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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 12, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Minnesota Twins 12, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 12, 1997 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TOR A    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
MIN A    3  3  1    4  1  0    0  0  x  -  12 20  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   1   0       0   3       2   2
Merced rf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Carter 1b                     4   2   3   1       0   0       5   0
Sprague 3b                    4   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Delgado dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Santiago c                    4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Green lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Garcia 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Carpenter p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Flener p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2       1   7      24   5
FIELDING - 
E: Sprague (4).
PB: Santiago (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Carter (6,off Radke); Sprague (19,off Ritchie).
HR: Carter (3,4th inning off Radke 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Nixon (4,2nd base by Radke/Myers).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  5   2   2   0       0   0       0   1
  Meares ss                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Becker cf                     4   1   1   1       2   0       1   0
Molitor dh                    5   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
  Coomer ph,dh                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Myers c                       5   4   4   2       0   0       8   1
Kelly rf                      5   1   3   2       0   1       3   0
  Brede rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lawton lf                     4   1   2   0       1   1       3   0
Colbrunn 1b                   5   2   4   2       0   1       7   2
Walker 3b                     4   0   1   1       0   2       0   1
Hocking ss,2b                 5   0   2   1       0   1       2   2
Radke p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Ritchie p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguilera p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       44  12  20  10       3   7      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Myers 2 (3,off Carpenter,off Flener); Molitor (3,off Carpenter).
SF: Walker (1,off Flener).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carpenter L(0-1)              3     8   7   5   3   5   0  21
Flener                        5    12   5   5   0   2   0  27
Totals                        8    20  12  10   3   7   0  48
WP: Carpenter (1).
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Radke W(3-2)                  7     9   2   2   0   7   1  29
Ritchie                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Aguilera                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    10   2   2   1   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 10830
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins          
1. Nixon               cf        Knoblauch           2b
2. Gonzalez            ss        Becker              cf
3. Merced              rf        Molitor             dh
4. Carter              1b        Myers               c
5. Sprague             3b        Kelly               rf
6. Delgado             dh        Lawton              lf
7. Santiago            c         Colbrunn            1b
8. Green               lf        Walker              3b
9. Garcia              2b        Hocking             ss
   Carpenter           p         Radke               p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Nixon singled to center; Debut game for Chris
Carpenter; Nixon was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Gonzalez struck out; Merced grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch singled to center; Becker walked [Knoblauch
to second]; Molitor struck out; Myers doubled to left [Knoblauch
scored, Becker to third]; Kelly singled to center [Becker
scored, Myers scored]; Lawton walked [Kelly to second];
Carpenter threw a wild pitch [Kelly to third, Lawton to second];
Colbrunn struck out; Walker lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carter doubled; Sprague singled to right [Carter
scored]; Delgado struck out; Santiago popped to catcher; Green
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Hocking was called out on strikes; Knoblauch singled
to center; Becker lined to shortstop; Molitor doubled to left
[Knoblauch scored]; Myers singled to right [Molitor scored];
Kelly singled to right [Myers to third]; Santiago allowed a
passed ball [Myers scored (unearned), Kelly to second]; Lawton
was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); Nixon
grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Colbrunn singled to right; Walker was called out on
strikes; Hocking grounded out (second to first) [Colbrunn to
second]; Knoblauch reached on an error by Sprague [Colbrunn
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Becker walked [Knoblauch to
second]; Molitor forced Becker (shortstop to second); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Merced struck out; Carter homered to left-center;
Sprague flied to right; Delgado popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 4TH: FLENER REPLACED CARPENTER (PITCHING); Myers singled
to center; Kelly singled to left [Myers to second]; Lawton
singled to right [Myers to third, Kelly to second]; Colbrunn
singled to left [Myers scored, Kelly to third, Lawton to
second]; Walker out on a sacrifice fly to left [Kelly scored];
Hocking singled to center [Lawton scored, Colbrunn to second];
Knoblauch flied to right [Colbrunn to third]; Becker singled to
right [Colbrunn scored, Hocking to second]; Molitor forced
Hocking (third unassisted); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Twins 11.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Santiago grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
flied to left; Garcia singled to center; Nixon flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 11.

TWINS 5TH: Myers doubled to right; Kelly struck out; Lawton
popped to first; Colbrunn singled to left [Myers scored]; Walker
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gonzalez singled to center; Merced flied to
right; Carter singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Sprague
flied to left; Delgado grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

TWINS 6TH: Hocking singled to left; Knoblauch flied to left;
Becker forced Hocking (second to shortstop); Molitor popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MEARES REPLACED KNOBLAUCH (PLAYING SS); HOCKING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Santiago struck out; Green
singled to center; Garcia struck out; Nixon singled to left
[Green to second]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

TWINS 7TH: Myers grounded out (second to first); Kelly flied to
left; Lawton singled to right; Colbrunn singled to left [Lawton
to second]; Walker singled to left [Lawton to third, Colbrunn to
second]; Hocking popped to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RITCHIE REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); BREDE REPLACED
KELLY (PLAYING RF); Merced walked; Carter flied to left; Sprague
doubled to left [Merced to third]; Delgado flied to center;
Santiago grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: Meares grounded out (shortstop to first); Becker
flied to right; COOMER BATTED FOR MOLITOR; Coomer flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: COOMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); AGUILERA
REPLACED RITCHIE (PITCHING); Green grounded out (first
unassisted); Garcia lined to shortstop; Nixon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins
12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2  10   1    8
 Twins           12  20   0   12
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