Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
May 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 5 2 3 1
Latham rf 5 2 2 1
Lawton lf 6 0 1 1
Ortiz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Coomer ph,1b 3 1 2 2
Merced dh 3 1 0 0
  Ochoa ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Gates 3b 4 1 2 2
Valentin c 5 0 2 1
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Hocking ss 4 1 1 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 8 13 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 3 3 0
Surhoff lf 6 0 3 1
Davis cf,rf 5 1 3 3
Palmeiro 1b 6 0 0 0
Carter rf 4 1 2 0
  Hoiles c 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 0 0 0
Baines dh 6 1 1 1
Webster c 4 0 1 0
  Hammonds ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 5 1 1 1
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 7 14 6
Minnesota 300 001 300 018132
Baltimore 102 201 001 007141
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan   3.1 8 5 4 1 2
  Swindell   2.1 3 1 1 0 3
  Trombley   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Guardado   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera  W (2-2) 3.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
11.0
14
7
6
2
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson   6.0 10 7 7 1 7
  Charlton   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Ponson   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Benitez   1.2 0 0 0 2 4
  Johns  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
8
8
4
14

  E–Hocking (1), Morgan (1), Carter (3).  DP–Baltimore 1.  PB–Webster (2).  2B–Minnesota Walker (11,off Erickson); Lawton (7,off Erickson), Baltimore Alomar (5,off Morgan); Surhoff (9,off Morgan); Carter (6,off Morgan); Davis 2 (5,off Swindell,off Trombley).  3B–Minnesota Valentin (1,off Erickson); Hocking (1,off Erickson).  HR–Minnesota Coomer (5,11th inning off Johns 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Davis (2,3rd inning off Morgan 0 on, 0 out); Bordick (3,4th inning off Morgan 0 on, 0 out); Baines (3,9th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hocking (2,off Ponson).  HBP–Gates (1,by Erickson); Alomar (1,by Morgan).  SF–Davis (1,off Morgan).  IBB–Carter (2,by Trombley).  SB–Walker 2 (2,2nd base off Erickson/Webster,2nd base off Benitez/Hoiles).  HBP–Morgan (2,Alomar); Erickson (2,Gates).  IBB–Trombley (1,Carter).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–4:09.  A–45,237.
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