Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 6 0 2 0
Walker 2b 4 2 2 0
  Molitor ph 1 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Cordova lf 5 1 1 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Merced 1b 3 0 1 0
  Shave ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Coomer 3b,1b 6 0 0 0
Lawton rf 4 0 1 0
Steinbach c 6 0 0 0
Meares ss 6 0 0 0
Milton p 3 0 2 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Gates ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 48 3 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 6 0 1 0
Martinez lf,rf 6 0 2 0
Kendall c 5 0 1 1
Young 1b 4 0 0 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Loaiza p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 1 2 1
Polcovich ss 2 0 2 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 2
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Martin lf 2 0 0 0
Cordova p 2 0 1 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanford ss 2 1 1 0
Totals 45 4 12 4
Minnesota 000 201 000 0003110
Pittsburgh 000 000 300 0014122
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton   6.1 5 2 2 1 4
  Trombley   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Swindell   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Guardado   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera  L (2-3) 1.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova   7.0 6 3 0 1 7
  Loiselle   1.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Rincon   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Dessens   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Loaiza  W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
11
3
0
5
12

  E–Guillen (3), Cordova (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Minnesota Walker (16,off Cordova), Pittsburgh Polcovich 2 (9,off Milton 2); M Martinez (3,off Swindell).  3B–Pittsburgh Ramirez (1,off Milton).  HR–Pittsburgh Ward (2,7th inning off Trombley 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Merced (1,by Cordova); Lawton (2,by Loiselle).  SB–Lawton (4,2nd base off Dessens/Kendall); Polcovich (3,3rd base off Milton/Steinbach).  WP–Swindell (2).  IBB–Cordova (2,Merced); Loiselle (7,Lawton).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–4:16.  A–19,809.
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