Devil Rays @ Twins
September 1, 1998

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Bottom 10 R H E
Devil Rays 5 10 1
Twins 4 9 0
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Devil Rays 5 10 1
Twins 6 10 0

Matt Lawton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .390
At Bats 3 465
Hits 0 133
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 71
RBI’s 1 65

Roberto Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 23
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 1, 1998
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Triple
Roberto Hernandez
John Flaherty
Fred McGriff
Miguel Cairo
Bob Smith
Aaron Ledesma
Quinton McCracken
Randy Winn
Rich Butler
Matt Lawton
Otis Nixon
Pat Meares

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5 10 1 12
Minnesota Twins 6 10 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dan Serafini
Losing Pitcher Roberto Hernandez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Matt Lawton
Attendance 7,947
Time of Game 3 hours 36 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 0 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Butler who is chasing the ball. Lawton reaches third base with a triple. Meares scores. Nixon goes all the way around to score. Lawton moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meares moves to second.
Bottom 10 Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Meares takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Dan Serafini now pitching. McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCracken for the out.
Top 10 Winn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Cairo hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Butler hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 9 Coomer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Albie Lopez now pitching. Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Molitor hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Winn strikes out.
Top 8 Cairo hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flaherty moves to third.
Top 8 Flaherty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Flaherty reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rich Butler now playing right field. Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Trombley now pitching. Rich Butler pinch hits for Mike Kelly. Butler strikes out.
Top 7 Ledesma hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova who is chasing the ball. Ledesma reaches third base with a triple. Winn scores. McCracken scores. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Trammell strikes out.
Top 7 Eddie Guardado now pitching. McGriff strikes out.
Top 7 Smith takes first base on ball four. Winn moves to third. McCracken moves to second.
Top 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. McCracken takes first base on ball four. Winn moves to second.
Top 7 Winn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Walker. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Cairo applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cairo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Ledesma reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ledesma hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Coomer scores.
Bottom 4 Coomer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Walker moves to third. Coomer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McCracken hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Winn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Winn reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cairo hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flaherty strikes out.
Bottom 3 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Nixon bunts towards short. Ledesma picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ledesma. Nixon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly strikes out.
Top 3 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGriff moves to third.
Top 3 Trammell hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. McGriff reaches second base with a double. McCracken scores.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. McCracken moves to third.
Top 3 McCracken hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. McCracken reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coomer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walker strikes out.
Top 2 Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cairo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Ledesma. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Ledesma steals second.
Top 2 Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kelly strikes out.
Top 2 Ledesma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lawton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 McGriff takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton has Winn trapped. There's the throw to Steinbach and over to Coomer, who tags Winn for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 McCracken strikes out.
Top 1 Winn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova who is chasing the ball. Winn reaches third base with a triple.