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Lineups and Summary
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 28, 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 April 28, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 8,570 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| 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 |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Left Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 28, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Milton
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Milton
McLemore 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Milton
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molitor for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Milton
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Milton
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hocking. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Milton
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Milton
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Oliver
Ortiz 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, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Oliver
Ochoa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Oliver
There goes Ochoa. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, McLemore applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Milton
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Milton
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Milton
Goodwin is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Milton
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Milton
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Oliver
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Oliver
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Milton
Clark hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Milton
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Milton
Simms hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Simms reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Milton
Elster hits a fly ball towards left. Hocking catches it and throws to third to double up Simms. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Milton
Tatis 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, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Oliver
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Oliver
Ochoa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Milton
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Milton
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Milton
Greer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Milton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Luis Alicea now playing second base.
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gates vs. Oliver
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hocking vs. Oliver
Hocking hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Steinbach tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Oliver juggles the ball. That's an error on Oliver. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Milton
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Milton
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching. Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms.
Stevens hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Trombley
Elster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Tatis vs. Trombley
Tatis is hit by the pitch. Clark scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodwin vs. Trombley
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields it and throws to home to get Rodriguez. Elster moves to third. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Alicea vs. Trombley
Alicea hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oliver
Lee Stevens now playing right field.
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Oliver
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Trombley
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Trombley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Trombley
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Oliver
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Oliver covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Oliver
Gates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Guardado
Elster hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hocking. Elster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Guardado
Tatis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Guardado
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Guardado
Alicea hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Elster scores. There goes Tatis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching. Juan Gonzalez now playing right field.
Hocking hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Patterson
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Patterson
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Guardado
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Guardado
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Guardado
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carrasco
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Danny Patterson.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Carrasco
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Carrasco
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Wetteland
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wetteland
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1998 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 5 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 4 0 1 0
McLemore M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
Alicea L, 2b 2 0 1 1 Molitor P, dh 4 0 0 0
Greer R, lf 4 1 2 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez J, dh-rf 5 1 2 2 Ortiz D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Clark W, 1b 3 3 2 1 Ochoa A, rf 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 1 3 1 Steinbach T, c 3 1 1 0
Simms M, rf 2 0 1 1 Gates B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Stevens L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Hocking D, lf 2 0 0 1
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wetteland J, p 0 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 5 1 2 0
Tatis F, 3b 2 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 30 2 5 2
Texas 010 201 012 -- 7
Minnesota 010 010 000 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W) 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
Patterson D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetteland J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (L)* 5.0 8 4 4 2 5
Trombley M 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Guardado E+ 1.0 4 3 3 2 1
Carrasco H 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Ortiz D, Oliver D
DP -- Texas 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 10, Minnesota 3
2B -- Rodriguez I 2, Simms M, Coomer R, Steinbach T, Elster K
HR -- Clark W, Coomer R, Gonzalez J
CS -- Ochoa A, Goodwin T
SF -- Hocking D
HBP -- by Trombley M (Tatis F)
WP -- Carrasco H
T -- 3:07
A -- 8570
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