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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Game Played on Thursday, April 9, 1998 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TOR A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
MIN A    0  3  4    0  0  0    6  0  x  -  13 13  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Fernandez 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       4   2
  Crespo ph,2b                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Green rf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Canseco dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Stanley 1b                    2   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Samuel 1b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cruz cf                       4   0   1   0       0   3       4   0
Fletcher c                    3   0   1   1       0   1       3   1
  Dalesandro c                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Grebeck 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Gonzalez ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Guzman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Escobar p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   2   7   2       1   8      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Fernandez-Stanley.
E: Stanley (1), Gonzalez (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Fernandez (1,off Radke); Fletcher (1,off Radke).
HR: Green (4,6th inning off Radke 0 on 0 out).
SH: Gonzalez (1,off Radke).
Team LOB: 5.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      5   2   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Ochoa rf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lawton lf,cf                  4   2   1   3       1   1       3   0
Molitor dh                    5   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Ortiz 1b                      3   3   2   2       2   0      11   1
Coomer 3b                     4   1   1   1       1   0       1   2
Merced rf                     4   1   3   5       0   0       1   0
  Hocking pr,lf               1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Steinbach c                   4   1   1   1       0   1       5   0
  Valentin c                  1   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Walker 2b                     2   1   1   0       2   0       0   2
  Gates 2b                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Meares ss                     3   0   0   0       2   1       1   5
Radke p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37  13  13  13       9   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ortiz-Meares-Steinbach.
BATTING - 
2B: Ortiz (3,off Guzman); Steinbach (1,off Guzman).
HR: Merced (1,2nd inning off Guzman 2 on 0 out); Lawton (1,7th inning off Escobar
2 on 2 out).
GDP: Steinbach (1,off Guzman).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Walker (1,2nd base by Guzman/Fletcher).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Guzman L(0-2)                 6.1   9  10   9   6   3   1  34
Escobar                       1.2   4   3   3   3   1   1  12
Totals                        8    13  13  12   9   4   2  46
Inherited Runners - Scored: Escobar 1-1.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Radke W(1-1)                  7     6   2   2   1   4   1  27
Trombley                      2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7
Totals                        9     7   2   2   1   8   1  34

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Terry Craft
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 9075
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins          
1. Stewart             lf        Nixon               cf
2. Fernandez           2b        Lawton              lf
3. Green               rf        Molitor             dh
4. Canseco             dh        Ortiz               1b
5. Stanley             1b        Coomer              3b
6. Cruz                cf        Merced              rf
7. Fletcher            c         Steinbach           c
8. Grebeck             3b        Walker              2b
9. Gonzalez            ss        Meares              ss
   Guzman              p         Radke               p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Stewart singled to right; Fernandez doubled to
right [Stewart to third]; Green hit into a double play (first to
shortstop to catcher) [Stewart out at home]; Canseco grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Nixon flied to right; Lawton struck out; Molitor
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Cruz
struck out; Fletcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ortiz reached on an error by Stanley; Coomer walked
[Ortiz to second]; Merced homered to right [Ortiz scored
(unearned), Coomer scored]; Steinbach struck out; Walker walked;
Meares popped to third; Walker was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Grebeck singled to center; Gonzalez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grebeck to second]; Stewart
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grebeck to third]; Fernandez
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Nixon singled to left; Lawton walked [Nixon to
second]; Molitor singled to right [Nixon to third, Lawton to
second]; Ortiz singled to left [Nixon scored, Lawton scored,
Molitor to second]; Coomer singled to right [Molitor scored,
Ortiz to third]; Merced singled to right [Ortiz scored, Coomer
to second]; Steinbach grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Coomer to third, Merced out at second]; Walker
flied to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Green grounded out (third to first); Canseco
flied to left; Stanley walked; Cruz singled to right [Stanley to
third]; Fletcher doubled to right [Stanley scored, Cruz to
third]; Grebeck was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 4TH: Meares struck out; Nixon grounded out (third to
first); Lawton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gonzalez flied to left; Stewart grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Molitor popped to shortstop; Ortiz walked; Coomer
reached on an error by Gonzalez [Ortiz to second]; Merced popped
to left; Steinbach forced Coomer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Green homered to left; Canseco popped to third;
Stanley popped to shortstop; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Walker walked; Meares walked [Walker to second];
Nixon flied to center; Lawton flied to center [Walker to third];
Molitor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fletcher grounded out (second to first); Grebeck
flied to right; Gonzalez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Ortiz doubled to right; Coomer grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Ortiz to third]; Merced singled to right [Ortiz
scored]; HOCKING RAN FOR MERCED; Steinbach doubled to right
[Hocking scored]; ESCOBAR REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Walker
singled to center [Steinbach to third]; Meares flied to center;
Nixon singled to shortstop [Steinbach scored, Walker to second];
Lawton homered to right [Walker scored, Nixon scored]; Molitor
singled to right; Ortiz walked [Molitor to second]; Coomer flied
to right; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: TROMBLEY REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); VALENTIN
REPLACED STEINBACH (PLAYING C ); GATES REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING
2B); HOCKING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LAWTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); OCHOA REPLACED NIXON (PLAYING RF);
Stewart singled to shortstop; CRESPO BATTED FOR FERNANDEZ;
Crespo struck out; Green struck out; Canseco struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

TWINS 8TH: CRESPO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DALESANDRO
REPLACED FLETCHER (PLAYING C ); SAMUEL REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING
1B); Hocking flied to center; Valentin struck out; Gates walked;
Meares walked [Gates to second]; Ochoa grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Samuel popped to first; Cruz struck out;
Dalesandro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2   7   2    5
 Twins           13  13   0    9
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