Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 25, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
  Ochoa rf 0 0 0 0
Gates 3b 4 0 0 0
Molitor dh 3 0 0 0
Ortiz 1b 4 2 2 1
Cordova lf 4 1 2 2
Lawton cf 4 0 2 0
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
Hocking rf,2b 4 0 1 0
Meares ss 4 1 3 1
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 0 0 0
Boggs dh 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 2 0
Trammell lf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento rf 3 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 1 2 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
  McCracken ph 1 0 1 1
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 7 1
Minnesota 000 112 0004101
Tampa Bay 000 000 001171
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (4-2) 7.2 5 0 0 2 8
  Trombley   1.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Aguilera  SV (32) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
12
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  L (11-11) 6.0 8 4 4 0 7
  Yan   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Mecir   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
10

  E–Meares (20), Stocker (11).  DP–Tampa Bay 2.  2B–Minnesota Lawton (33,off Arrojo); Ortiz (17,off Arrojo), Tampa Bay Boggs (21,off Rodriguez); Sorrento (22,off Rodriguez); McGriff (23,off Rodriguez); McCracken (26,off Trombley).  HR–Minnesota Meares (8,5th inning off Arrojo 0 on, 0 out); Ortiz (8,6th inning off Arrojo 0 on, 0 out); Cordova (10,6th inning off Arrojo 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gates (2,by Arrojo).  SB–Lawton (13,2nd base off Mecir/Flaherty).  CS–Hocking (1,2nd base by Arrojo/Flaherty).  HBP–Arrojo (16,Gates).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:35.  A–23,126.
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