August 12, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
OAK 0 TEX 12
@BOS 2 CHW 8
ANA 5 CLE 7
DET 4 KCR 6
@NYY 4 MIL 5
@SEA 3 TOR 9
MIN 1 PIT 5
@ATL 2 PHI 5
@COL 0 HOU 13
FLA 2 CHC 4
@LAD 2 SDP 6
MON 4 SFG 7
CIN 3 STL 5
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 33,108

Tuesday, August 12, 1997, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:38

Twins

51-67

Lost 4

4th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Blue Jays       0  1  4   3  0  0   0  1  X    9 11  1

W: R Clemens (18-4), L: S Bowers (0-2)

Blue Jays

57-60

Won 2

3rd, 17½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .843   12    1   1   SB
M Lawton RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .254  .760   19    1   0   GDP
P Molitor DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .792   10    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .734   12    4   1   
  D Miller C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
S Stahoviak 1B                4   0   0   0    0   4  .249  .761   18    6   1   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .246  .736   17    2   0   
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .756    8    1   3   2B
R Becker CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .761   19    7   0   
D Hocking SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .678   17    0   0   

S Bowers P                                                               1   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1    1  13              136   24   6

BATTING

2B: R Coomer (18, off R Clemens).

TB: R Coomer 3; M Lawton 2; C Knoblauch 2; D Hocking; M Cordova.

GIDP: M Lawton (4).

RBI: M Lawton (38).

2-out RBI: M Lawton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (45, 2nd base off R Clemens/C O'Brien).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .647    3    0   0   
  J Brumfield CF              4   2   2   3    0   0  .219  .585   14    2   0   HR,2B
M Duncan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .241  .566   18    2   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .262  .841    9    0   0   HR
J Carter DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .711   13    0   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .885   19    6   1   2B
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .230  .690   15    1   2   
S Green RF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .279  .842   17    1   0   HR
C O'Brien C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .653   11   13   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .718   13    1   2   2B

R Clemens P                                                              1   3
Totals                       35   9  11   8    2   5              132   27   8

BATTING

2B: C O'Brien (11, off G Swindell); J Brumfield (5, off G Swindell); J Carter (20, off S Bowers); A Gonzalez (22, off T Miller); C Delgado (24, off S Bowers).

HR: J Brumfield (2, off S Bowers; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); J Cruz (16, off G Swindell; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Green (15, off S Bowers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Brumfield 6; J Cruz 5; S Green 4; A Gonzalez 3; C O'Brien 2; C Delgado 2; J Carter 2; M Duncan.

RBI: J Brumfield 3 (16); J Cruz 2 (42); S Green (39); A Gonzalez (34); C Delgado (67).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2; A Gonzalez; S Green.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Delgado-A Gonzalez-C Delgado; R Clemens-C Delgado.

E: E Sprague (14).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bowers, L (0-2)              2.2   6   5   5    1   0   2   7.56   15   52-30   23· 3· 4    4· 6· 4· 0     25    -     0.81  -0.33
G Swindell                     1.1   3   3   3    0   2   1   3.66    7   25-20   12· 3· 5    1· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.30  -0.06
M Trombley                     2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.43    6   25-17    9· 4· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
T Miller                       2     2   1   1    1   0   0   8.82    9   27-16   13· 1· 2    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    2   5   3          37  129-83   57·11·15    8·14· 8· 0          1-0

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (18-4)            9     8   1   1    1  13   0   1.66   35  131-88   51·13·24    9· 6· 6· 0     79    -     0.45   0.12
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1  13   0          35  131-88   51·13·24    9· 6· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Bowers (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 33,108.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. M Lawton             RF    2. M Duncan             2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. T Steinbach          C     4. J Carter             DH 
5. S Stahoviak          1B    5. C Delgado            1B 
6. M Cordova            LF    6. E Sprague            3B 
7. R Coomer             3B    7. S Green              RF 
8. R Becker             CF    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. D Hocking            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   S Bowers             P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  5   16%  76% J Brumfield     S Bowers        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  ---  1   11%  62% S Green         S Bowers        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   2  1-0  -2-  6  -10%  53% M Lawton        R Clemens       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    7%  54% M Lawton        R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
   b 3   1  1-3  1--  1    6%  82% J Carter        S Bowers        Double to LF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   54%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  4   55%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
          ---  8   55%  M Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Duncan to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
                  Jacob Brumfield replaces Otis Nixon playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  6   52%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  M Cordova       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Bowers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2   51%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   62%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   61%  C O'Brien       Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   63%  R Becker        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   65%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   64%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      63%  M Lawton        Knoblauch Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   53%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores
   O      1--  1   56%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Bowers facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   60%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  5   76%  J Brumfield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  6   74%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   76%  J Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   82%  J Carter        Double to LF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B
   R      -23      86%  C Delgado       Wild Pitch; Cruz Scores; Carter to 3B
   R      --3  4   90%  " "             Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   O      -2-  3   88%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
                  Greg Swindell replaces Shane Bowers pitching
   O      -2-  6   87%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   89%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   89%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   87%  R Coomer        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Cordova to 2B
   O      12-  7   91%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   93%  C O'Brien       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   91%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  5   95%  J Brumfield     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); O'Brien Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -2-  1   98%  J Cruz          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brumfield Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  J Carter        Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   97%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   97%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   98%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Trombley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   98%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   99%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Trombley facing 8-9-1
                  Damian Miller replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 4th
   O      ---  3   99%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   99%  R Becker        Walk
   OO     1--  5  100%  D Hocking       Line Drive Double Play: P (P's Left); Becker out at 1B/P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Travis Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Travis Miller replaces Mike Trombley pitching
          ---  1  100%  M Duncan        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6  100%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4  100%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3  100%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Travis Miller facing 6-7-8
          ---  5  100%  E Sprague       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  S Green         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Sprague to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  C O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1  100%  A Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Sprague Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  R Coomer        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6  100%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199708120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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