July 18, 1995 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
KCR 1 CLE 7
CAL 5 MIL 4
OAK 0 TOR 7
@MIN 0 CHW 9
@NYY 4 CHW 11
@NYY 4 SEA 10
DET 6 BAL 4
@TEX 2 PIT 5
@ATL 4
(10) NYM 12
@CHC 3 PHI 7
@COL 5 HOU 13
@LAD 4 MON 5
STL 2 CIN 5
@SDP 1 FLA 12
@SFG 10
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 16,534

Tuesday, July 18, 1995, 12:17
Time of Game: 2:38

Blue Jays

32-42

Won 3

5th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  1   1  0  0   2  1  0    7 14  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: D Cone (9-5), L: K Tapani (4-11)

Twins

24-50

Lost 3

5th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    5   1   1   1    0   3  .287  .790   20    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .240  .703   14    0   0   HR
R Alomar 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .324  .924   20    2   0   2B,SB
J Carter LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .758   24    2   0   
J Olerud 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .746   27    3   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   3   3   2    0   1  .265  .801   16    1   1   HR,2·2B
S Green RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .801   16    9   0   2·2B
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .252  .727   12    0   0   
S Martinez C                  4   0   2   1    0   2  .255  .608   13    7   1   

D Cone P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       40   7  14   7    0   9              162   27   3

BATTING

2B: E Sprague 2 (16, off E Schullstrom, off K Tapani); R Alomar (13, off K Tapani); S Green 2 (13, 2 off K Tapani).

HR: P Molitor (8, off K Tapani; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); E Sprague (12, off K Tapani; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: E Sprague 8; P Molitor 5; S Green 4; A Gonzalez 2; S Martinez 2; R Alomar 2; D White; J Olerud.

RBI: E Sprague 2 (39); S Martinez (5); R Alomar (43); D White (37); S Green (25); P Molitor (34).

2-out RBI: S Martinez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Alomar (14, 3rd base off K Tapani/M Walbeck).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .316  .821   20    2   1   
R Becker CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .567   23    1   1   
K Puckett RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .287  .810   15    2   0   CS
M Cordova LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .841   10    3   0   SB
C Hale DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .711   22    0   0   
D Masteller 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .436   13    9   0   
S Stahoviak 3B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .656    9    0   2   
  S Leius 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .687    1    0   2   
M Walbeck C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .608    9   10   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .791   10    0   5   

K Tapani P                                                               0   0
  E Schullstrom P                                                        0   0
  D Stevens P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    3   7              132   27  11

BATTING

TB: K Puckett 2; M Cordova; M Walbeck.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Becker (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cordova (5, 2nd base off D Cone/S Martinez).

CS: K Puckett (1, 2nd base by D Cone/S Martinez).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, W (9-5)                9     4   0   0    3   7   0   3.21   33  123-74   38·16·20    5·16· 2· 0     83    -     0.68   0.32
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   7   0          33  123-74   38·16·20    5·16· 2· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Tapani, L (4-11)             6    10   6   6    0   7   2   5.10   28  110-72   44·17·11   11· 7· 3· 0     35    -     0.56  -0.18
E Schullstrom                  2     4   1   1    0   1   0   7.08    9   35-20   14· 1· 5    5· 0· 3· 0          2-1    0.10  -0.00
D Stevens                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.17    3   13-10    8· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    0   9   2          40  158-102  66·20·16   16· 9· 6· 0          2-1

K Tapani faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Cone 2 (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 16,534.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D White              CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. P Molitor            DH    2. R Becker             CF 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. K Puckett            RF 
4. J Carter             LF    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. J Olerud             1B    5. C Hale               DH 
6. E Sprague            3B    6. D Masteller          1B 
7. S Green              RF    7. S Stahoviak          3B 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. S Martinez           C     9. P Meares             SS 

   D Cone               P        K Tapani             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  4   16%  67% E Sprague       K Tapani        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Olerud Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  2    8%  76% P Molitor       K Tapani        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  0-3  -2-  1    5%  89% S Green         K Tapani        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Sprague Scores
   b 4   1  4-0  12-  5    4%  85% D Masteller     D Cone          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  1   -4%  60% M Cordova       D Cone          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   46%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   49%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   48%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Cordova       Puckett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   50%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   67%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Olerud Scores
          ---  5   70%  S Green         Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   67%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   64%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, David Cone facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   60%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   63%  C Hale          Strikeout Swinging, Cordova Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  D Masteller     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   70%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   76%  P Molitor       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   79%  R Alomar        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   77%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      77%  J Olerud        Alomar Steals 3B
   O      --3  8   75%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, David Cone facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   71%  M Walbeck       Walk
   O      1--  6   74%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   77%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
          1--      77%  R Becker        Wild Pitch; Walbeck to 2B
   O      -2-  6   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   84%  E Sprague       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  1   89%  S Green         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Sprague Scores
   O      -2-  4   87%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   85%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   84%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  K Puckett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   84%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF
          1--  5   80%  C Hale          Walk; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  5   85%  D Masteller     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  4   88%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   86%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   90%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   91%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Leius replaces Scott Stahoviak playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  5   90%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   89%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  R Becker        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  A Gonzalez      Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--  3   96%  S Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   97%  D White         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores; Martinez to 2B
                  Erik Schullstrom replaces Kevin Tapani pitching
   O      12-  3   97%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez out at Hm/CF-C; White to 3B/Adv on throw
   RO     1-3  4   98%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; White Scores
   O      1--  4   97%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, David Cone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  C Hale          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  D Masteller     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  S Leius         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Erik Schullstrom facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  J Olerud        Lineout: LF
          ---  3   99%  E Sprague       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Sprague to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  S Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sprague Scores; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3  4   99%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, David Cone facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   99%  M Walbeck       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  P Meares        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
          1--  6   99%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Walbeck to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  R Becker        Flyball: RF
          12-      99%  K Puckett       Wild Pitch; Walbeck to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -23  7  100%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dave Stevens facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Stevens replaces Erik Schullstrom pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8  100%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  C Hale          Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  D Masteller     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199507180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation