April 2, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
NYY 2 BAL 4
KCR 3 BOS 6
@OAK 3 TBD 7
DET 1 TEX 20
CHW 4 MIN 3
@TOR 2 COL 6
@ARI 4 MIL 8
@ATL 6
(11) CIN 5
SDP 1 CHC 8
@FLA 7 SFG 9
@HOU 2 PIT 4
@MON 3 PHI 6
@NYM 5 STL 8
LAD 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 25,584

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:48

Twins

1-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: E Guardado (1-0), L: K Escobar (0-1), S: R Aguilera (1)

Blue Jays

1-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    8   0   
M Lawton RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   3    0   0  .286 1.089    0    0   0   3B
D Ortiz 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   0   
  A Ochoa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  O Merced 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    2   0   2B,GDP
T Walker 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   1   
  B Gates 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.400    0    1   1   
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .375    0    0   1   2B,GDP
J Valentin C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    5   0   
P Meares SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    3   3   

L Hawkins P                                                              0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (1, off P Hentgen); R Coomer (1, off P Quantrill).

3B: P Molitor (1, off K Escobar).

TB: M Cordova 3; P Molitor 3; R Coomer 2; D Ortiz; O Nixon; J Valentin; P Meares.

GIDP: M Cordova (1); R Coomer (1).

RBI: P Molitor 3 (3).

2-out RBI: P Molitor 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Gates-P Meares-O Merced; L Hawkins-P Meares-D Ortiz.

E: P Meares (1).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Samuel LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    1   0   
  F Crespo LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Fernandez 2B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .700    0    0   4   
S Green RF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .250    0    4   0   SB
J Canseco DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    0   0   2B
M Stanley 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393    0   12   0   
  M Dalesandro PR-1B          0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
D Fletcher C                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   SF,2·GDP
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .400 1.171    0    1   3   
J Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.904    0    2   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    2   5   SB

P Hentgen P                                                              0   1
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   2   3   2    7   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Canseco (1, off L Hawkins).

SF: D Fletcher (1, off L Hawkins).

TB: J Canseco 2; M Stanley; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: D Fletcher 2 (2).

RBI: D Fletcher (1); T Fernandez (1).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fernandez-A Gonzalez-M Stanley; A Gonzalez-M Stanley; E Sprague-M Stanley.

E: T Fernandez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Valentin); S Green (1, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Valentin).

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
L Hawkins                      6.1   2   2   2    5   4   0   2.84   26     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 3· 0     60    -     1.02   0.17
M Trombley                     0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.84  -0.08
E Guardado, W (1-0)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.35   0.04
R Aguilera, S (1)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    2.69   0.37
Totals                         9     3   2   2    7   5   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·14· 4· 0          5-1

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
P Hentgen                      7     4   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   24     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 3· 0     69    -     1.28   0.48
K Escobar, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.2   3   3   3    1   1   0  21.60    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.04  -0.57
D Plesac                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.65   0.05
P Quantrill                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 25,584.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. J Samuel             LF 
2. M Lawton             RF    2. T Fernandez          2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. S Green              RF 
4. D Ortiz              1B    4. J Canseco            DH 
5. M Cordova            LF    5. M Stanley            1B 
6. T Walker             2B    6. D Fletcher           C  
7. R Coomer             3B    7. E Sprague            3B 
8. J Valentin           C     8. J Cruz               CF 
9. P Meares             SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   L Hawkins            P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-0  123      52%  72% P Molitor       K Escobar       Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Meares Scores; Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores
   t 6   1  1-0  1-3     -18%  27% M Lawton        P Hentgen       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 8   1  3-2  1--      16%  82% D Fletcher      R Aguilera      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   1  1-0  12-     -12%  30% R Coomer        P Hentgen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--     -11%  28% J Canseco       L Hawkins       Double to 3B (Line Drive); Green to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      49%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  S Green         Walk
          1--      47%  J Canseco       Green Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--      46%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---      45%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  M Stanley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---      50%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Coomer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  J Valentin      Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---      44%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      44%  A Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      42%  J Samuel        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  S Green         Walk
          1--      28%  J Canseco       Double to 3B (Line Drive); Green to 3B
          -23      26%  M Stanley       Walk
   RO     123      29%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Green Scores
   O      12-      32%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Canseco to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      39%  M Cordova       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-      42%  T Walker        Walk
   OO     12-      30%  R Coomer        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      49%  P Meares        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Valentin to 2B
   O      12-      45%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF; Valentin to 3B
   OO     1-3      27%  M Lawton        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      29%  S Green         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      31%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---      24%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      27%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      22%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---      22%  E Sprague       Walk
          1--      19%  J Cruz          Walk; Sprague to 2B
                  Mike Trombley replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      12-      23%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          12-      21%  J Samuel        Walk; Sprague to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   R      123      11%  T Fernandez     Walk; Sprague Scores; Cruz to 3B; Samuel to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      123      15%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kelvim Escobar facing 7-8-9
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Pat Hentgen pitching; Felipe Crespo replaces Juan Samuel playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      11%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       8%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
          ---      10%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      14%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Meares to 2B
          12-      20%  M Lawton        Walk; Meares to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   RRR    123      72%  P Molitor       Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Meares Scores; Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores
                  Dan Plesac replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching; Alex Ochoa pinch hits for David Ortiz batting 4th
   O      --3      67%  A Ochoa         Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Orlando Merced replaces Alex Ochoa playing 1B batting 4th; Brent Gates replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---      74%  J Canseco       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---      67%  M Stanley       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Mark Dalesandro pinch runs for Mike Stanley batting 5th
   OO     1--      82%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Quantrill facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching; Mark Dalesandro moves to 1B
   O      ---      80%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      78%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199804020

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