Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Nagy
  
  Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Meares vs. Nagy
  
  Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Molitor vs. Nagy
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Tewksbury
  
  Lofton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cora vs. Tewksbury
  
  Cora hits a line drive beyond first. Ortiz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Justice vs. Tewksbury
  
  Justice hits a line drive beyond second. Hocking can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cora moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
  
  Ramirez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Tewksbury
  
  Thome hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Tewksbury
  
  Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sexson vs. Tewksbury
  
  Sexson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Tewksbury
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  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. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Coomer vs. Nagy
  
  Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lawton vs. Nagy
  
  Lawton hits a line drive towards the mound. Nagy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Tewksbury
  
  Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Lofton vs. Tewksbury
  
  Lofton hits a line drive beyond short. Meares can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Vizquel moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cora vs. Tewksbury
  
  Cora bunts towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. Vizquel moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Justice vs. Tewksbury
  
  Justice strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
  Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cordova vs. Nagy
  
  Cordova strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Steinbach vs. Nagy
  
  Steinbach strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Latham vs. Nagy
  
  Latham hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Hocking vs. Nagy
  
  Nagy fires to first and picks off Latham. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Tewksbury
  
  Thome hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Tewksbury
  
  Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sexson vs. Tewksbury
  
  Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Nagy
  
  Hocking hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Meares vs. Nagy
  
  Meares hits a line drive towards center. Lofton catches it and throws to first to double up Hocking. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Molitor vs. Nagy
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Tewksbury
  
  Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vizquel vs. Tewksbury
  
  Vizquel hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Lofton vs. Tewksbury
  
  Lofton takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cora vs. Tewksbury
  
  Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Justice vs. Tewksbury
  
  Justice strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ortiz vs. Nagy
  
  Ortiz hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Coomer vs. Nagy
  
  Coomer hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Fryman, and into shallow left field. Coomer reaches second base with a double. Ortiz moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Lawton vs. Nagy
  
  Lawton is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Cordova vs. Nagy
  
  Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Ortiz scores. Coomer moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Steinbach vs. Nagy
  
  Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Latham vs. Nagy
  
  Latham strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Tewksbury
  
  Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Tewksbury
  
  Thome strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Tewksbury
  
  Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sexson vs. Tewksbury
  
  Sexson hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Coomer, and into shallow left field. Sexson reaches second base with a double. Fryman goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Alomar vs. Baptist
  
  Travis Baptist now pitching.
  
  Alomar hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Vizquel vs. Baptist
  
  Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Nagy
  
  Hocking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Meares vs. Nagy
  
  Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Molitor vs. Nagy
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hocking moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ortiz vs. Nagy
  
  Ortiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hocking scores. Molitor moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Coomer vs. Nagy
  
  Coomer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molitor scores. Ortiz moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Lawton vs. Karsay
  
  Steve Karsay now pitching.
  
  Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Cordova vs. Karsay
  
  Cordova hits a line drive off the glove of Sexson, and into shallow right field. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Coomer moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Steinbach vs. Karsay
  
  Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Latham vs. Karsay
  
  Latham hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Baptist
  
  Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cora vs. Baptist
  
  Cora hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hocking reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Baptist
  
  Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Karsay
  
  Mark Whiten now playing left field.
  
  Hocking strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Meares vs. Karsay
  
  Meares 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 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Molitor vs. Karsay
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Baptist
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Baptist
  
  Thome hits a line drive into center field. Latham picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Latham. Thome moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Fryman vs. Baptist
  
  Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sexson vs. Baptist
  
  Sexson hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Alomar vs. Baptist
  
  Alomar hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ortiz vs. Karsay
  
  Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Coomer vs. Karsay
  
  Coomer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Lawton vs. Karsay
  
  Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. Coomer moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Cordova vs. Karsay
  
  Cordova strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Baptist
  
  Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Lofton vs. Baptist
  
  Baptist fires to first and has Vizquel trapped. There's the throw to Meares who tags Vizquel for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Baptist
  
  Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cora vs. Baptist
  
  Cora hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Cora reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Whiten vs. Trombley
  
  Mike Trombley now pitching.
  
  Whiten strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Steinbach vs. Karsay
  
  Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Latham vs. Karsay
  
  Latham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Hocking vs. Karsay
  
  Hocking hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Latham moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Meares vs. Karsay
  
  Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Latham scores. Hocking moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Molitor vs. Karsay
  
  Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hocking scores. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Ochoa vs. Assenmacher
  
  Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for David Ortiz.
  
  Ochoa hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/16/1998 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Hocking D, 2b         5  2  3  0   Lofton K, cf          4  0  1  0   
Meares P, ss          5  0  0  1   Cora J, 2b            4  1  2  0   
Molitor P, dh         5  1  2  1   Justice D, lf         4  1  1  0   
Ortiz D, 1b           4  2  2  1   Whiten M, lf          1  0  0  0   
Ochoa A, ph           1  0  0  0   Ramirez M, rf         4  2  2  4   
Coomer R, 3b          4  0  3  1   Thome J, dh           4  2  2  1   
Lawton M, rf          3  0  0  0   Fryman T, 3b          4  1  2  1   
Cordova M, lf         4  0  1  2   Sexson R, 1b          4  1  2  2   
Steinbach T, c        3  0  0  0   Alomar Jr. S, c       4  0  1  0   
Latham C, cf          4  1  2  0   Vizquel O, ss         2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 13  6                        35  8 13  8

Minnesota        000 013 002 --  6
Cleveland        500 020 10x --  8

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (L)       4.1 10  7  7  2  3
Baptist T             3.1  3  1  0  1  0
Trombley M            0.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nagy C (W)            5.1  8  4  4  0  3
Karsay S              3.1  5  2  2  1  2
Assenmacher P (S)     0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Latham C
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Coomer R 2, Sexson R, Cordova M, Cora J
HR -- Ramirez M 2, Thome J, Sexson R
CS -- Vizquel O
SH -- Cora J
HBP -- by Nagy C (Lawton M)
T -- 2:49
A -- 43277

    

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