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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 22, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 22, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,168 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Bruce Dreckman |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Eric Milton | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Jose Lima | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 22, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lima
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Lima
Gates hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lima
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Milton
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Milton
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Milton
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lima
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lima
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Lima
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lima
Walker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Lima
Hocking strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Milton
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Milton
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Milton
Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Milton vs. Lima
Milton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lima
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Lima
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Lima
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Nixon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Lima
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Milton
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Milton
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lima vs. Milton
Lima hits a line drive beyond first. Merced can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Milton
Biggio hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lima
Merced hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Merced reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Lima
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lima
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Lima
Hocking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merced scores. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Milton vs. Lima
Milton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hocking scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lima
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Milton
Gutierrez 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 -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Milton
Bell hits a line drive beyond short. Hocking can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Milton
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Milton
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Lima
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lima
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lima
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Milton
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Milton
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Milton
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lima vs. Milton
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lima
Merced hits a line drive towards third. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Lima
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lima
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Milton
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Milton
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Milton
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Lima
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Milton vs. Lima
Milton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lima
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Milton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gates vs. Lima
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. Milton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Lima
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Milton
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Milton
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Milton
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Berry takes first base on ball four. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Trombley
Ausmus hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Trombley
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Henry
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Henry
There goes Merced. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Merced steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Henry
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Henry
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hocking vs. Henry
Hocking hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trombley
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Trombley
Gutierrez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Trombley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Harris
Reggie Harris now pitching. Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Mike Trombley.
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Harris
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Harris
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gates for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Harris
There goes Nixon. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Nixon steals third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lawton vs. Harris
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Harris
Cordova hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Aguilera
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Aguilera
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Aguilera
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Aguilera
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Sean Berry.
Spiers 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1998 -- Minnesota at Houston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 2 2 0 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gates B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 0 0
Lawton M, rf 5 0 2 2 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 0
Cordova M, lf 5 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Merced O, 1b 4 1 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 1 1 1 Everett C, cf 3 1 0 0
Walker T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Berry S, 3b 2 1 0 0
Hocking D, ss 4 1 1 1 Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0
Milton E, p 3 0 1 1 Ausmus B, c 2 1 1 3
Trombley M, p 0 0 0 0 Lima J, p 2 0 1 0
Stahoviak S, ph 1 0 0 0 Phillips J, ph 1 0 0 0
Aguilera R, p 0 0 0 0 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0
Harris R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 10 5 30 3 4 3
Minnesota 011 200 001 -- 5
Houston 000 000 300 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (W) 6.2 2 2 2 3 4
Trombley M 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lima J (L) 7.0 8 4 4 0 7
Henry D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Harris R 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Houston 4
2B -- Walker T, Lawton M 2, Merced O
HR -- Steinbach T, Ausmus B
SB -- Merced O, Nixon O, Bagwell J
HBP -- by Trombley M (Biggio C)
WP -- Lima J
T -- 2:42
A -- 23168
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