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August 21, 1998

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Mike Benjamin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .500 .318
At Bats 4 273
Hits 2 78
• Singles 2 59
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 33

Dan Serafini Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 21, 1998
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Out
Dan Serafini
Javier Valentin
Ron Coomer
Todd Walker
Brent Gates
Pat Meares
Marty Cordova
Alex Ochoa
Matt Lawton
Mike Benjamin
Count: 2-1, 1 Out
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs

Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Varitek strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Corsi now pitching. Ochoa strikes out.
Top 8 Buford hits a popup in front of the plate. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garciaparra moves to second.
Top 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentin scores.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Valentin moves to second.
Top 8 Dan Serafini now pitching. Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Javier Valentin now catching. Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Avery covering, for the out.
Top 7 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Benjamin hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Varitek hits a line drive beyond short. Meares can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Buford moves to second.
Top 7 Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Alex Ochoa now playing center field. O'Leary strikes out.
Bottom 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Lawton moves to third. Cordova moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lawton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gates hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stanley strikes out.
Top 6 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vaughn moves to third.
Top 6 Vaughn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. Benjamin scores.
Top 6 Valentin hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. Benjamin moves to second.
Top 6 Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Walker. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Bottom 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Travis Miller now pitching. O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lawton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gates hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer fields the ball and throws to Ritchie covering. Safe. Benjamin scores. Valentin moves to second.
Top 4 Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lewis hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Benjamin moves to second.
Top 4 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Varitek strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Leary strikes out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Garciaparra. Cordova moves to second.
Top 2 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Vaughn hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valentin takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second.
Top 2 Lewis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Benjamin strikes out.
Top 2 Varitek strikes out.
Top 2 Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 O'Leary takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second.
Top 2 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garciaparra hits a line drive towards first. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lewis strikes out.