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Yankees
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on May 8, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hideki Irabu |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 22,612 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Joe Brinkman |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Chris Latham | Left Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 8, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Radke
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Radke
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Radke
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Radke
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Irabu
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Irabu
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Irabu
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Irabu
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Irabu
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Radke
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Radke
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. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Radke
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Radke
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz juggles the ball. That's an error on Ortiz. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Radke
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Irabu
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Irabu
Merced hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Irabu
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Radke
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Radke
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Radke
O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Irabu
Latham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Irabu
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Irabu
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Radke
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Radke
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Radke
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Radke
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Irabu
Lawton bunts in front of the plate. Posada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Irabu
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Irabu
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Irabu
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Radke
Posada hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Radke
Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Radke
Knoblauch hits a line drive beyond first. Ortiz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Radke
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Radke
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Radke
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Irabu
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Irabu
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Irabu
Latham strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Radke
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Radke
Williams 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. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Radke
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Radke
Raines hits a line drive into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Irabu
Walker hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Irabu
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Irabu
Lawton hits a line drive for a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Irabu
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Radke
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Radke
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Radke
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Radke
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Radke
Jeter hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Radke
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Irabu
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Irabu
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Irabu
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Swindell
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Swindell
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Swindell
Raines hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Irabu
Chad Curtis now playing left field.
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Latham vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Latham bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Stanton
Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Ochoa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
The ball gets by Posada for a passed ball. Meares moves to third. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Molitor vs. Nelson
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lawton vs. Nelson
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it and throws to home to get Meares. Ochoa moves to third. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Coomer vs. Nelson
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Posada hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Trombley
Brosius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Trombley
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it and throws to home to get Posada. Brosius moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Trombley
Jeter takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to third. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brosius scores. Knoblauch scores. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Guardado
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Guardado
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeter scores. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Guardado
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Nelson
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Nelson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Nelson
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis 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 5/8/1998 -- New York at Minnesota (N)
New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 5 2 2 0 Walker T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jeter D, ss 4 1 1 1 Ochoa A, ph 0 0 0 0
O'Neill P, rf 5 0 2 2 Hocking D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Molitor P, dh 3 0 0 0
Williams B, cf 5 0 1 1 Lawton M, cf 3 1 2 0
Strawberry D, dh 3 0 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Raines T, lf 4 0 1 0 Ortiz D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Curtis C, lf 0 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0
Posada J, c 4 1 2 1 Merced O, rf 4 0 0 0
Brosius S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Meares P, ss 3 0 1 0
Latham C, lf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 11 5 31 1 5 1
New York 000 010 103 -- 5
Minnesota 000 100 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu H (W)* 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
Stanton M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Nelson J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (L) 7.0 7 2 2 2 0
Swindell G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Trombley M 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Guardado E 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Ortiz D
DP -- New York 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- New York 10, Minnesota 6
2B -- Meares P
3B -- Lawton M
HR -- Posada J
SB -- Knoblauch C 2
PB -- Posada J
T -- 3:11
A -- 22612
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