Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 5 0 0 0
  Hocking 2b 0 0 0 0
Gates 3b 5 0 2 2
Molitor dh 4 1 0 0
Cordova lf 4 1 2 0
Coomer 1b 5 0 1 2
Lawton cf 5 1 1 0
Ochoa rf 4 2 2 0
Steinbach c 4 2 3 2
Meares ss 4 0 1 1
Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 0 1 0
Boggs dh 5 1 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 2 1 1 1
Sorrento rf 2 0 0 0
  Trammell ph,rf 2 0 1 0
McCracken lf 4 1 2 1
Cairo 2b 4 0 1 0
DiFelice c 3 0 2 1
Stocker ss 3 0 1 0
  Ledesma ph 1 0 0 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Minnesota 030 200 0027120
Tampa Bay 000 110 0103102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  W (6-9) 5.0 4 2 1 0 2
  Serafini   2.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Guardado   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Carrasco   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera  SV (33) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders  L (4-12) 7.0 10 5 5 1 7
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Aldred   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Mecir   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
10

  E–Smith (10), McGriff (5).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  PB–Steinbach (3).  2B–Minnesota Steinbach (21,off Saunders); Coomer (18,off Mecir), Tampa Bay McGriff (24,off Serafini); Trammell (11,off Carrasco); Difelice (12,off Aguilera).  3B–Minnesota Steinbach (2,off Saunders).  SF–McGriff (4,off Tewksbury); Difelice (2,off Tewksbury).  SB–Walker (16,2nd base off Saunders/Difelice).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:14.  A–23,059.
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