Larry Rothschild  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Otis Nixon  Center Fielder 
Brent Gates  Third Baseman 
Paul Molitor  DH 
Marty Cordova  Left Fielder 
Ron Coomer  First Baseman 
Alex Ochoa  Right Fielder 
Terry Steinbach  Catcher 
Pat Meares  Shortstop 
Denny Hocking  Second Baseman 
Tom Kelly  Manager 

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Devil Rays 1 @ Twins 2
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1998

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         Game of 8/31/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Minnesota (N)

  Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Winn R, cf            4  0  1  0   Nixon O, cf           4  0  1  0   
Boggs W, dh           4  0  1  0   Lawton M, cf          0  0  0  0   
Smith B, 3b           4  0  1  0   Gates B, 3b           4  1  2  0   
McGriff F, 1b         4  0  0  0   Molitor P, dh         4  1  1  0   
Kelly M, rf           4  0  0  0   Cordova M, lf         4  0  1  1   
McCracken Q, lf       4  0  1  0   Coomer R, 1b          2  0  0  1   
Ledesma A, ss         4  0  1  0   Ochoa A, rf           3  0  0  0   
Cairo M, 2b           3  0  1  0   Steinbach T, c        3  0  1  0   
Difelice M, c         3  1  1  1   Meares P, ss          3  0  1  0   
                                   Hocking D, 2b         3  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  7  1                        30  2  8  2

Tampa Bay        000 000 010 --  1
Minnesota        002 000 00x --  2

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Saunders T (L)        8.0  8  2  2  0  6

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (W)       7.0  5  0  0  0  6
Trombley M            0.2  2  1  1  0  0
Guardado E            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Aguilera R (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  1

LOB -- Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- McCracken Q
3B -- Boggs W
HR -- Difelice M
SB -- Nixon O, Cairo M
CS -- Cordova M
SF -- Coomer R
T -- 2:20
A -- 7888

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