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July 17, 1998

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Bottom 7 R H E
Twins 3 9 2
Athletics 6 7 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Twins 3 9 2
Athletics 6 7 1

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .335
OBP .667 .406
At Bats 3 278
Hits 2 93
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 63

Eddie Guardado Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 17, 1998
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Strikeout
Eddie Guardado
Terry Steinbach
David Ortiz
Todd Walker
Ron Coomer
Pat Meares
Marty Cordova
Otis Nixon
Matt Lawton
Matt Stairs
Ben Grieve
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Stairs strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Christenson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Grieve reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Roberts hits a line drive towards first. Ortiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tim Worrell now pitching. Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers juggles the ball. That's an error on Blowers. Lawton moves to second.
Top 7 Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nixon strikes out.
Top 7 Meares hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rickey Henderson now playing left field. Ryan Christenson now playing center field. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Henderson. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Walker applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Mike Trombley now pitching. Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Blowers takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mitchell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Greg Swindell now pitching. Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields it and throws to second for the out. Tejada moves to third.
Bottom 5 Roberts is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 There goes Tejada. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Tejada steals second.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tejada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Macfarlane hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker misplays the ball. That's an error on Walker. Giambi moves to second.
Top 5 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Lawton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Nixon. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Nixon steals second.
Top 5 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Haynes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Walker reaches second base with a double. There goes Coomer trying to get to home. Henderson throws the ball in to Tejada who relays the ball to Macfarlane, who tags Coomer, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 4 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Ortiz hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cordova hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ortiz scores.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Ortiz moves to third. Coomer moves to second.
Top 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ortiz moves to second.
Top 2 Ortiz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cordova hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.