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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 3

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Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 3

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Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1998 (D) at Fenway Park

MIN A    2  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  6  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      3   2   1   0       2   0       1   0
Gates 3b                      4   2   2   0       1   2       1   3
Lawton rf                     5   0   4   1       0   0       4   0
Cordova dh                    5   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Coomer 1b                     5   0   1   1       0   1       9   0
Walker 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
  Hocking 2b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Ochoa lf                      4   0   0   1       1   0       3   0
Steinbach c                   5   0   3   0       0   1       7   0
Meares ss                     4   1   1   0       0   1       0   3
Milton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguilera p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   4       5   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Meares-Walker-Coomer.
E: Ochoa (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Cordova (17,off Avery); Gates (11,off Avery); Lawton (31,off Avery).
HBP: Walker (2,by Avery).
GDP: Lawton (9,off Avery); Cordova (12,off Reyes).
IBB: Walker (7,by Reyes).
Team LOB: 11.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lewis rf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Benjamin 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Valentin 3b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Vaughn dh                     4   1   2   1       0   2       0   0
Garciaparra ss                3   0   0   0       1   0       2   4
Stanley 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2      10   0
O'Leary lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Buford cf                     3   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Merced ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Varitek c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Sadler 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       4   5
  Bragg ph,rf                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Avery p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Reyes p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Swindell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3       2   6      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Sadler-Garciaparra-Stanley, Garciaparra-Sadler-Stanley.
BATTING - 
2B: Vaughn (25,off Guardado).
GDP: Lewis (9,off Milton).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milton W(7-9)                 6     3   2   2   2   4   0  22
Trombley                      1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7
Guardado                      0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Carrasco                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Aguilera SV(30)               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   3   3   2   6   0  34
Milton faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Trombley 3-2; Guardado 1-1; Carrasco 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Avery L(8-5)                  3     9   6   6   3   1   0  21
Reyes                         4     3   0   0   1   2   0  15
Swindell                      2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8
Totals                        9    13   6   6   5   5   0  44
Avery faced 3 batters in the 4th inning
WP: Avery (6).
HBP: Avery (4,Walker).
IBB: Reyes (2,Walker).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reyes 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Terry Craft
Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 30893
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox           
1. Nixon               cf        Lewis               rf
2. Gates               3b        Valentin            3b
3. Lawton              rf        Vaughn              dh
4. Cordova             dh        Garciaparra         ss
5. Coomer              1b        Stanley             1b
6. Walker              2b        O'Leary             lf
7. Ochoa               lf        Buford              cf
8. Steinbach           c         Varitek             c
9. Meares              ss        Sadler              2b
   Milton              p         Avery               p

TWINS 1ST: Nixon popped to third; On a bunt Gates singled to
catcher; Lawton singled to shortstop [Gates to second]; Cordova
forced Lawton (second to shortstop) [Gates to third]; Coomer
singled to second [Gates scored, Cordova to second]; Walker was
hit by a pitch [Cordova to third, Coomer to second]; Ochoa
walked [Cordova scored, Coomer to third, Walker to second];
Steinbach forced Ochoa (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Lewis walked; Valentin flied to center; Vaughn
struck out; Garciaparra lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Meares singled to right; Nixon walked [Meares to
second]; Gates walked [Meares to third, Nixon to second]; Lawton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Meares scored (no RBI), Nixon to third, Gates out at second];
Cordova doubled to right [Nixon scored]; Coomer flied to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Stanley struck out; O'Leary flied to right; Buford
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Walker grounded out (first unassisted); Ochoa
grounded out (pitcher to first); Steinbach singled to center;
Meares struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Varitek struck out; Sadler grounded out (third to
first); Lewis popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Nixon singled to center; Gates doubled to left [Nixon
to third]; Avery threw a wild pitch [Nixon scored, Gates to
third]; Lawton doubled to right [Gates scored]; REYES REPLACED
AVERY (PITCHING); Cordova grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Lawton to third]; Coomer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Walker was walked intentionally; Ochoa flied to right; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Valentin popped to second; Vaughn was called out on
strikes; Garciaparra flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Steinbach singled to center; Meares popped to second;
Nixon flied to left; Gates struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Leary
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Lawton singled to center; Cordova grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lawton out at
second]; Coomer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Varitek singled to center; Sadler lined to left;
Lewis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Varitek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox
0.

TWINS 7TH: Walker grounded out (second to first); Ochoa grounded
out (second to first); Steinbach singled to left; Meares
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Valentin singled to left [Valentin to second (error
by Ochoa)]; Vaughn singled to center [Valentin to third];
Garciaparra walked [Vaughn to second]; TROMBLEY REPLACED MILTON
(PITCHING); Stanley struck out; O'Leary popped to first; Buford
singled to center [Valentin scored, Vaughn scored, Garciaparra
to third]; Varitek flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
6, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: SWINDELL REPLACED REYES (PITCHING); Nixon walked;
Gates was called out on strikes; Lawton singled to left [Nixon
to third]; Cordova reached on a fielder's choice [Lawton to
second, Nixon out at home (third to catcher)]; Coomer forced
Cordova (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: BRAGG BATTED FOR SADLER; Bragg singled to center;
Lewis flied to left; Valentin grounded out (third to first)
[Bragg to second]; GUARDADO REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING); Vaughn
doubled to left [Bragg scored]; CARRASCO REPLACED GUARDADO
(PITCHING); Garciaparra grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: BRAGG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BENJAMIN REPLACED
LEWIS (PLAYING 2B); Walker grounded out (second to first); Ochoa
grounded out (first unassisted); Steinbach struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Stanley
flied to right; HOCKING REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING 2B); O'Leary
grounded out (second to first); MERCED BATTED FOR BUFORD; Merced
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            6  13   1   11
 Red Sox          3   6   0    4
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