Twins @ Yankees
May 16, 1998

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 4 2
Yankees 5 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 4 2
Yankees 5 12 2

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .244
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 3 78
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 14

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 7
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Yankee Stadium - May 16, 1998
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Out
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Tino Martinez
Chuck Knoblauch
Scott Brosius
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Orlando Merced

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 4 2 3
New York Yankees 5 12 2 9
Winning Pitcher Ramiro Mendoza
Losing Pitcher Bob Tewksbury
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 35,137
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merced for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cordova strikes out.
Top 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Knoblauch hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 8 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops it up and throws to first, with Carrasco covering, for the out.
Top 8 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Latham hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shave hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 7 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lawton scores. Cordova moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoblauch. Lawton moves to third. Cordova moves to second.
Top 7 Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second.
Top 7 Lawton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Eddie Guardado now pitching. O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Posada scores. Brosius scores. Knoblauch moves to second.
Bottom 6 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to third. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shave fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 6 Posada takes first base on ball four. Curtis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Curtis strikes out.
Top 6 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mendoza, and towards Brosius, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Latham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter scores.
Bottom 5 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field. That will be extra bases. Cordova fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cordova. Jeter moves to third.
Top 5 Shave hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordova scores. Merced moves to third.
Top 5 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoblauch. Cordova moves to third. Merced moves to second.
Top 5 Cordova hits a line drive beyond second. Knoblauch can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brosius takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shave fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Meares hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shave fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jeter scores.
Bottom 3 O'Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Latham strikes out.
Top 3 Shave hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Steinbach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Brosius hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merced. Jeter scores. O'Neill moves to third. Martinez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. O'Neill moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.