Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros
June 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1998 at Astrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Houston Astros 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 2 2 0
Gates 3b 5 0 0 0
Lawton rf 5 0 2 2
Cordova lf 5 0 1 0
Merced 1b 4 1 1 0
Steinbach c 4 1 1 1
Walker 2b 3 0 1 0
Hocking ss 4 1 1 1
Milton p 3 0 1 1
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Stahoviak ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 3 1 0 0
Berry 3b 2 1 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 1 1 3
Lima p 2 0 1 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Minnesota 011 200 0015100
Houston 000 000 300340
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  W (4-6) 6.2 2 2 2 3 4
  Trombley   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Aguilera  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  L (7-4) 7.0 8 4 4 0 7
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Harris   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Walker (20,off Lima); Lawton 2 (17,off Lima,off Harris); Merced (11,off Lima).  HR–Minnesota Steinbach (4,2nd inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out), Houston Ausmus (3,7th inning off Trombley 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Biggio (13,by Trombley).  SB–Merced (1,2nd base off Henry/Ausmus); Nixon (15,3rd base off Harris/Ausmus); Bagwell (10,2nd base off Aguilera/Steinbach).  WP–Lima (2).  HBP–Trombley (2,Biggio).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:42.  A–23,168.
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