Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Nixon cf Womack 2b
2. Gates 3b Martin lf
3. Molitor 1b Kendall c
4. Cordova lf Young 1b
5. Walker 2b Ward cf
6. Ochoa rf Guillen rf
7. Valentin c Ramirez 3b
8. Meares ss Polcovich ss
9. Tewksbury p Schmidt p
TWINS 1ST: Nixon walked; On a bunt Gates made an out to catcher;
Molitor forced Nixon (shortstop to second); Cordova doubled to
center [Molitor scored]; Walker grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Womack tripled to center; Martin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Womack scored]; Young struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
1, Pirates 1.
TWINS 2ND: Ochoa struck out; Valentin struck out; Meares struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 2ND: Ward popped to center; Guillen grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Ramirez singled to right;
Polcovich singled to first [Ramirez to second]; Schmidt was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
TWINS 3RD: Tewksbury struck out; Nixon flied to left; Gates
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Pirates 1.
PIRATES 3RD: Womack grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kendall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
TWINS 4TH: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Cordova
singled to right; Walker flied to left; Cordova was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 4TH: Young grounded out (pitcher to first); Ward flied
to center; Guillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
TWINS 5TH: Ochoa was called out on strikes; Valentin grounded
out (third to first); Meares flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 5TH: Ramirez was called out on strikes; Polcovich was
hit by a pitch; Schmidt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Polcovich to second]; Womack singled to right
[Polcovich scored, Womack to second (on throw)]; Martin grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1,
Pirates 2.
TWINS 6TH: MERCED BATTED FOR TEWKSBURY; Merced doubled to
center; Nixon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Merced
to third]; Gates singled to second [Merced scored]; Molitor
struck out while Gates stole second; Cordova singled to first
[Gates out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 6TH: SERAFINI REPLACED MERCED (PITCHING); Kendall
doubled to left; Young flied into a double play (left to third)
[Kendall out at third]; Ward walked; Guillen flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Pirates 2.
TWINS 7TH: Walker singled to right; Ochoa popped to first;
Valentin reached on an error by Polcovich [Walker to third];
Meares flied to right; LAWTON BATTED FOR SERAFINI; Lawton
singled to center [Walker scored (unearned), Valentin to third];
Nixon forced Lawton (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. Twins 3, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 7TH: TROMBLEY REPLACED LAWTON (PITCHING); Ramirez struck
out; Polcovich singled to center; STRANGE BATTED FOR SCHMIDT;
Strange flied to center; SWINDELL REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING);
Womack flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Pirates
2.
TWINS 8TH: LOAIZA REPLACED STRANGE (PITCHING); Gates struck out;
Molitor struck out; Cordova reached on an error by Polcovich;
Walker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Pirates
2.
PIRATES 8TH: Martin was called out on strikes; Kendall struck
out; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 3, Pirates 2.
TWINS 9TH: Ochoa singled to shortstop; On a bunt Valentin forced
Ochoa (pitcher to shortstop); Meares lined to third; COOMER
BATTED FOR SWINDELL; Coomer forced Valentin (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED COOMER (PITCHING); Ward flied to
center; Guillen flied to center; Ramirez popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Pirates 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 3 8 0 6
Pirates 2 6 2 5
