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August 16, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 13 1
Red Sox 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 13 1
Red Sox 3 6 0

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .000 .342
At Bats 0 209
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 35

Rick Aguilera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 29
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Fenway Park - August 16, 1998
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Strikeout
Rick Aguilera
Terry Steinbach
Ron Coomer
Denny Hocking
Brent Gates
Pat Meares
Alex Ochoa
Otis Nixon
Matt Lawton
Orlando Merced

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 6 13 1 11
Boston Red Sox 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Eric Milton
Losing Pitcher Steve Avery
Save Rick Aguilera
Game Winning RBI Ron Coomer
Attendance 30,893
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Orlando Merced pinch hits for Damon Buford. Merced strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Denny Hocking now playing second base. O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Rick Aguilera now pitching. Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 9 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ochoa for the out.
Top 9 Darren Bragg now playing right field. Mike Benjamin now playing second base. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Vaughn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. Bragg scores.
Bottom 8 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. Bragg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Darren Bragg pinch hits for Donnie Sadler. Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to home to get Nixon. Lawton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third.
Top 8 Gates strikes out.
Top 8 Greg Swindell now pitching. Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Varitek hits a fly ball into left field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valentin scores. Vaughn scores. Garciaparra moves to third.
Bottom 7 O'Leary hits a popup towards first. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Trombley now pitching. Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Ochoa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ochoa. Valentin moves to second.
Top 7 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Sadler hits a line drive into left field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Varitek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Coomer strikes out.
Top 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gates strikes out.
Top 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Meares hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ochoa hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Cordova hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cordova for the out. Lawton moves to third.
Top 4 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Gates scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Nixon scores. Gates moves to third.
Top 4 Gates hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Gates reaches second base with a double. Nixon moves to third.
Top 4 Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a popup towards third. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Varitek strikes out.
Top 3 Meares strikes out.
Top 3 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 2 Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley strikes out.
Top 2 Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores.
Top 2 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Meares scores. Nixon moves to third.
Top 2 Gates takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to third. Nixon moves to second.
Top 2 Nixon takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to second.
Top 2 Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Valentin hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Ochoa takes first base on ball four. Cordova scores. Coomer moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 1 Walker is hit by the pitch. Cordova moves to third. Coomer moves to second.
Top 1 Coomer hits a line drive beyond second. Sadler can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gates scores. Cordova moves to second.
Top 1 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields it and throws to second for the out. Gates moves to third.
Top 1 Lawton hits a line drive beyond short. Garciaparra can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gates moves to second.
Top 1 Gates bunts in front of the plate. Varitek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Nixon hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.