Final
TEX 7 — MIN 2
4/28/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN199804280
Complete available game record for TEX at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Meares | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alicea | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Molitor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Gonzalez | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Clark | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Ochoa | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wetteland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Patterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Elster | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Milton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Oliver | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Eric Milton | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Danny Patterson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Trombley | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ochoa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Guardado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Meares | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Milton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Alicea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Elster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Oliver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/F89XD | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7/F7LD | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F8LXD | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8LM | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/F7S | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | CS2(1E3) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/F9M | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D8/F89D.1-H | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D8/F78D.2-H | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 7(B)5(2)/FDP/F7D | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7/F78D | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P4 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7/F7M | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L78D | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9M.3-H | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | E1/BG15 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P6MD | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/G34.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P6 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/L7M.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 32(3)/FO/G34S.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/F78M | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7LD | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LXD | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7/L7LM | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G34S | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/L8RD | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 31/G34 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7/F78XD | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | IW | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | S8/F8LS.2-H;1X3(845) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P6 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7LM | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/F7LD.1-H | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LS | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 7–2 |