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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Game Played on Thursday, April 2, 1998 (N) at SkyDome

MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  8  1
TOR A    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  3  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       8   0
Lawton rf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Molitor dh                    4   0   1   3       0   0       0   0
Ortiz 1b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Ochoa ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Merced 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cordova lf                    4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Walker 2b                     2   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
  Gates 2b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Coomer 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Valentin c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Meares ss                     3   1   1   0       0   0       3   3
Hawkins p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguilera p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       2   2      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hawkins-Meares-Ortiz, Gates-Meares-Merced.
E: Meares (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Cordova (1,off Hentgen); Coomer (1,off Quantrill).
3B: Molitor (1,off Escobar).
GDP: Cordova (1,off Hentgen); Coomer (1,off Hentgen).
Team LOB: 5.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Samuel lf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
  Crespo lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fernandez 2b                  3   0   0   1       1   0       0   4
Green rf                      2   1   0   0       2   1       4   0
Canseco dh                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Stanley 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   1      12   0
  Dalesandro pr,1b            0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Fletcher c                    3   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Sprague 3b                    3   1   0   0       1   0       1   3
Cruz cf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   5
Hentgen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Escobar p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   2   3   2       7   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gonzalez-Stanley, Fernandez-Gonzalez-Stanley, Sprague-Stanley.
E: Fernandez (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Canseco (1,off Hawkins).
SF: Fletcher (1,off Hawkins).
GDP: Fletcher 2 (2,off Hawkins,off Aguilera).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Green (1,2nd base off Hawkins/Valentin); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Hawkins/Valentin).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hawkins                       6.1   2   2   2   5   4   0  26
Trombley                      0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3
Guardado W(1-0)               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Aguilera SV(1)                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     3   2   2   7   5   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Trombley 2-1; Guardado 3-0.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hentgen                       7     4   0   0   1   1   0  24
Escobar L(0-1)                0.2   3   3   3   1   1   0   6
Plesac                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Quantrill                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   2   2   0  35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Plesac 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Drew Coble
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 25584
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Nixon               cf        Samuel              lf
2. Lawton              rf        Fernandez           2b
3. Molitor             dh        Green               rf
4. Ortiz               1b        Canseco             dh
5. Cordova             lf        Stanley             1b
6. Walker              2b        Fletcher            c
7. Coomer              3b        Sprague             3b
8. Valentin            c         Cruz                cf
9. Meares              ss        Gonzalez            ss
   Hawkins             p         Hentgen             p

TWINS 1ST: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Lawton
grounded out (second to first); Molitor flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Samuel struck out; Fernandez flied to center;
Green walked; Green stole second; Canseco struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ortiz singled to center; Cordova grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Ortiz out at second]; Walker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Stanley reached on an error by Meares; Fletcher
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Stanley out at second]; Sprague flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Coomer grounded out (first unassisted); Valentin
flied to left; Meares grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Gonzalez singled to second;
Gonzalez stole second; Samuel flied to left; Fernandez flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Nixon flied to center; Lawton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Green walked; Canseco doubled to third [Green to
third]; Stanley walked; Fletcher out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Green scored]; Sprague forced Stanley (third to second)
[Canseco to third]; Cruz flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ortiz flied to right; Cordova doubled to center;
Walker walked; Coomer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Walker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gonzalez flied to right; Samuel grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fernandez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 6TH: Valentin singled to center; Meares reached on an
error by Fernandez [Valentin to second]; Nixon flied to center
[Valentin to third]; Lawton lined into a double play (third to
first) [Meares out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Green lined to shortstop; Canseco flied to
center; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue
Jays 1.

TWINS 7TH: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Ortiz
grounded out (first unassisted); Cordova singled to center;
Walker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fletcher flied to center; Sprague walked; Cruz
walked [Sprague to second]; TROMBLEY REPLACED HAWKINS
(PITCHING); Gonzalez flied to right; Samuel walked [Sprague to
third, Cruz to second]; Fernandez walked [Sprague scored, Cruz
to third, Samuel to second]; GUARDADO REPLACED TROMBLEY
(PITCHING); Green struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 8TH: ESCOBAR REPLACED HENTGEN (PITCHING); CRESPO REPLACED
SAMUEL (PLAYING LF); Coomer flied to right; Valentin struck out;
Meares singled to left; Nixon singled to shortstop [Meares to
second]; Lawton walked [Meares to third, Nixon to second];
Molitor tripled to left [Meares scored, Nixon scored, Lawton
scored]; PLESAC REPLACED ESCOBAR (PITCHING); OCHOA BATTED FOR
ORTIZ; Ochoa lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: AGUILERA REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); MERCED
REPLACED OCHOA (PLAYING 1B); GATES REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING 2B);
Canseco popped to second; Stanley singled to first; DALESANDRO
RAN FOR STANLEY; Fletcher grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dalesandro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 9TH: QUANTRILL REPLACED PLESAC (PITCHING); DALESANDRO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cordova grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gates grounded out (first unassisted); Coomer doubled to
right; Valentin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Sprague flied to center; Cruz flied to center;
Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue
Jays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            3   8   1    5
 Blue Jays        2   3   1    7
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