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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 3
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1998 (D) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
OAK A 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 1
MIN A 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 x - 10 15 1
BATTING
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henderson lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0
Abbott lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Spiezio 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 1
Voigt rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bournigal 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 3
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hinch c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Christenson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Small p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mathews p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 5 7 24 9
FIELDING -
E: Giambi (4).
BATTING -
HR: Henderson (4,5th inning off Serafini 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Henderson (22,2nd base off Serafini/Valentin); Stairs (4,2nd base off Serafini/Valentin).
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Nixon cf 4 2 4 1 0 0 1 0
Ochoa ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gates 3b 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 3
Molitor dh 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Merced 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 8 0
Shave 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cordova lf 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 0
Walker 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 5
Meares ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Hocking ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lawton rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 0
Serafini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naulty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 9 2 2 27 8
FIELDING -
E: Valentin (4).
BATTING -
2B: Molitor (11,off Candiotti); Gates (3,off Candiotti).
HR: Meares (5,3rd inning off Candiotti 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Candiotti L(4-6) 2.2 8 8 8 2 0 1 18
Telgheder 1.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 10
Small 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
Mohler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Totals 8 15 10 9 2 2 1 42
WP: Telgheder (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Telgheder 1-1; Small 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Serafini W(1-0) 6.2 5 3 3 4 5 1 29
Guardado 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Naulty 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 9 6 3 3 5 7 1 38
Inherited Runners - Scored: Guardado 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia
Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 10820
Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins
1. Henderson lf Nixon cf
2. Spiezio 2b Gates 3b
3. Grieve rf Molitor dh
4. Blowers 3b Merced 1b
5. Giambi 1b Cordova lf
6. Stairs dh Walker 2b
7. Hinch c Meares ss
8. Christenson cf Lawton rf
9. Tejada ss Valentin c
Candiotti p Serafini p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second
[Henderson to third (error by Valentin)]; Spiezio grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson scored]; Grieve grounded out
(second to first); Blowers struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nixon singled to center; Gates singled to center
[Nixon to second]; Molitor doubled to left [Nixon scored, Gates
scored]; Merced grounded out (pitcher to first) [Molitor to
third]; Cordova grounded out (shortstop to first) [Molitor
scored]; Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Giambi struck out; Stairs singled to right; Hinch
popped to second; Stairs stole second; Christenson walked;
Tejada flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins
3.
TWINS 2ND: Meares flied to center; Lawton singled to center;
Valentin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lawton to second];
Nixon singled to center [Lawton scored, Nixon to second (on
throw)]; Gates doubled to left [Nixon scored]; Molitor walked;
Merced flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1,
Twins 5.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Spiezio
singled to center; Grieve flied to left; Blowers singled to
right [Spiezio to second]; Giambi walked [Spiezio to third,
Blowers to second]; Stairs popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5.
TWINS 3RD: Cordova walked; Walker grounded out (second to first)
[Cordova to second]; Meares homered to left [Cordova scored];
Lawton grounded out (first to pitcher); Valentin singled to
left; TELGHEDER REPLACED CANDIOTTI (PITCHING); Nixon singled to
right [Valentin to second]; Gates singled to center [Valentin
scored, Nixon to second]; Molitor forced Gates (third to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Hinch grounded out (third to first); Christenson
grounded out (second to first); Tejada struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8.
TWINS 4TH: Merced flied to left; Cordova grounded out (third to
first); Walker singled to right; Telgheder threw a wild pitch
[Walker to second]; Meares singled to center [Walker scored];
Lawton flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins
9.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson homered to left; Spiezio grounded out
(third to first); Grieve flied to left; Blowers flied to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
TWINS 5TH: Valentin popped to second; Nixon singled to pitcher;
SMALL REPLACED TELGHEDER (PITCHING); Gates popped to center;
Molitor popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2,
Twins 9.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Giambi was called out on strikes; Stairs flied to
center; Hinch singled to left; Christenson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
TWINS 6TH: Merced singled to right; Cordova flied to right;
Walker reached on an error by Giambi [Merced scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Walker to second]; Meares popped to second; Lawton
flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins
10.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Tejada flied to right; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); Spiezio walked; GUARDADO REPLACED SERAFINI
(PITCHING); Grieve walked [Spiezio to second]; Blowers singled
to center [Spiezio scored, Grieve to third]; Giambi struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 10.
TWINS 7TH: MOHLER REPLACED SMALL (PITCHING); BOURNIGAL REPLACED
GRIEVE (PLAYING 2B); ABBOTT REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF);
VOIGT REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING RF); Valentin popped to
shortstop; OCHOA BATTED FOR NIXON; Ochoa grounded out (first
unassisted); Gates singled to center; Molitor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 10.
ATHLETICS 8TH: OCHOA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HOCKING
REPLACED MEARES (PLAYING SS); Stairs flied to left; Hinch popped
to third; Christenson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 10.
TWINS 8TH: MATHEWS REPLACED MOHLER (PITCHING); Merced flied to
left; Cordova struck out; Walker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 10.
ATHLETICS 9TH: NAULTY REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); SHAVE
REPLACED MERCED (PLAYING 1B); Tejada grounded out (second to
first); Abbott was called out on strikes; Voigt popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 3 6 1 8
Twins 10 15 1 8
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