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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 26, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 26, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 28,764 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Larry Young 3B: Drew Coble |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Brian Giles | DH |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Russell Branyan | Third Baseman |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Chris Latham | Left Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 26, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Tewksbury
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Tewksbury
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Tewksbury
Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Tewksbury
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first, with Tewksbury covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nagy
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Nagy
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Nagy
Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Nagy
There goes Lawton. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Lawton steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Nagy
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Nagy
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Coomer vs. Nagy
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Tewksbury
Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Tewksbury
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Branyan vs. Tewksbury
Branyan hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Tewksbury
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Tewksbury
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alomar moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cora vs. Tewksbury
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alomar scores. Vizquel moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Justice vs. Tewksbury
Justice hits a line drive beyond first. Molitor can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Vizquel scores. Lofton scores. Cora moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
There's a wild pitch. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nagy
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Nagy
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branyan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Nagy
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nagy
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Nagy
Hocking hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Hocking reaches second base with a double. Nixon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Nagy
Lawton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Tewksbury
Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Tewksbury
Giles hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Tewksbury
Alomar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Nagy
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Nagy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Nagy
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Nagy
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Walker reaches second base with a double. Molitor scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Nagy
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branyan vs. Tewksbury
Branyan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Tewksbury
Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. Branyan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Tewksbury
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Tewksbury
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Burba
Dave Burba now pitching.
Latham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Burba
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Burba
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Burba
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Burba
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Tewksbury
Justice hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach juggles the ball. That's an error on Steinbach. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Tewksbury
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Tewksbury
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Burba
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Burba
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burba
Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Burba
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Tewksbury
Alomar hits a ball on the ground for a triple. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Branyan vs. Tewksbury
Branyan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Tewksbury
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Latham. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. Alomar scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Miller
Travis Miller now pitching.
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. Miller
Cora takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Justice vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching.
Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Serafini
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Burba
Latham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Burba
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Burba
Hocking hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Serafini
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Serafini
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Serafini
Alomar 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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Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Burba
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Burba
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching.
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branyan vs. Serafini
Branyan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Serafini
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Latham. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Serafini
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Cora vs. Serafini
Cora takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Justice vs. Serafini
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel tags and scores. Lofton tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Lofton scores. Cora goes all the way around to score. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Carrasco
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Carrasco
Giles hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing third base.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Jones
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rodriguez
Frankie Rodriguez now pitching.
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Rodriguez
Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rodriguez
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Rodriguez
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Rodriguez
Lofton 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 9
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Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching. Richie Sexson now playing first base.
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Jackson
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Jackson
Hocking hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Hocking reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Jackson
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1998 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 5 2 2 0 Nixon O, cf 5 1 1 0
Cora J, 2b 3 2 2 1 Hocking D, ss 5 0 2 1
Justice D, lf 4 1 2 5 Lawton M, rf 5 1 2 0
Ramirez M, rf 5 0 1 2 Molitor P, 1b 3 1 1 1
Thome J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ortiz D, dh 4 0 1 0
Sexson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Giles B, dh 5 0 0 0 Walker T, 2b 4 1 3 2
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 2 1 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0
Branyan R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Latham C, lf 4 1 2 1
Branson J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 3 2 3 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 11 9 38 5 12 5
Cleveland 230 001 030 -- 9
Minnesota 121 100 000 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy C 3.0 7 4 4 1 4
Burba D (W) 3.2 4 1 1 0 1
Poole J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Jones D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Jackson M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (L) 5.1 8 6 6 1 3
Miller T* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Serafini D 2.1 2 3 3 1 3
Carrasco H 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Rodriguez F 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Walker T, Steinbach T
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Minnesota 7
2B -- Hocking D 2, Walker T 2, Vizquel O 2, Ramirez M
3B -- Alomar Jr. S
HR -- Justice D, Walker T, Latham C
SB -- Lawton M, Vizquel O
SH -- Vizquel O
SF -- Justice D
WP -- Tewksbury B
T -- 3:08
A -- 28764
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