Final
MIN
BOSCurrent Series
Twins
7
Red Sox
8
Game 1
Final
Twins
12
Red Sox
13
Game 2
Final
Twins
3
Red Sox
2
Game 3
Final
Twins
6
Red Sox
3
Game 4
Final
1998 AL Central
MIN BOS
Indians 
White Sox 
Royals 
Twins 
Tigers | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | |
 Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
 Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
 Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
 Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Boston Red Sox were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Twins, 6 to 3, on August 16, 1998.
Game Info
August 16, 1998
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
B. Gates 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
M. Lawton RF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 |
M. Cordova DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
R. Coomer 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
T. Walker 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
D. Hocking 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Ochoa LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
T. Steinbach C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
P. Meares SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Benjamin 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Valentin 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Vaughn DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
N. Garciaparra SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Stanley 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. O'Leary LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Buford CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
O. Merced PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
D. Sadler 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bragg PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Batting
2B: M. Cordova, B. Gates, M. Lawton
RBI: R. Coomer, M. Cordova, M. Lawton, A. Ochoa
Batting
2B: M. Vaughn
RBI: D. Buford 2, M. Vaughn
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Milton (W) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
M. Trombley | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
E. Guardado | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
H. Carrasco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Aguilera (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Avery (L) | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
C. Reyes | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Swindell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
B. Gates 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
M. Lawton RF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 |
M. Cordova DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
R. Coomer 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
T. Walker 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
D. Hocking 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Ochoa LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
T. Steinbach C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
P. Meares SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Batting
2B: M. Cordova, B. Gates, M. Lawton
RBI: R. Coomer, M. Cordova, M. Lawton, A. Ochoa
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Milton (W) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
M. Trombley | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
E. Guardado | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
H. Carrasco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Aguilera (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Benjamin 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Valentin 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Vaughn DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
N. Garciaparra SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Stanley 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. O'Leary LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Buford CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
O. Merced PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
D. Sadler 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bragg PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Batting
2B: M. Vaughn
RBI: D. Buford 2, M. Vaughn
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Avery (L) | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
C. Reyes | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Swindell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
