Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
April 13, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 12, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 7 1 2 0
Lawton rf 8 3 4 3
Molitor dh 7 0 3 1
Ortiz 1b 6 2 3 3
Cordova lf 6 0 0 0
Walker 2b 7 1 1 2
Coomer 3b 7 1 3 1
Steinbach c 4 1 4 0
  Ochoa pr 0 1 0 0
  Valentin c 2 0 0 0
Meares ss 4 1 2 1
  Hocking ss 2 1 0 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 60 12 22 11
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 7 1 3 4
Martinez rf 7 0 2 0
Butler lf 7 2 2 1
McGriff 1b 6 1 2 3
Sorrento dh 7 1 2 1
Smith 3b 7 3 4 1
Flaherty c 3 1 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 1 1
  DiFelice c 1 0 1 0
Stocker ss 3 2 1 0
Cairo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boggs ph 1 0 1 2
  Ledesma pr,2b 1 2 0 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 13 19 13
Minnesota 204 100 302 000 0012220
Tampa Bay 001 005 501 000 0113191
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   5.2 8 5 5 2 3
  Rodriguez   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Swindell   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Carrasco   0.1 1 3 3 1 0
  Guardado   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Trombley  L (0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
13.0
19
13
13
4
8
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo   2.2 9 6 6 0 1
  Carlson   3.1 4 1 1 3 2
  Tatis   0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Lopez   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Mecir   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Yan  W (2-0) 5.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
14.0
22
12
12
4
7

  E–Hernandez (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Minnesota Meares (6,off Carlson); Steinbach (2,off Tatis), Tampa Bay Martinez (1,off Hawkins); Boggs (4,off Rodriguez); McCracken (4,off Guardado); Walton (1,off Aguilera).  HR–Minnesota Ortiz (2,1st inning off Arrojo 1 on, 2 out); Walker (1,3rd inning off Arrojo 1 on, 2 out); Lawton (2,4th inning off Carlson 0 on, 1 out); Coomer (2,7th inning off Tatis 0 on, 1 out), Tampa Bay Butler (3,6th inning off Hawkins 0 on, 0 out); Sorrento (1,6th inning off Hawkins 0 on, 1 out); McGriff (2,7th inning off Swindell 1 on, 0 out); Smith (1,14th inning off Trombley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hocking (1,off Hernandez); Stocker (1,off Trombley).  IBB–Ortiz (1,by Hernandez).  SF–McGriff (1,off Hawkins).  HBP–Stocker (1,by Carrasco).  SB–Lawton (1,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty); Nixon (1,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty).  CS–Nixon (1,2nd base by Carlson/Flaherty).  WP–Trombley (2).  HBP–Carrasco (1,Stocker).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Ortiz).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–4:54.  A–31,969.
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