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Retrosheet Boxscore: Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10, Minnesota Twins 3

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10, Minnesota Twins 3

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Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1998 (D) at Tropicana Field

MIN A    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
TB  A    2  2  2    0  0  3    1  0  x  -  10 16  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Meares ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Lawton cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Molitor dh                    4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Ortiz 1b                      2   1   0   0       2   1       4   0
Cordova lf                    4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
Coomer 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Ochoa rf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Valentin c                    3   1   0   0       1   1       7   0
Milton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ritchie p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baptist p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   5   1       3   3      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Walker-Meares-Ortiz, Meares-Walker-Ortiz.
PB: Valentin 2 (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Molitor (23,off Santana); Cordova (19,off Santana).
GDP: Valentin (7,off Santana).
Team LOB: 6.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Winn cf                       5   2   2   1       0   1       3   0
McCracken lf                  5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Smith 3b                      4   2   1   1       1   1       1   3
McGriff 1b                    3   2   1   1       2   1      14   0
Trammell dh                   5   1   3   1       0   1       0   0
Ledesma ss                    4   0   3   3       0   1       1   8
Kelly rf                      4   0   0   0       1   2       3   0
Flaherty c                    4   1   2   2       0   1       3   0
Cairo 2b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   4
Santana p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       38  10  16  10       4   8      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cairo-Ledesma-McGriff.
E: Smith (11), Santana (1).
BATTING - 
2B: McCracken 2 (28,off Milton 2); Trammell 2 (13,off Milton 2); Cairo (21,off
Milton); Ledesma (11,off Baptist).
HR: Flaherty (3,7th inning off Guardado 0 on 0 out).
SF: Ledesma (1,off Milton).
GDP: Flaherty (7,off Ritchie); Trammell (4,off Baptist).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cairo (12,3rd base off Milton/Valentin); Winn (22,2nd base off Milton/Valentin).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milton L(7-11)                2.1   7   6   6   2   2   0  16
Ritchie                       3.1   5   3   3   1   5   0  16
Carrasco                      0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2
Guardado                      1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5
Baptist                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8    16  10  10   4   8   1  43
WP: Ritchie (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ritchie 2-1; Carrasco 3-2.
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Santana W(5-2)                9     5   3   0   3   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 23314
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Tampa Bay Devil Rays     
1. Meares              ss        Winn                cf
2. Lawton              cf        McCracken           lf
3. Molitor             dh        Smith               3b
4. Ortiz               1b        McGriff             1b
5. Cordova             lf        Trammell            dh
6. Walker              2b        Ledesma             ss
7. Coomer              3b        Kelly               rf
8. Ochoa               rf        Flaherty            c
9. Valentin            c         Cairo               2b
   Milton              p         Santana             p

TWINS 1ST: Meares grounded out (shortstop to first); Lawton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Molitor doubled to right; Ortiz
reached on an error by Santana [Molitor scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Ortiz to second]; Cordova doubled to left [Ortiz scored
(unearned)]; Walker lined to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Devil Rays 0.

DEVIL RAYS 1ST: Winn flied to left; McCracken doubled to right;
Valentin allowed a passed ball [McCracken to third]; Smith
singled to left [McCracken scored]; McGriff flied to left;
Trammell doubled to center [Smith scored]; Ledesma struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Devil Rays 2.

TWINS 2ND: Coomer flied to right; Ochoa singled to center;
Valentin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Ochoa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Devil Rays 2.

DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Kelly popped to third; Flaherty struck out;
Cairo doubled to left; Cairo stole third; Winn singled to center
[Cairo scored]; Winn stole second; McCracken doubled to left
[Winn scored]; Smith popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 2, Devil Rays 4.

TWINS 3RD: Meares grounded out (shortstop to first); Lawton
flied to left; Molitor lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 2, Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 3RD: McGriff walked; Trammell doubled to left
[McGriff to third]; Ledesma out on a sacrifice fly to center
[McGriff scored]; Kelly walked; RITCHIE REPLACED MILTON
(PITCHING); Flaherty singled to center [Trammell scored, Kelly
to second]; Cairo lined to center; Valentin allowed a passed
ball [Kelly to third, Flaherty to second]; Winn struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Devil Rays 6.

TWINS 4TH: Ortiz walked; Cordova forced Ortiz (third to second);
Walker grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Cordova to
second]; Coomer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Devil Rays 6.

DEVIL RAYS 4TH: McCracken flied to center; Smith struck out;
McGriff was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Devil Rays 6.

TWINS 5TH: Ochoa grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentin
walked; Meares grounded out (shortstop to first) [Valentin to
second]; Lawton singled to shortstop [Valentin to third];
Molitor reached on an error by Smith [Valentin scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Lawton to second]; Ortiz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 6.

DEVIL RAYS 5TH: Trammell singled to left; Ledesma singled to
right [Trammell to second]; Kelly struck out; Flaherty grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ledesma out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 6.

TWINS 6TH: Cordova grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
flied to center; Coomer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 3, Devil Rays 6.

DEVIL RAYS 6TH: Cairo grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Winn singled to catcher; McCracken flied to left; Smith walked
[Winn to second]; McGriff singled to left [Winn scored, Smith to
second]; Trammell struck out but Smith advanced to third and
McGriff advanced to second and Trammell advanced to first on a
wild pitch; CARRASCO REPLACED RITCHIE (PITCHING); Ledesma
singled to center [Smith scored, McGriff scored, Trammell to
third]; Kelly struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Devil
Rays 9.

TWINS 7TH: Ochoa grounded out (third to first); Valentin struck
out; Meares grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Devil Rays 9.

DEVIL RAYS 7TH: GUARDADO REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Flaherty
homered to left; Cairo singled to right; Winn popped to third;
McCracken lined to shortstop; Smith forced Cairo (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 10.

TWINS 8TH: Lawton flied to right; Molitor was called out on
strikes; Ortiz walked; Cordova popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 10.

DEVIL RAYS 8TH: BAPTIST REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); McGriff
walked; Trammell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McGriff out at second]; Ledesma doubled to
left; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 10.

TWINS 9TH: Walker grounded out (second to first); Coomer
grounded out (second to first); Ochoa singled to right; Valentin
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Devil Rays 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            3   5   0    6
 Devil Rays      10  16   2    9
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