Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
June 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 2 1 1
  Abbott lf 1 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 1 1 1
  Voigt rf 1 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
  Bournigal 2b 0 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 2 1
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Hinch c 4 0 1 0
Christenson cf 3 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 2 4 1
  Ochoa ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Gates 3b 5 1 4 2
Molitor dh 4 1 1 2
Merced 1b 5 1 1 0
  Shave 1b 0 0 0 0
Cordova lf 4 1 0 1
Walker 2b 5 1 1 0
Meares ss 4 1 2 3
  Hocking ss 0 0 0 0
Lawton rf 4 1 1 0
Valentin c 4 1 1 0
Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Naulty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 9
Oakland 100 010 100361
Minnesota 323 101 00x10151
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (4-6) 2.2 8 8 8 2 0
  Telgheder   1.2 5 1 1 0 0
  Small   1.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Mohler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
10
9
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini  W (1-0) 6.2 5 3 3 4 5
  Guardado   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Naulty   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
7

  E–Giambi (4), Valentin (4).  2B–Minnesota Molitor (11,off Candiotti); Gates (3,off Candiotti).  HR–Oakland Henderson (4,5th inning off Serafini 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Meares (5,3rd inning off Candiotti 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Henderson (22,2nd base off Serafini/Valentin); Stairs (4,2nd base off Serafini/Valentin).  WP–Telgheder (2).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:57.  A–10,820.
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