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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 Tuesday, April 7, 1998 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TOR A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  3  1
MIN A    4  3  2    0  2  0    0  1  x  -  12 11  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Fernandez 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Grebeck 2b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Green rf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Canseco dh                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stanley 1b                    3   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
Cruz cf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Sprague 3b                    1   0   0   1       1   0       1   0
Fletcher c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
  Dalesandro c                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gonzalez ss                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Clemens p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Person p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Risley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   3   2       1   3      24   4
FIELDING - 
E: Gonzalez (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Stanley (2,off Tewksbury).
HR: Green (2,9th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out).
SF: Sprague (1,off Tewksbury).
Team LOB: 2.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lawton cf                     4   2   1   1       1   0       2   0
Gates 3b                      4   1   0   1       1   2       0   4
Molitor dh                    1   0   1   3       2   0       0   0
  Coomer ph,dh                1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Ortiz 1b                      5   1   3   3       0   1       9   2
Cordova lf                    3   1   1   2       1   0       3   0
  Ochoa rf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   0   1       0   0       1   1
Steinbach c                   4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
  Valentin c                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Meares ss                     4   3   3   0       0   0       0   4
Hocking rf,lf                 2   2   0   0       2   0       4   0
Tewksbury p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34  12  11  11       7   5      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Meares 2 (3,off Person,off Risley); Lawton (2,off Person); Ortiz 2 (2,off
Risley,off Plesac); Coomer (2,off Plesac).
3B: Cordova (1,off Person).
SF: Walker (2,off Person); Molitor (1,off Person).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Clemens L(1-1)                0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2
Person                        2.2   7   7   7   4   1   0  19
Risley                        4.1   2   2   0   1   3   0  17
Plesac                        1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8    11  12  10   7   5   0  43
Clemens faced 1 batter in the 1st inning
WP: Risley (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Person 2-2; Risley 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tewksbury W(1-1)              7     2   1   1   0   3   0  23
Carrasco                      1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Rodriguez                     1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Totals                        9     3   2   2   1   3   1  31
WP: Tewksbury (1).
Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 8421
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins          
1. Stewart             lf        Lawton              cf
2. Fernandez           2b        Gates               3b
3. Green               rf        Molitor             dh
4. Canseco             dh        Ortiz               1b
5. Stanley             1b        Cordova             lf
6. Cruz                cf        Walker              2b
7. Sprague             3b        Steinbach           c
8. Fletcher            c         Meares              ss
9. Gonzalez            ss        Hocking             rf
   Clemens             p         Tewksbury           p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fernandez singled to left; Green struck out; Canseco lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Lawton walked; PERSON REPLACED CLEMENS (PITCHING);
Gates walked (walk was charged to Clemens) [Lawton to second];
Molitor walked [Lawton to third, Gates to second]; Ortiz forced
Molitor (second to shortstop) [Lawton scored, Gates to third];
Cordova tripled to third [Gates scored, Ortiz scored]; Walker
out on a sacrifice fly to left [Cordova scored]; Steinbach lined
to left; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Stanley doubled to center; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Tewksbury threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third];
Sprague out on a sacrifice fly to left [Stanley scored];
Fletcher struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Meares doubled to left; Hocking walked; Lawton
doubled [Meares scored, Hocking to third]; Gates grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Hocking scored, Lawton to third]; Molitor
out on a sacrifice fly to left [Lawton scored]; Ortiz singled to
center; Cordova walked [Ortiz to second]; Walker popped to
third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Stewart
lined to center; Fernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 3RD: Steinbach singled to catcher; Meares singled to right
[Steinbach to second]; Hocking walked [Steinbach to third,
Meares to second]; Lawton popped to second; Gates was called out
on strikes; Molitor singled to second [Steinbach scored, Meares
scored, Hocking to second]; RISLEY REPLACED PERSON (PITCHING);
Ortiz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Canseco
flied to left; Stanley flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

TWINS 4TH: Cordova lined to right; Walker popped to shortstop;
Steinbach grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cruz flied to right; Sprague flied to right;
Fletcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

TWINS 5TH: Meares doubled to left; Hocking reached on an error
by Gonzalez [Meares to third]; Lawton flied to center; Gates
struck out; Molitor walked while Meares advanced to home on a
wild pitch [Hocking to second]; Ortiz doubled to left [Hocking
scored (unearned), Molitor to third]; Cordova flied to right; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: HOCKING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OCHOA
REPLACED CORDOVA (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez grounded out (third to
first); Stewart grounded out (first to pitcher); Fernandez flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

TWINS 6TH: Walker flied to left; Steinbach struck out; Meares
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Twins 11.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Canseco
popped to catcher; Stanley flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

TWINS 7TH: GREBECK REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PLAYING 2B); Hocking
lined to right; Lawton flied to center; Gates grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins
11.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CARRASCO REPLACED TEWKSBURY (PITCHING); VALENTIN
REPLACED STEINBACH (PLAYING C ); Cruz flied to center; Sprague
walked; Fletcher flied to left; Gonzalez forced Sprague (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

TWINS 8TH: COOMER BATTED FOR MOLITOR; PLESAC REPLACED RISLEY
(PITCHING); DALESANDRO REPLACED FLETCHER (PLAYING C ); Coomer
doubled to left; Ortiz doubled to center [Coomer scored]; Ochoa
flied to left; Walker grounded out (first unassisted) [Ortiz to
third]; Valentin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Stewart
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grebeck grounded out (shortstop
to first); Green homered to center; Canseco grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2   3   1    2
 Twins           12  11   0    7
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