Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 2 0
Cora 2b 3 2 2 1
Justice lf 4 1 2 5
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 2
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
  Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0
Giles dh 5 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 2 1 0
Branyan 3b 4 0 0 0
  Branson 3b 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 2 3 1
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 1 1 0
Hocking ss 5 0 2 1
Lawton rf 5 1 2 0
Molitor 1b 3 1 1 1
Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0
Coomer 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 1 3 2
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
Latham lf 4 1 2 1
Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Cleveland 230 001 0309110
Minnesota 121 100 0005122
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   3.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Burba  W (15-10) 3.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  L (7-13) 5.1 8 6 6 1 3
  Miller   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Serafini   2.1 2 3 3 1 3
  Carrasco   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
6
7

  E–Walker (13), Steinbach (7).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Vizquel 2 (29,off Tewksbury,off Serafini); M Ramirez (35,off Carrasco), Minnesota Hocking 2 (6,off Nagy,off Jackson); Walker 2 (41,off Nagy,off Burba).  3B–Cleveland Alomar (2,off Tewksbury).  HR–Cleveland Justice (21,1st inning off Tewksbury 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Walker (12,2nd inning off Nagy 0 on, 0 out); Latham (1,4th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Vizquel (12,off Tewksbury).  SF–Justice (9,off Serafini).  SB–Vizquel (37,2nd base off Rodriguez/Steinbach); Lawton (16,2nd base off Nagy/Alomar).  WP–Tewksbury (5).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:08.  A–28,764.
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