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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 5

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Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 5

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Game Played on Wednesday, May 27, 1998 (D) at The Ballpark in Arlington

MIN A    1  3  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
TEX A    0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Meares ss                     5   0   1   1       0   0       3   1
Walker 2b                     4   2   4   2       0   0       2   2
Molitor dh                    3   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Merced 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       4   1
Coomer 3b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Lawton cf                     4   2   1   0       0   0       5   0
Ochoa rf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Steinbach c                   4   1   3   1       0   1       6   0
Hocking lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Milton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Swindell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguilera p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   6  11   5       1   5      27   5
BATTING - 
2B: Ochoa (8,off Burkett); Steinbach (10,off Patterson).
3B: Walker (1,off Burkett).
HR: Walker (4,7th inning off Hernandez 0 on 2 out).
SF: Molitor (3,off Burkett).
GDP: Molitor (12,off Burkett).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Steinbach (1,2nd base by Burkett/Rodriguez).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodwin cf                    5   2   2   0       0   1       1   0
McLemore 2b                   3   1   0   0       2   0       4   7
Greer lf                      5   1   3   3       0   1       3   1
Gonzalez rf                   5   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Clark 1b                      5   0   2   1       0   0      11   2
Rodriguez c                   4   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Simms dh                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Alicea ph,dh                2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Elster ss                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cedeno ss                   4   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Tatis 3b                      3   1   1   0       1   1       0   4
Burkett p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bailes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Patterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   5  11   5       3   6      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tatis-McLemore-Clark.
E: Rodriguez (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Clark (8,off Milton); Gonzalez (18,off Aguilera).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milton                        4.2   7   5   5   2   4   0  23
Trombley W(2-2)               2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8
Swindell                      1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6
Aguilera SV(9)                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   5   5   3   6   0  41
Inherited Runners - Scored: Trombley 2-0; Swindell 1-0.
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Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Burkett                       5.2   9   5   4   1   3   0  25
Hernandez L(1-1)              1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5
Bailes                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Patterson                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   6   5   1   5   1  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ed Hickox
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 32657
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers            
1. Meares              ss        Goodwin             cf
2. Walker              2b        McLemore            2b
3. Molitor             dh        Greer               lf
4. Merced              1b        Gonzalez            rf
5. Coomer              3b        Clark               1b
6. Lawton              cf        Rodriguez           c
7. Ochoa               rf        Simms               dh
8. Steinbach           c         Elster              ss
9. Hocking             lf        Tatis               3b
   Milton              p         Burkett             p

TWINS 1ST: Meares popped to center; Walker tripled to center;
Molitor out on a sacrifice fly to left [Walker scored]; Merced
flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
McLemore made an out to first; Greer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Coomer struck out; On a bunt Lawton singled to third;
Ochoa singled to shortstop [Lawton to third]; Steinbach singled
to right [Lawton scored, Ochoa to third]; Hocking struck out;
Meares singled to third [Ochoa scored, Steinbach to third];
Walker singled to center [Steinbach scored, Meares to third];
Molitor grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Gonzalez flied to center; Clark flied to center;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: CEDENO REPLACED ELSTER (PLAYING SS); Merced popped to
shortstop; Coomer lined to first; Lawton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Simms popped to second; Cedeno lined to shortstop;
Tatis singled to left; Goodwin singled to shortstop [Tatis to
second]; McLemore walked [Tatis to third, Goodwin to second];
Greer singled to right [Tatis scored, Goodwin scored, McLemore
to second]; Gonzalez flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ochoa grounded out (third to first); Steinbach
singled to right; Steinbach was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop to first to second); Hocking grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Clark flied to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Simms flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Meares popped to second; Walker singled to right;
Molitor grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Walker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 5TH: Cedeno struck out; Tatis struck out; Goodwin
singled to center; McLemore walked [Goodwin to second]; Greer
singled to first [Goodwin scored, McLemore to third]; Gonzalez
singled to center [McLemore scored, Greer to third]; Clark
doubled to right [Greer scored, Gonzalez to third]; TROMBLEY
REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 5.

TWINS 6TH: Merced struck out; Coomer walked; Lawton forced
Coomer (second to shortstop); Ochoa doubled to left [Lawton
scored (error by Rodriguez; assists by Greer and McLemore)
(unearned) (no RBI), Ochoa to third (on throw to home)];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURKETT (PITCHING); Steinbach struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: ALICEA BATTED FOR SIMMS; Alicea popped to
shortstop; Cedeno struck out; Tatis walked; Goodwin forced Tatis
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 5.

TWINS 7TH: ALICEA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hocking popped to
first; Meares popped to second; Walker homered to right; Molitor
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: McLemore grounded out (first to pitcher); Greer
singled to center; Gonzalez flied to center; SWINDELL REPLACED
TROMBLEY (PITCHING); Clark singled to left [Greer to second];
Rodriguez forced Clark (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 5.

TWINS 8TH: BAILES REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Merced struck
out; Coomer lined to left; Lawton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Alicea singled to center; On a bunt Cedeno made an
out to third; Tatis flied to right; Goodwin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 5.

TWINS 9TH: PATTERSON REPLACED BAILES (PITCHING); Ochoa grounded
out (second to first); Steinbach doubled to third; Hocking
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Steinbach to third]; Meares
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED SWINDELL (PITCHING); McLemore
lined to left; Greer lined to left; Gonzalez doubled to right;
Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 6, Rangers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            6  11   0    4
 Rangers          5  11   1    9
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