Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros
June 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Houston Astros 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 3 0 1 0
  Stahoviak rf 1 0 0 0
Lawton rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Cordova lf 3 0 2 0
  Ochoa lf 1 0 0 0
Merced 1b 4 0 0 0
Coomer 3b 3 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Meares ss 3 0 0 0
  Naulty p 0 0 0 0
Valentin c 3 0 1 0
Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Serafini p 1 0 0 0
  Gates ph 1 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Hocking ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 2 3 2
  Berry 3b 1 0 0 0
Spiers 3b,2b 4 0 2 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 2 3
  Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 1 0 0
Everett cf 4 1 3 2
Eusebio c 4 1 1 0
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds p 3 1 1 0
  Nitkowski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 8
Minnesota 000 000 000050
Houston 322 200 00x9130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  L (4-9) 1.2 8 5 5 0 0
  Serafini   2.1 4 4 4 3 2
  Guardado   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Naulty   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (8-5) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6
  Nitkowski   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Cordova (10,off Reynolds); Lawton (18,off Nitkowski), Houston Bagwell (15,off Tewksbury); Everett (18,off Tewksbury); Biggio (24,off Serafini).  SB–Everett (8,3rd base off Serafini/Valentin); Eusebio (1,2nd base off Serafini/Valentin).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:49.  A–27,157.
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