May 14, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 13,483

Tuesday, May 14, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:50

Blue Jays

18-19

Won 3

3rd, 4½ GB

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

W: E Hanson (4-5), L: R Robertson (0-6), S: M Timlin (6)

Twins

16-20

Lost 4

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   3   1    0   1  .265  .688   17    2   0   2B
D Cedeno 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .337  .796   12    1   3   
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .291  .894   28   10   0   
J Carter DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .305  .964   13    0   0   SB
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .275  .937   22    0   1   
J Samuel LF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .271  .842   14    3   0   3B
R Perez RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .797   13    1   0   
C O'Brien C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .314 1.022   22    7   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .781   19    3   7   

E Hanson P                                                               0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    5  11              160   27  11

BATTING

2B: O Nixon (5, off R Robertson).

3B: J Samuel (2, off R Robertson).

TB: J Samuel 4; O Nixon 4; R Perez; C O'Brien.

RBI: C O'Brien (19); J Samuel (5); R Perez (6); O Nixon (8).

2-out RBI: R Perez; O Nixon; J Samuel.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cedeno-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Carter (3, 2nd base off D Naulty/G Myers).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .884   26    0   0   GDP
R Becker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .164  .616   13    3   0   
P Molitor 1B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .354  .874   15    7   1   2B
M Cordova LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .345  .956   12    2   0   
G Myers C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .311  .833   17   11   0   
R Kelly CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .685   10    0   0   
  C Hale PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .474 1.261    3    0   0   2B
  D Hocking PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .444         0   0   
D Hollins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .871   16    1   1   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .789   10    0   1   
  S Stahoviak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .949    1    0   0   
J Reboulet 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .174  .470   14    2   3   

R Robertson P                                                            1   3
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  E Bennett P                                                            0   0
  M Milchin P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2    0   6              137   27   9

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (10, off E Hanson); C Hale (2, off M Timlin).

TB: P Molitor 4; J Reboulet 2; C Hale 2; M Cordova 2; G Myers.

GIDP: C Knoblauch (3).

RBI: M Cordova (23); C Hale (6).

2-out RBI: M Cordova.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

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
E Hanson, W (4-5)              7     6   1   1    0   5   0   5.94   26  111-68   42·12·14   10· 8· 3· 0     66    -     1.01   0.37
T Crabtree, H (4)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.96    3   10-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.07
M Timlin, S (6)                1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.92    6   16-12    8· 3· 1    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.83   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    0   6   0          35  137-87   55·15·17   15· 8· 6· 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
R Robertson, L (0-6)           5.2   5   4   4    2   4   0   6.36   24   95-55   34· 7·14   10· 4· 4· 0     45    -     1.21  -0.03
D Naulty                       2     1   0   0    3   5   0   1.63   10   50-24    8· 4·12    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.40  -0.02
E Bennett                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.64    2    6-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.53   0.03
M Milchin                      0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-7     3· 3· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5  11   0          39  160-89   47·14·28   11· 7· 5· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 13,483.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. O Nixon              CF    1. C Knoblauch          DH 
2. D Cedeno             2B    2. R Becker             RF 
3. C Delgado            1B    3. P Molitor            1B 
4. J Carter             DH    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. G Myers              C  
6. J Samuel             LF    6. R Kelly              CF 
7. R Perez              RF    7. D Hollins            3B 
8. C O'Brien            C     8. P Meares             SS 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. J Reboulet           2B 

   E Hanson             P        R Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-1  1-3  3  -19%  68% C Hale          M Timlin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Cordova Scores; Myers to 3B
   b 9   2  4-2  -23  1   16% 100% S Stahoviak     M Timlin        Lineout: SS
   b 9   1  4-2  -23  3   16%  84% D Hollins       M Timlin        Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  7   14%  69% C O'Brien       R Robertson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Samuel Scores; Perez to 3B
   t 5   2  0-1  1-3  5   11%  73% O Nixon         R Robertson     Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Perez Scores; O'Brien to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  D Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   45%  C Delgado       Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  P Molitor       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  J Carter        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   46%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  J Samuel        Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   41%  M Cordova       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   44%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   48%  R Kelly         Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  4   50%  D Hollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  R Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   44%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   44%  J Reboulet      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  7   50%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  O Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   52%  D Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B; Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   46%  R Becker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   42%  P Molitor       Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   46%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   50%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   55%  E Sprague       Walk
          1--  4   61%  J Samuel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sprague to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  R Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Samuel to 2B
   R      12-  7   69%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive); Samuel Scores; Perez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  5   73%  O Nixon         Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Perez Scores; O'Brien to 3B
   O      -23  1   68%  D Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   72%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  D Hollins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  P Meares        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Robertson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   78%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  7   74%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B; Delgado to 2B
   R      -2-  3   83%  J Samuel        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Delgado Scores
                  Dan Naulty replaces Rich Robertson pitching
   R      --3  2   89%  R Perez         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Samuel Scores
   O      1--  8   88%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Erik Hanson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   84%  J Reboulet      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1-- 10   88%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   91%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   89%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Reboulet to 2B
   R      12-  3   82%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Reboulet Scores; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  G Myers         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Naulty facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   86%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   85%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   85%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   88%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   90%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  P Meares        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Naulty facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   90%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  J Carter        Walk
   O      1--  6   91%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging, Carter Steals 2B
          -2-  4   91%  J Samuel        Walk
          12-  6   92%  R Perez         Walk; Carter to 3B; Samuel to 2B
                  Erik Bennett replaces Dan Naulty pitching
   O      123  4   89%  C O'Brien       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Crabtree facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Erik Hanson pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  J Reboulet      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Erik Bennett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   95%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Mike Milchin replaces Erik Bennett pitching
          ---  1   96%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   95%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   95%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Timlin facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
          ---  1   89%  P Molitor       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  3   94%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cordova to 1B
          1--  5   87%  G Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cordova to 3B
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 6th
   R      1-3  3   68%  C Hale          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Cordova Scores; Myers to 3B
   O      -23  3   84%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 8th; Dennis Hocking pinch runs for Chip Hale batting 6th
   O      -23  1  100%  S Stahoviak     Lineout: SS
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199605140

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation