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September 26, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 9 11 0
Twins 5 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 9 11 0
Twins 5 12 2

Matt Lawton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .277
OBP .500 .385
At Bats 4 553
Hits 2 153
• Singles 2 91
• Doubles 0 35
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 86
RBI’s 0 74

Michael Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 40
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 26, 1998
Out
Michael Jackson
Sandy Alomar
Richie Sexson
Joey Cora
Jeff Branson
Omar Vizquel
David Justice
Kenny Lofton
Manny Ramirez
Matt Lawton
Denny Hocking

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 9 11 0 10
Minnesota Twins 5 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher Dave Burba
Losing Pitcher Bob Tewksbury
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Omar Vizquel
Attendance 28,764
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hocking hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Hocking reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Michael Jackson now pitching. Richie Sexson now playing first base. Latham strikes out.
Top 9 Lofton 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 9 There goes Vizquel. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Vizquel steals second.
Top 9 Vizquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frankie Rodriguez now pitching. Alomar strikes out.
Bottom 8 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Jones now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing third base. Coomer strikes out.
Top 8 Giles hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thome takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Lofton scores. Cora goes all the way around to score. Ramirez moves to third.
Top 8 Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel tags and scores. Lofton tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Cora takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second.
Top 8 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vizquel moves to third.
Top 8 Vizquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Latham. Vizquel reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Branyan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jim Poole now pitching. Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thome strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hocking hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Latham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 6 Dan Serafini now pitching. Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cora takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to third. Lofton moves to second.
Top 6 Travis Miller now pitching. Lofton takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Latham. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. Alomar scores.
Top 6 Branyan strikes out.
Top 6 Alomar hits a ball on the ground for a triple.
Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Coomer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giles strikes out.
Top 5 Thome strikes out.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Justice hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach juggles the ball. That's an error on Steinbach.
Bottom 4 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Bottom 4 Dave Burba now pitching. Latham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. Branyan moves to second.
Top 4 Branyan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walker.
Bottom 3 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Walker reaches second base with a double. Molitor scores.
Bottom 3 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. Molitor moves to third.
Bottom 3 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. Molitor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Molitor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Alomar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giles hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lawton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hocking hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Hocking reaches second base with a double. Nixon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Latham strikes out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branyan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Justice moves to second.
Top 2 Justice hits a line drive beyond first. Molitor can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Vizquel scores. Lofton scores. Cora moves to third.
Top 2 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alomar scores. Vizquel moves to third. Lofton moves to second.
Top 2 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alomar moves to third. Vizquel moves to second.
Top 2 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Top 2 Branyan hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alomar takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Lawton. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Lawton steals second.
Bottom 1 Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hocking strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first, with Tewksbury covering, for the out.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.