Minnesota Twins (3) Detroit Tigers (0)

| 1998

Date of Game: Sunday, September 20, 1998
Stadium: Tiger Stadium

Minnesota Twins (AL)	Detroit Tigers (AL)
Record: 66-89	Record: 61-95
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Attendance: 19,092 Time of Game: 2:45

Game Notes:

Gabe Kapler - 1st career game, 1st career hit, 1st career stolen base

Benj Sampson - 1st career win

Best at-bats

Pat Meares ? in 7th inning (9.97)

Brent Gates ? in 4th inning (9.14)

Otis Nixon 1B in 4th inning (6.8)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota Twins	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	0
Detroit Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

Top Inning 1

Otis Nixon vs Seth Greisinger M 6/L6

3-2 (8 pitches)

Brent Gates vs Seth Greisinger M S7/L7M

2-1 (4 pitches)

Singled

Matt Lawton vs Seth Greisinger M K+CS2(26)/DP

3-2 (6 pitches)

Struck out looking. Brent Gates caught stealing 2b (double play)

Game tied 0-0

Bottom Inning 1

Brian Hunter vs Benj Sampson M K

2-2 (6 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Joe Randa vs Benj Sampson M K

2-2 (5 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Juan Encarnacion vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (5 pitches)

Struck out looking

Game tied 0-0

Top Inning 2

Paul Molitor vs Seth Greisinger M 43/G4

2-1 (4 pitches)

Todd Walker vs Seth Greisinger M S7/G56.BX2(74)

1-1 (3 pitches)

Singled . advancement unknown

Pat Meares vs Seth Greisinger M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out looking

Game tied 0-0

Bottom Inning 2

Tony Clark vs Benj Sampson M S4/G4M

0-2 (3 pitches)

Singled

Damion Easley vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out looking

Gabe Kapler vs Benj Sampson M 8/F8RM

1-1 (3 pitches)

Jason Wood vs Benj Sampson M W.1-2

3-0 (4 pitches)

Walked. Tony Clark advanced to 2b

Deivi Cruz vs Benj Sampson M 13/G15S

2-2 (7 pitches)

Game tied 0-0

Top Inning 3

Doug Mientkiewicz vs Seth Greisinger M 7/F7M

1-0 (2 pitches)

A.J. Pierzynski vs Seth Greisinger M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Chris Latham vs Seth Greisinger M 6/L6

3-2 (9 pitches)

Game tied 0-0

Bottom Inning 3

Joe Siddall vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Brian Hunter vs Benj Sampson M 9/F9M

3-2 (8 pitches)

Joe Randa vs Benj Sampson M K

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Game tied 0-0

Top Inning 4

Otis Nixon vs Seth Greisinger M S1/G15.B-3(E1/TH)

2-2 (5 pitches)

Singled (Groundball) to . advancement unknown on error by

Brent Gates vs Seth Greisinger M 8/SF/F8LM.3-H(UR)

2-2 (6 pitches)

unknown. Otis Nixon scored

Matt Lawton vs Seth Greisinger M K

1-2 (5 pitches)

Struck out looking

Paul Molitor vs Seth Greisinger M 63/G56

0-2 (3 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Bottom Inning 4

Juan Encarnacion vs Benj Sampson M W

3-2 (10 pitches)

Walked

Tony Clark vs Benj Sampson M 64(1)3/GDP/G56

0-1 (2 pitches)

Grounded into double-play to

Damion Easley vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (6 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Top Inning 5

Todd Walker vs Seth Greisinger M 43/G4

0-2 (4 pitches)

Pat Meares vs Seth Greisinger M 2/P2RF

1-0 (2 pitches)

Doug Mientkiewicz vs Seth Greisinger M 3/G3

2-0 (3 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Bottom Inning 5

Gabe Kapler vs Benj Sampson M S8/P8LS

2-0 (3 pitches)

