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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 25, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 25, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Benj Sampson |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 11,940 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Larry Young |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Thome | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Richie Sexson | First Baseman |
| Mark Whiten | Left Fielder |
| Enrique Wilson | Third Baseman |
| Einar Diaz | Catcher |
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| Corey Koskie | Third Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Chris Latham | Left Fielder |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 25, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Sampson
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Sampson
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Sampson
Thome strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thome out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Gooden
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Gooden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gooden
Walker hits a line drive towards first. Sexson catches it and steps on first to double up Nixon. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Gooden
Lawton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gooden
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Gooden
Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Sampson
Sexson hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Sampson
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Gooden
Koskie hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Gooden
Hocking hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Hocking reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Latham vs. Gooden
Latham hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ramirez. Hocking scores. Latham moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pierzynski vs. Gooden
Pierzynski hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Latham tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Gooden
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Gooden
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Nixon scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Gooden
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sampson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Sampson
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Sampson
Cora strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gooden
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Gooden
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Gooden
Koskie hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Sampson
Lofton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Lofton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Sampson
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Sampson
Thome is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lofton tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sexson vs. Sampson
Sexson hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Gooden
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Gooden
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Gooden
Pierzynski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Gooden
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. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Sampson
Whiten hits a fly ball into left field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sampson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Sampson
Diaz hits a line drive beyond short. Hocking can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Sampson
Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gooden
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Gooden
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Gooden
Molitor takes first base on ball four. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mientkiewicz vs. Gooden
There goes Lawton. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Wilson applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Gooden
Mientkiewicz strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Sampson
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Sampson
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Sampson
Thome hits a popup beyond short. Hocking can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Thome goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sexson vs. Sampson
Sexson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Gooden
Koskie hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Gooden
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Gooden
Latham hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Sexson, and into shallow right field. Latham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Pierzynski vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching.
Pierzynski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Latham trying to get to home. Lofton throws the ball in to Diaz who tags Latham who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Sampson
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sampson
There's a wild pitch. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sampson
There's a wild pitch. Whiten moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Sampson
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Sampson
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whiten tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Sampson
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Poole
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Poole
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Poole
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching. Brent Gates now playing second base.
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Guardado
Vizquel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guardado
Thome hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Mientkiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Koskie vs. Assenmacher
Koskie bunts towards the mound. Assenmacher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mientkiewicz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Assenmacher
Hocking hits a fly ball towards center. Lofton catches it and throws to Vizquel who relays to Cora to double up Koskie. Mientkiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Latham vs. Assenmacher
Latham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Aguilera
David Justice pinch hits for Richie Sexson.
Justice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Justice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whiten vs. Aguilera
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Aguilera
Brian Giles pinch hits for Enrique Wilson.
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Aguilera
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Shuey
Jim Thome now playing first base. Paul Shuey now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing third base. David Ortiz pinch hits for A.J. Pierzynski.
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Shuey
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Shuey
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields the ball and throws to Shuey covering. Safe. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Shuey
Lawton is walked intentionally. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Shuey
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Mientkiewicz vs. Shuey
Mientkiewicz takes first base on ball four. Nixon scores. Gates moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1998 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 1 1 0 Nixon O, cf 4 2 2 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0 Walker T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Thome J, dh-1b 3 1 1 0 Gates B, 2b 1 0 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 3 0 1 2 Lawton M, rf 3 1 2 1
Sexson R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Molitor P, dh 3 0 0 0
Justice D, ph 1 1 1 0 Mientkiewicz D, 1b 3 0 0 1
Branson J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Koskie C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Whiten M, lf 3 1 1 0 Hocking D, ss 4 1 1 0
Wilson E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Latham C, lf 4 1 2 1
Giles B, ph 0 0 0 1 Pierzynski A, c 1 0 1 1
Shuey P, p 0 0 0 0 Ortiz D, ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz E, c 3 0 1 1
Cora J, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 6 4 32 5 11 5
Cleveland 000 101 101 -- 4
Minnesota 130 000 001 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D 5.2 7 4 4 4 3
Poole J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Reed S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Assenmacher P 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Shuey P (L) 0.2 1 1 1 3 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson B 7.0 5 3 3 0 4
Guardado E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Aguilera R (W) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Ramirez M
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Minnesota 10
2B -- Hocking D, Lofton K, Ramirez M, Latham C, Lawton M
3B -- Nixon O, Justice D
HR -- Lawton M
SF -- Pierzynski A, Ramirez M, Diaz E, Giles B
HBP -- by Sampson B (Thome J)
WP -- Sampson B 2
T -- 2:58
A -- 11940
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