Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 1 2 1
Meares ss 6 1 2 1
Lawton rf 4 1 2 0
Coomer 3b 5 1 1 0
Merced dh 3 2 1 1
Cordova lf 4 2 3 2
Ortiz 1b 5 1 3 4
Steinbach c 4 1 1 2
Hocking 2b 5 1 2 0
Milton p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 17 11
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
  Giles lf 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 1
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Whiten lf,cf 4 0 2 1
Justice dh 4 1 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 0 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 1 2
Bell 2b 2 1 1 1
  Branson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Minnesota 010 414 10011170
Cleveland 000 001 203681
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  W (5-7) 6.2 4 3 3 0 4
  Trombley   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Swindell   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
1
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (7-6) 4.1 9 6 6 2 4
  Mesa   2.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Plunk   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Shuey   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
4
9

  E–Whiten (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Minnesota Lawton (23,off Nagy); Steinbach (17,off Nagy); Coomer (14,off Nagy); Cordova (14,off Mesa); Ortiz (11,off Mesa); Merced (12,off Mesa); Nixon (3,off Shuey), Cleveland M Ramirez (21,off Milton).  HR–Minnesota Ortiz (6,2nd inning off Nagy 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Bell (7,6th inning off Milton 0 on, 2 out); Fryman (17,9th inning off Swindell 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Nixon (1,off Nagy); Alomar (3,off Swindell).  HBP–Lawton 2 (7,by Nagy,by Mesa).  IBB–Merced (3,by Mesa).  SB–Nixon (19,2nd base off Nagy/Alomar).  HBP–Nagy (4,Lawton); Mesa (3,Lawton).  IBB–Mesa (3,Merced).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:02.  A–43,053.
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