Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 5 3 3 1
Vaughn dh 4 1 3 2
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 0
Stanley 1b 5 1 3 0
Bragg rf 5 0 4 1
Hatteberg c 4 0 0 0
Benjamin 2b 4 0 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 15 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 0 1 0
Gates 3b 3 0 0 0
Molitor dh 4 1 2 0
Ortiz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Coomer ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Lawton rf 3 0 1 0
Walker 2b 4 0 1 1
Steinbach c 4 0 1 0
Ochoa lf 3 0 1 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
Meares ss 4 0 1 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Boston 112 001 0005153
Minnesota 000 000 010190
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (17-4) 6.0 4 0 0 1 4
  Corsi   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Swindell   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Gordon   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  L (10-12) 6.0 12 5 5 1 5
  Tewksbury   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Carrasco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Aguilera   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
2
9

  E–Garciaparra 2 (19), Martinez (4).  DP–Boston 4, Minnesota 1.  2B–Boston Valentin 2 (41,off Radke 2); Stanley (20,off Radke), Minnesota Nixon (6,off Martinez); Coomer (17,off Swindell).  HR–Boston Valentin (16,3rd inning off Radke 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hatteberg (4,by Tewksbury); Lawton (10,by Martinez).  IBB–Vaughn (10,by Radke).  BK–Radke (1).  HBP–Martinez (8,Lawton); Tewksbury (4,Hatteberg).  IBB–Radke (1,Vaughn).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:05.  A–12,686.
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