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Twins
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
April 14, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 14, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Springer |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 34,337 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Paul Sorrento | First Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
April 14, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Springer
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Springer
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Springer
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Radke
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Radke
Cairo hits a popup towards first. Merced settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Radke
Butler hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Radke
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Radke
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Springer
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Springer
Coomer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Springer
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops it up and throws to first, with Springer covering, for the out. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Ochoa vs. Springer
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Coomer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Springer
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Springer
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Radke
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Radke
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Springer
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Springer
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Springer
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Radke
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Radke
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Radke
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Radke
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Radke
McGriff hits a popup off the glove of Coomer, and into shallow left field. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Cairo scores. Butler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sorrento vs. Radke
Sorrento 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
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Springer
Merced bunts towards the mound. Springer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Springer
Coomer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Springer
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Springer
Ochoa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Springer
Steinbach is hit by the pitch. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Gates vs. Springer
Gates takes first base on ball four. Coomer scores. Ochoa moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Springer
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Radke
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merced settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Merced. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Radke
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Difelice for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Springer
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Springer
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Springer
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Coomer vs. Springer
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Radke
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Radke
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Radke
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Radke
Butler hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Springer
Lawton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Springer
Ochoa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Springer
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Springer
Gates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Springer
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. There goes Gates trying to get to third. McCracken throws the ball in to Smith, who tags Gates for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
There goes Nixon. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Lopez
Hocking hits a popup into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Lopez
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Trammell who is chasing the ball. Molitor reaches third base with a triple. Nixon scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Lopez
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Radke
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Radke
Sorrento hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Radke
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Lopez
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lopez
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Lopez
Ochoa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Radke
Difelice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Difelice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Radke
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Difelice moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McCracken vs. Radke
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCracken for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Lopez
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Lopez
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lopez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cairo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Lopez
Hocking takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Lopez
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nixon moves to third. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Merced vs. Lopez
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Radke
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates misplays the ball. That's an error on Gates. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Radke
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gates scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Radke
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sorrento vs. Radke
Sorrento hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Tatis
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Tatis
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Radke
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Radke
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Radke
Ledesma strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1998 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 1 2 1 McCracken Q, cf 4 0 1 0
Hocking D, ss 4 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Molitor P, dh 5 0 3 1 Butler R, lf 4 1 2 0
Merced O, 1b 5 0 1 0 McGriff F, dh 4 0 3 2
Coomer R, 3b 5 2 2 0 Sorrento P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lawton M, lf 4 1 1 0 Smith B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ochoa A, rf 5 2 1 2 Trammell B, rf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 1 2 1 2 Difelice M, c 4 0 1 0
Gates B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 7 36 2 9 2
Minnesota 030 104 000 -- 8
Tampa Bay 002 000 000 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 11
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Springer D (L) 5.1 10 8 5 3 3
Lopez A 2.2 2 0 0 2 2
Tatis R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Smith B, Merced O, Gates B
DP -- Minnesota 1, Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 7
2B -- Coomer R, McGriff F 2, Lawton M, Difelice M
3B -- Molitor P
HR -- Steinbach T, Ochoa A
SB -- Nixon O
HBP -- by Springer D (Steinbach T)
T -- 3:08
A -- 34337
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