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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 7, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | LaTroy Hawkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Al Clark 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Jim McKean |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | First Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | DH |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Third Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 7, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Helling
Gates 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor hits a line drive beyond third. Alicea can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hawkins
Goodwin hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hawkins
McLemore hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hawkins
Greer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Helling
Cordova hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a popup towards third. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hawkins
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hawkins
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meares. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Hawkins
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Haselman vs. Hawkins
Haselman 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
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Helling
Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Helling
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Hawkins
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Hawkins
Clayton 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hawkins
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer hits a line drive off the glove of Stevens, and into shallow right field. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Helling
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Helling
Cordova hits a popup towards third. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hawkins
McLemore hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hawkins
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hawkins
Gonzalez hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hawkins
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Helling
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Helling
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hawkins
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Hawkins
Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Hawkins
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haselman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Hawkins
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clayton for the out. Haselman moves to third. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Hawkins
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hawkins
McLemore 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hawkins
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hawkins
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hawkins
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Helling
Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hawkins
Stevens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Stevens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Haselman vs. Hawkins
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Alicea vs. Hawkins
Alicea hits a ball on the ground to center field. Nixon throws towards third. Gates fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gates. Stevens scores. Haselman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Hawkins
Clayton bunts towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Hawkins
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alicea scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Hawkins
There's a wild pitch. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Hawkins
McLemore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Guardado
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Guardado
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Helling
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Helling
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Helling
Gates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Helling
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Stevens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Ritchie
Haselman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Ritchie
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Ritchie
Clayton 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 9
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Helling
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Helling
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Helling
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer 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 9/7/1998 -- Minnesota at Texas (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 1 1 1
Gates B, 3b 3 0 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 1 1 2
Molitor P, dh 4 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 3 0 0 0
Lawton M, rf 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 2 1
Coomer R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clark W, dh 4 0 1 0
Walker T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stevens L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cordova M, lf 3 0 0 0 Haselman B, c 4 1 2 0
Valentin J, c 3 0 1 0 Alicea L, 3b 4 1 2 1
Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 34 6 10 5
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 000 000 60x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins L (L) 6.1 8 5 4 1 4
Guardado E 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Ritchie T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 8
E -- Meares P 2, Gates B
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Texas 6
2B -- Coomer R, Stevens L
HR -- McLemore M, Gonzalez J
SH -- Clayton R
WP -- Hawkins L
T -- 2:31
A -- 24519
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