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Twins
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
August 27, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 27, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Julio Santana |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 23,314 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | DH |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
August 27, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Santana
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Santana
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Santana
Molitor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana juggles the ball. That's an error on Santana. Molitor scores. Ortiz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Milton
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Milton
McCracken hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. McCracken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Milton
The ball gets by Valentin for a passed ball. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Milton
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCracken scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Milton
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Milton
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Milton
Ledesma strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Santana
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Santana
Ochoa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Santana
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Milton
Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Milton
Flaherty strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Milton
Cairo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Cairo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Winn vs. Milton
There goes Cairo. The throw from Valentin and he is safe. Cairo steals third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Winn vs. Milton
Winn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cairo scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Milton
There goes Winn. The throw from Valentin and he is safe. Winn steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Milton
McCracken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. McCracken reaches second base with a double. Winn scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Milton
Smith hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Santana
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Santana
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Santana
Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Milton
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Milton
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Trammell reaches second base with a double. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ledesma vs. Milton
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGriff tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Milton
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Flaherty vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Flaherty hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Ritchie
Cairo hits a line drive into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Ritchie
The ball gets by Valentin for a passed ball. Kelly moves to third. Flaherty moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Winn vs. Ritchie
Winn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Ledesma, and towards Cairo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Santana
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Ritchie
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ritchie
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Ritchie
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Santana
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Santana
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Santana
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Santana
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Santana
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Valentin scores. Lawton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Ritchie
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Ritchie
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Ritchie
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Flaherty vs. Ritchie
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Santana
Coomer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Ritchie
Cairo 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 -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Ritchie
Winn bunts in front of the plate. Valentin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Ritchie
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ritchie
Smith takes first base on ball four. Winn moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Ritchie
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Winn scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Ritchie
Trammell strikes out. There goes Smith. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes McGriff. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ledesma vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. McGriff scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Carrasco
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Santana
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Santana
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Santana
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Flaherty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Guardado
Cairo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Guardado
Winn hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Guardado
McCracken hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Guardado
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Santana
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Santana
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Baptist
Travis Baptist now pitching.
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Baptist
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Baptist
Ledesma hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Ledesma reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Baptist
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Santana
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Santana
Ochoa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Santana
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly 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 8/27/1998 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 5 2 2 1
Lawton M, cf 4 0 1 0 McCracken Q, lf 5 1 2 1
Molitor P, dh 4 1 1 0 Smith B, 3b 4 2 1 1
Ortiz D, 1b 2 1 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 2 1 1
Cordova M, lf 4 0 1 1 Trammell B, dh 5 1 3 1
Walker T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 3 3
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kelly M, rf 4 0 0 0
Ochoa A, rf 4 0 2 0 Flaherty J, c 4 1 2 2
Valentin J, c 3 1 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 4 1 2 0
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33 3 5 1 38 10 16 10
Minnesota 200 010 000 -- 3
Tampa Bay 222 003 10x -- 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (L) 2.1 7 6 6 2 2
Ritchie T 3.1 5 3 3 1 5
Carrasco H 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Guardado E 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Baptist T 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Santana J (W) 9.0 5 3 0 3 3
E -- Santana J, Smith B
DP -- Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 9
2B -- Molitor P, Cordova M, McCracken Q 2, Trammell B 2, Cairo M, Ledesma A
HR -- Flaherty J
SB -- Cairo M, Winn R
SF -- Ledesma A
WP -- Ritchie T
PB -- Valentin J 2
T -- 2:53
A -- 23314
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