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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 23, 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 23, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 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 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 27,157 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Frank Pulli |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Bob Tewksbury | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Dave Clark | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 23, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Reynolds
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Reynolds
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Reynolds
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Reynolds
Merced 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
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Tewksbury
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Tewksbury
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Tewksbury
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Coomer, and into shallow left field. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Tewksbury
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Tewksbury
Everett hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Everett reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Tewksbury
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Reynolds
Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Reynolds
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Reynolds
Meares 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
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Tewksbury
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Tewksbury
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Tewksbury
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Tewksbury
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds scores. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merced settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Tewksbury
Bagwell hits a popup beyond second. Walker can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Reynolds
Valentin 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, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Serafini vs. Reynolds
Serafini strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Reynolds
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Serafini
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Serafini
Eusebio hits a line drive beyond first. Merced can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. Serafini
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Serafini
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Serafini
Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Everett scores. Eusebio scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Serafini
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Serafini
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Reynolds
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Reynolds
Cordova hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Biggio, and into shallow right field. Cordova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Reynolds
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Reynolds
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Serafini
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Serafini
Clark takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Serafini
Everett hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bagwell scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Eusebio vs. Serafini
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clark scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar 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
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Reynolds
Bill Spiers now playing second base. Sean Berry now playing third base.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Reynolds
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Reynolds
Valentin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Eusebio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Reynolds
Brent Gates pinch hits for Dan Serafini.
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Guardado
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Guardado
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Reynolds
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Reynolds
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Reynolds
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Reynolds
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guardado
Matt Lawton now playing center field. Scott Stahoviak now playing right field. Alex Ochoa now playing left field.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Guardado
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Guardado
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Reynolds
J.R. Phillips now playing first base.
Coomer hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Reynolds
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Reynolds
Meares hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Eusebio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing shortstop.
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Naulty
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Naulty
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching.
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Nitkowski
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Nitkowski
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nitkowski vs. Naulty
Nitkowski strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Naulty
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Naulty
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Naulty
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Nitkowski
Lawton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Nitkowski
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Nitkowski
Merced hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Nitkowski
Coomer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Nitkowski
Walker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1998 -- Minnesota at Houston (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 3 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 3 2 3 2
Stahoviak S, rf 1 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 1 0 0 0
Lawton M, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Spiers B, 3b-2b 4 0 2 1
Cordova M, lf 3 0 2 0 Bell D, rf 5 1 1 0
Ochoa A, lf 1 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 2 2 3
Merced O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Coomer R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Clark D, lf 3 1 0 0
Walker T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 4 1 3 2
Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 1 1 0
Naulty D, p 0 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 4 0 0 0
Valentin J, c 3 0 1 0 Reynolds S, p 3 1 1 0
Tewksbury B, p 0 0 0 0 Nitkowski C, p 1 0 0 0
Serafini D, p 1 0 0 0
Gates B, ph 1 0 0 0
Guardado E, p 0 0 0 0
Hocking D, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 35 9 13 8
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 322 200 00x -- 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (L) 1.2 8 5 5 0 0
Serafini D 2.1 4 4 4 3 2
Guardado E 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Naulty D 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (W) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6
Nitkowski C 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Houston 6
2B -- Bagwell J, Everett C, Biggio C, Cordova M, Lawton M
SB -- Eusebio T, Everett C
T -- 2:49
A -- 27157
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