Minnesota Twins 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 75
Played on Monday, June 22, 1998 (N) at Astrodome
MIN A 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 4 0
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Nixon cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Gates 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Lawton rf 5 0 2 2 0 0 8 0 Cordova lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Merced 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 Steinbach c 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 Walker 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Hocking ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 Milton p 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 Trombley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stahoviak ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Aguilera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 5 10 5 2 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hocking-Merced. BATTING - 2B: Walker (20,off Lima); Lawton 2 (17,off Lima,off Harris); Merced (11,off Lima). HR: Steinbach (4,2nd inning off Lima 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Merced (1,2nd base off Henry/Ausmus); Nixon (15,3rd base off Harris/Ausmus).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Bell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Everett cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Berry 3b 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 Spiers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 2 1 1 3 1 1 7 0 Lima p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 4 3 3 5 27 11 BATTING - HR: Ausmus (3,7th inning off Trombley 2 on 2 out). HBP: Biggio (13,by Trombley). GDP: Bell (8,off Trombley). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Bagwell (10,2nd base off Aguilera/Steinbach).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Milton W(4-6) 6.2 2 2 2 3 4 0 25 Trombley 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 Aguilera SV(15) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 4 3 3 3 5 1 34 HBP: Trombley (2,Biggio). Inherited Runners - Scored: Trombley 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lima L(7-4) 7 8 4 4 0 7 1 30 Henry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Harris 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 5 5 2 8 1 40 WP: Lima (2). Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Bruce Dreckman Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 23168 Starting Lineups: Minnesota Twins Houston Astros 1. Nixon cf Biggio 2b 2. Gates 3b Gutierrez ss 3. Lawton rf Bell rf 4. Cordova lf Bagwell 1b 5. Merced 1b Alou lf 6. Steinbach c Everett cf 7. Walker 2b Berry 3b 8. Hocking ss Ausmus c 9. Milton p Lima p TWINS 1ST: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Gates flied to left; Lawton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez flied to right; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 0. TWINS 2ND: Cordova flied to center; Merced was called out on strikes; Steinbach homered; Walker doubled to center; Hocking struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Alou flied to right; Everett flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 0. TWINS 3RD: Milton struck out; Nixon singled to third; Gates struck out; Lawton doubled to center [Nixon scored]; Cordova struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Berry struck out; Ausmus was called out on strikes; Lima singled to first; Biggio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Astros 0. TWINS 4TH: Merced doubled to center; Steinbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker lined to left; Hocking singled to left [Merced scored, Hocking to second (on throw)]; Milton singled to center [Hocking scored]; Nixon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to shortstop; Bagwell flied to right; Alou flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. TWINS 5TH: Gates grounded out (third to first); Lawton grounded out (first unassisted); Cordova flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Everett flied to right; Berry struck out; Ausmus walked; Lima grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. TWINS 6TH: Merced lined to third; Steinbach was called out on strikes; Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. TWINS 7TH: Hocking grounded out (second to first); Milton struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Nixon singled to shortstop [Milton to second]; Gates forced Nixon (second to shortstop) [Milton to third]; Lawton forced Gates (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Alou flied to right; Everett walked; TROMBLEY REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Berry walked (walk was charged to Milton) [Everett to second]; Ausmus homered [Everett scored, Berry scored]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR LIMA; Phillips struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 3. TWINS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Cordova singled to shortstop; Merced forced Cordova (second to shortstop); Merced stole second; Steinbach grounded out (shortstop to first) [Merced to third]; Walker walked; Hocking flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Biggio was hit by a pitch; Gutierrez flied to right; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Biggio out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 3. TWINS 9TH: HARRIS REPLACED HENRY (PITCHING); STAHOVIAK BATTED FOR TROMBLEY; Stahoviak was called out on strikes; Nixon walked; Gates grounded out (first unassisted) [Nixon to second]; Nixon stole third; Lawton doubled to right [Nixon scored]; Cordova popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED STAHOVIAK (PITCHING); Bagwell singled to shortstop; Alou flied to center; Bagwell stole second; Everett grounded out (second to first) [Bagwell to third]; SPIERS BATTED FOR BERRY; Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Twins 5 10 0 8 Astros 3 4 0 4
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