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April 13, 1998

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Bottom 14 R H E
Twins 12 22 0
Devil Rays 12 18 1
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Twins 12 22 0
Devil Rays 13 19 1

Bob Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .389
OBP .500 .476
At Bats 6 18
Hits 3 7
• Singles 3 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Mike Trombley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Tropicana Field - April 13, 1998
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Home Run
Mike Trombley
Javier Valentin
David Ortiz
Todd Walker
Ron Coomer
Denny Hocking
Marty Cordova
Otis Nixon
Matt Lawton
Bob Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 12 22 0 11
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13 19 1 8
Winning Pitcher Esteban Yan
Losing Pitcher Mike Trombley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Smith
Attendance 31,969
Time of Game 4 hours 54 minutes
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Count: 1-0, 0 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 14 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 14 Nixon bunts in front of the plate. Difelice fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 14 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Yan covering, for the out.
Bottom 13 Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Walker hits a line drive into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Trombley covering, for the out. Difelice moves to third. Ledesma moves to second.
Bottom 12 Ledesma takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 12 Stocker bunts towards the mound. Trombley fields it and throws to first for the out. Difelice moves to second.
Bottom 12 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 12 Cordova strikes out.
Top 12 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 11 There's a wild pitch. Sorrento moves to second.
Bottom 11 Sorrento hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 McGriff strikes out.
Bottom 11 Mike Trombley now pitching. Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Yan covering, for the out.
Top 11 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Top 11 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Yan covering, for the out.
Bottom 10 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 10 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Ledesma hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Valentin strikes out.
Top 10 Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Esteban Yan now pitching. Mike Difelice now catching. Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Stocker strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jerome Walton pinch hits for John Flaherty. Walton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Walton reaches second base with a double. Nixon throws the ball in to Ortiz who tags Walton trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rick Aguilera now pitching. Javier Valentin now catching. Sorrento hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 Ortiz is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Molitor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ochoa scores. Hocking scores. Nixon moves to third. Lawton moves to second.
Top 9 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it and throws to home to get Coomer. Ochoa moves to third. Hocking moves to second.
Top 9 Alex Ochoa pinch runs for Terry Steinbach. Hocking bunts towards the mound. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Coomer moves to third. Ochoa moves to second.
Top 9 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coomer moves to second.
Top 9 Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Coomer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Butler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Cordova strikes out.
Top 8 Jim Mecir now pitching. Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Eddie Guardado now pitching. McCracken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. McCracken reaches second base with a double. Cordova throws the ball in to Hocking who tags McCracken trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores. Stocker scores. Ledesma goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Ledesma takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Stocker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stocker is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McGriff hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Denny Hocking now playing shortstop. Butler hits a popup beyond third. Coomer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meares scores. There goes Nixon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 7 Lawton hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to second.
Top 7 Albie Lopez now pitching. Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach scores.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Steinbach reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Coomer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Ramon Tatis now pitching. Aaron Ledesma now playing second base. Walker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Greg Swindell now pitching. Martinez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron Ledesma pinch runs for Wade Boggs. McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ledesma scores. McCracken moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frankie Rodriguez now pitching. Wade Boggs pinch hits for Miguel Cairo. Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Flaherty scores. Stocker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Stocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flaherty moves to third.
Bottom 6 Flaherty takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sorrento hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Butler hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Cordova strikes out.
Top 6 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molitor for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCracken hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Meares reaches second base with a double. Steinbach moves to third.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Coomer hits a line drive into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Flaherty hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlson covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cordova takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second.
Top 4 Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lawton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 There goes Nixon. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Stocker applying the tag.
Top 4 Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrento for the out.
Bottom 3 McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Martinez reaches second base with a double. McCracken moves to third.
Bottom 3 McCracken hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Meares strikes out.
Top 3 Dan Carlson now pitching. Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Coomer moves to second.
Top 3 Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Walker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Cordova strikes out.
Top 3 Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton scores.
Top 3 Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken throws the ball in to Stocker who relays the ball to Cairo who tags Molitor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Nixon scores. Lawton moves to third.
Top 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nixon moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Nixon. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Nixon steals second.
Top 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Walker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Stocker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Flaherty strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 1 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler moves to second.
Bottom 1 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a line drive beyond short. Meares can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 1 McCracken strikes out.
Top 1 Cordova hits a line drive into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Lawton. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Lawton steals second.
Top 1 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrojo fields it and throws to first for the out.