Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
April 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 1 2 1
Hocking ss 4 0 0 0
Molitor dh 5 0 3 1
Merced 1b 5 0 1 0
Coomer 3b 5 2 2 0
Lawton lf 4 1 1 0
Ochoa rf 5 2 1 2
Steinbach c 1 2 1 2
Gates 2b 3 0 1 1
Radke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 4 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 1 1 0
Butler lf 4 1 2 0
McGriff dh 4 0 3 2
Sorrento 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Trammell rf 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Ledesma ss 4 0 0 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Minnesota 030 104 0008122
Tampa Bay 002 000 000291
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  W (2-1) 9.0 9 2 2 0 11
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
11
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  L (1-1) 5.1 10 8 5 3 3
  Lopez   2.2 2 0 0 2 2
  Tatis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
5
5

  E–Merced (1), Gates (2), Smith (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Tampa Bay 2.  2B–Minnesota Coomer (5,off Springer); Lawton (3,off Springer), Tampa Bay McGriff 2 (5,off Radke 2); Difelice (1,off Radke).  3B–Minnesota Molitor (2,off Lopez).  HR–Minnesota Steinbach (1,2nd inning off Springer 1 on, 2 out); Ochoa (1,6th inning off Springer 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Steinbach (2,by Springer).  SB–Nixon (2,2nd base off Lopez/Difelice).  HBP–Springer (1,Steinbach).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:08.  A–34,337.
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