Singled

Gabe Kapler stole second base

Jason Wood vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Deivi Cruz vs Benj Sampson M 7/F7D

2-2 (6 pitches)

Joe Siddall vs Benj Sampson M K

1-2 (4 pitches)

Struck out looking

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Top Inning 6

A.J. Pierzynski vs Seth Greisinger M 7/F7M

1-1 (3 pitches)

Chris Latham vs Seth Greisinger M 13/BG15

1-0 (2 pitches)

Otis Nixon vs Seth Greisinger M 9/F89S

0-1 (2 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Bottom Inning 6

Brian Hunter vs Benj Sampson M 53/G5

1-2 (5 pitches)

Joe Randa vs Benj Sampson M S8/L8LS

0-0 (1 pitches)

Singled

Juan Encarnacion vs Benj Sampson M 9/F9S

1-2 (5 pitches)

Joe Randa stole second base

Tony Clark vs Benj Sampson M W

3-2 (6 pitches)

Walked

Damion Easley vs Benj Sampson M W.2-3;1-2

3-1 (5 pitches)

Walked. Joe Randa advanced to 3b, Tony Clark advanced to 2b

Gabe Kapler vs Benj Sampson M 8/F8LM

2-0 (3 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 1-0

Top Inning 7

Brent Gates vs Seth Greisinger M K

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Matt Lawton vs Seth Greisinger M 8/F8RD

1-1 (3 pitches)

Paul Molitor vs Seth Greisinger M W

3-2 (7 pitches)

Walked

Todd Walker vs Seth Greisinger M S8/L8RS.1-3(E8)

0-2 (3 pitches)

Singled . Paul Molitor advanced to 3b on error by

Wild pitch by Seth Greisinger

Paul Molitor scored, Todd Walker advanced to 2b

Pat Meares vs Seth Greisinger M IW

3-1 (5 pitches)

Intentional Walk

Doug Mientkiewicz vs Seth Greisinger M 43/G4

0-0 (1 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 2-0

Bottom Inning 7

Jason Wood vs Travis Baptist M 53/G56

3-2 (6 pitches)

Deivi Cruz vs Travis Baptist M 2/P2RF

1-0 (2 pitches)

Geronimo Berroa vs Travis Baptist M 43/G4

2-2 (5 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 2-0

Top Inning 8

A.J. Pierzynski vs Matt Anderson M K

2-2 (7 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Chris Latham vs Matt Anderson M W

3-2 (6 pitches)

Walked

Chris Latham caught stealing 2b

Otis Nixon vs Matt Anderson M S5/G56

2-2 (5 pitches)

Singled

Brent Gates vs Matt Anderson M 7/L7D

1-1 (3 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 2-0

Bottom Inning 8

Brian Hunter vs Travis Baptist M K

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Joe Randa vs Travis Baptist M S8/L8LS

0-0 (1 pitches)

Singled

Juan Encarnacion vs Travis Baptist M 31/G34S.1-2

0-0 (1 pitches)

. Joe Randa advanced to 2b

Tony Clark vs Eddie Guardado M 8/F8LM

0-0 (1 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 2-0

Top Inning 9

Matt Lawton vs Todd Jones M K

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Paul Molitor vs Todd Jones M 43/G4

0-0 (1 pitches)

Denny Hocking vs Todd Jones M HR/F9D

1-0 (2 pitches)

Homered

Pat Meares vs Todd Jones M 7/L7M

0-0 (1 pitches)

Minnesota Twins lead Detroit Tigers 3-0

Bottom Inning 9

Damion Easley vs Rick Aguilera M 8/F8LD

0-0 (1 pitches)

Gabe Kapler vs Rick Aguilera M 6/P56

0-0 (1 pitches)

Robert Fick vs Rick Aguilera M K+WP.B-1

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging. advancement unknown

Frank Catalanotto vs Rick Aguilera M K

0-2 (3 pitches)

Struck out swinging

Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 3-0

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