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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 18, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 18, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Trombley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Oquist |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 16,711 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Rich Garcia |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Denny Hocking | Left Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Rafael Bournigal | Second Baseman |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 18, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Oquist
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oquist
Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Oquist
Molitor takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Oquist
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Oquist
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Trombley
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Trombley
Roberts 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Trombley
Grieve hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Trombley
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Oquist
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oquist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Oquist
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Oquist
Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Trombley
Giambi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Trombley
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Trombley
Christenson hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bournigal vs. Trombley
Bournigal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinch vs. Trombley
The umpire calls a balk on Trombley Giambi scores. Bournigal moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinch vs. Trombley
Hinch is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Trombley
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bournigal trying to get to home. Ochoa throws the ball in to Valentin who tags Bournigal who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hinch moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Oquist
Hocking hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Oquist
Walker hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oquist
Meares hits a line drive towards third. Roberts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Trombley
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Trombley
Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Trombley
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Trombley
Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Grieve moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Trombley
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oquist
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Oquist
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Oquist
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Oquist
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Oquist
Ochoa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Trombley
Christenson hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Trombley
Bournigal 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, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Trombley
Hinch hits a popup into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Oquist
Valentin hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Oquist
Hocking hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Oquist
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oquist
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Trombley
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Trombley
Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oquist
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Oquist
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Oquist
Coomer hits a line drive beyond first. Giambi can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Oquist
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ochoa vs. Oquist
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and has Lawton trapped. There's the throw to Roberts and over to Bournigal, who tags Lawton for the out. Coomer scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Oquist
Valentin hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Swindell
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Swindell
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Swindell
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Oquist
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Oquist
Walker hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oquist
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Swindell
Christenson bunts towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Swindell
Bournigal bunts towards the mound. Swindell fields it and throws to first for the out. Christenson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Swindell
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for A.J. Hinch.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Christenson trying to get to home. Ochoa throws the ball in to Valentin who tags Christenson who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Swindell
There's a wild pitch. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Carrasco
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oquist
Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Oquist
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Oquist
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lawton vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Molitor scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Mohler
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Grieve 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, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Guardado
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Guardado
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Guardado
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Mohler
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Mohler
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mohler
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Aguilera
Denny Hocking now playing second base. Alex Ochoa now playing left field. Matt Lawton now playing right field. Otis Nixon now playing center field
Bournigal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Aguilera
Brian Lesher pinch runs for Rafael Bournigal.
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Aguilera
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1998 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Walker T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 1 0
Nixon O, cf 0 0 0 0 Roberts B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 0 1 0 Grieve B, rf 4 1 2 1
Molitor P, dh 2 1 0 0 Stairs M, dh 3 0 0 0
Ortiz D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Coomer R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 0
Lawton M, cf-rf 4 0 3 2 Christenson R, cf 4 0 1 0
Ochoa A, rf-lf 4 0 0 1 Bournigal R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Valentin J, c 4 0 0 0 Lesher B, pr 0 0 0 0
Hocking D, lf-2b 4 1 1 1 Hinch A, c 1 0 0 0
Mitchell K, ph 1 0 1 0
Macfarlane M, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 4 32 3 9 2
Minnesota 000 012 010 -- 4
Oakland 111 000 000 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Trombley M 4.2 5 3 2 1 2
Swindell G 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Carrasco H (W) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Guardado E 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Aguilera R (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist M (L) 7.2 6 4 4 3 2
Mohler M 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Meares P
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Oakland 7
2B -- Giambi J, Lawton M 2
HR -- Grieve B, Hocking D
SH -- Bournigal R
HBP -- by Trombley M (Hinch A)
WP -- Swindell G
Balk -- Trombley M
T -- 2:54
A -- 16711
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