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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 6

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 6

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 28, 1998 (N) at SkyDome

MIN A    0  0  0    0  4  0    2  0  0  -   6  8  1
TOR A    0  0  2    1  1  0    3  0  x  -   7 10  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Meares ss                     5   1   1   0       0   2       1   4
Lawton cf                     4   2   1   0       1   0       1   0
Molitor dh                    4   1   2   4       1   0       0   0
Ortiz 1b                      2   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Gates 3b                    2   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
Cordova lf                    3   0   1   1       1   1       3   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Coomer 3b,1b                  4   1   2   0       0   0       7   0
Steinbach c                   3   0   0   0       1   0       7   0
Ochoa rf                      3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Hawkins p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       34   6   8   6       6   5      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Walker-Meares-Ortiz.
E: Ortiz (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Molitor (24,off Williams).
SH: Gates (3,off Williams).
SF: Cordova (6,off Williams).
IBB: Walker (8,by Williams).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Molitor (7,2nd base off Williams/Fletcher); Ochoa (5,2nd base off Williams/Fletcher).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    3   1   1   1       1   1       1   0
Green rf                      4   3   2   3       0   1       3   0
Canseco dh                    4   1   1   2       0   2       0   0
Delgado 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Cruz cf                       3   1   1   0       1   1       4   0
Fernandez 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Fletcher c                    3   0   0   1       0   1       6   0
Grebeck 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Gonzalez ss                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   4
Williams p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   7  10   7       2   7      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Fernandez (12), Grebeck (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (10,off Hawkins); Fernandez (29,off Hawkins).
3B: Gonzalez (1,off Trombley).
HR: Canseco (37,3rd inning off Hawkins 1 on 2 out); Green 2 (28,5th inning
off Hawkins 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Trombley 1 on 0 out).
SF: Fletcher (7,off Hawkins).
GDP: Stewart (4,off Hawkins).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Stewart (40,2nd base off Hawkins/Steinbach).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hawkins                       6     6   4   2   2   5   2  26
Trombley L(4-4)               0.1   3   3   3   0   1   1   4
Guardado                      1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8    10   7   5   2   7   3  36

Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Williams W(10-8)              7     7   6   5   5   4   0  34
Quantrill                     1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Plesac SV(3)                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     8   6   5   6   5   0  42
IBB: Williams (2,Walker).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Plesac 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Terry Craft
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 26268
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Meares              ss        Stewart             lf
2. Lawton              cf        Green               rf
3. Molitor             dh        Canseco             dh
4. Ortiz               1b        Delgado             1b
5. Cordova             lf        Cruz                cf
6. Walker              2b        Fernandez           3b
7. Coomer              3b        Fletcher            c
8. Steinbach           c         Grebeck             2b
9. Ochoa               rf        Gonzalez            ss
   Hawkins             p         Williams            p

TWINS 1ST: Meares struck out; Lawton popped to catcher; Molitor
walked; Molitor stole second; Ortiz flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Cordova was called out on strikes; Walker flied to
center; Coomer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cruz doubled to right; Fernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cruz to third]; Fletcher lined to left;
Grebeck grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Steinbach walked; Ochoa forced Steinbach (shortstop
unassisted); Ochoa stole second; Meares struck out; Lawton flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gonzalez singled to shortstop; Stewart grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out
at second]; Green reached on an error by Ortiz; Canseco homered
to right (unearned) [Green scored (unearned)]; Delgado flied to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 4TH: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Ortiz struck
out; Cordova singled to center; Walker lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: COOMER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GATES
REPLACED ORTIZ (PLAYING 3B); Cruz walked; Fernandez doubled to
right [Cruz to third]; Fletcher out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Cruz scored]; Grebeck flied to right [Fernandez to third];
Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 5TH: Coomer singled to shortstop; Steinbach grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Coomer to second]; Ochoa walked; Meares
lined to third; Lawton walked [Coomer to third, Ochoa to
second]; Molitor doubled to center [Coomer scored, Ochoa scored,
Lawton scored]; Gates singled to center [Molitor scored];
Cordova flied to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Stewart was called out on strikes; Green homered
to center; Canseco grounded out (shortstop to first); Delgado
singled to left; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 6TH: Walker flied to center; Coomer singled to center;
Steinbach grounded out (third to first) [Coomer to second];
Ochoa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fernandez struck out; Fletcher struck out;
Grebeck grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 4, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 7TH: Meares singled to center; Lawton reached on an error
by Fernandez [Meares to second]; Molitor singled to center
[Meares scored, Lawton to second]; Gates out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lawton to third, Molitor to second];
Cordova lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Lawton scored
(unearned)]; Walker was walked intentionally; Coomer flied to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: TROMBLEY REPLACED HAWKINS (PITCHING); Gonzalez
tripled to left; Stewart singled to shortstop [Gonzalez scored];
Green homered to right [Stewart scored]; Canseco struck out;
GUARDADO REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING); Delgado singled to right;
Cruz was called out on strikes; Fernandez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 7.

TWINS 8TH: QUANTRILL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Steinbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ochoa grounded out (second to
first); Meares grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Fletcher grounded out (first unassisted); Grebeck
flied to left; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 7.

TWINS 9TH: Lawton singled to second [Lawton to second (error by
Grebeck)]; Molitor grounded out (first unassisted) [Lawton to
third]; Gates was called out on strikes; Cordova walked; PLESAC
REPLACED QUANTRILL (PITCHING); Walker forced Cordova (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            6   8   1    9
 Blue Jays        7  10   2    5
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