May 12, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 16
CHW 8 MIL 9
SEA 8 MIN 12
TOR 2 BAL 5
@OAK 1 TEX 4
CLE 2 FLA 11
HOU 4 COL 9
@PHI 2 ATL 10
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 10,830

Monday, May 12, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:45

Blue Jays

19-16

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  1
Twins           3  3  1   4  1  0   0  0  X   12 20  0

W: B Radke (3-2), L: C Carpenter (0-1)

Twins

15-23

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .594   13    2   0   CS
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .248  .675   22    2   2   
O Merced RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .725   14    3   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .255  .689    7    5   0   HR,2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .265  .863   10    1   0   2B
C Delgado DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .875   13    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .552   14    7   0   
S Green LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .807   10    3   0   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .191  .497   19    1   3   

C Carpenter P                                                            0   0
  H Flener P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2    1   7              122   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Carter (6, off B Radke); E Sprague (19, off T Ritchie).

HR: J Carter (3, off B Radke; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Carter 7; E Sprague 3; O Nixon 2; C Garcia; A Gonzalez; S Green.

RBI: J Carter (14); E Sprague (18).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: B Santiago (1).

E: E Sprague (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Nixon (4, 2nd base by B Radke/G Myers).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   2   2   0    0   0  .261  .823   22    0   1   
  P Meares SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .777    1    1   1   
R Becker CF                   4   1   1   1    2   0  .225  .606   21    1   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .649   21    0   0   2B
  R Coomer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .762    5    0   0   
G Myers C                     5   4   4   2    0   0  .276  .656   15    8   1   2·2B
R Kelly RF                    5   1   3   2    0   1  .309  .795   12    3   0   
  B Brede RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .700         0   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .277  .836   21    3   0   
G Colbrunn 1B                 5   2   4   2    0   1  .289  .761   21    7   2   
T Walker 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .220  .595   13    0   1   SF
D Hocking SS-2B               5   0   2   1    0   1  .286  .745   15    2   2   

B Radke P                                                                2   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       44  12  20  10    3   7              167   27   8

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (3, off C Carpenter); G Myers 2 (3, off C Carpenter, off H Flener).

SF: T Walker (1, off H Flener).

TB: G Myers 6; G Colbrunn 4; R Kelly 3; M Lawton 2; D Hocking 2; P Molitor 2; C Knoblauch 2; T Walker; R Becker.

RBI: G Myers 2 (5); R Kelly 2 (14); G Colbrunn 2 (14); R Becker (12); D Hocking (10); P Molitor (15); T Walker (5).

2-out RBI: P Molitor; G Colbrunn; G Myers; R Becker.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 9 for 20.

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
C Carpenter, L (0-1)           3     8   7   5    3   5   0  15.00   21   78-51   30· 6·15    6· 0· 7· 0     21    -     0.74  -0.39
H Flener                       5    12   5   5    0   2   0   9.53   27   83-54   32· 5·17    9·10· 6· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.05
Totals                         8    20  12  10    3   7   0          48  161-105  62·11·32   15·10·13· 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
B Radke, W (3-2)               7     9   2   2    0   7   1   5.10   29   97-66   44· 9·13    8·10· 4· 0     58    -     0.39   0.06
T Ritchie                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.34    5   15-8     7· 1· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
R Aguilera                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.46    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   7   1          37  121-81   56·11·14   11·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Carpenter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 10,830.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. O Nixon              CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. R Becker             CF 
3. O Merced             RF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J Carter             1B    4. G Myers              C  
5. E Sprague            3B    5. R Kelly              RF 
6. C Delgado            DH    6. M Lawton             LF 
7. B Santiago           C     7. G Colbrunn           1B 
8. S Green              LF    8. T Walker             3B 
9. C Garcia             2B    9. D Hocking            SS 

   C Carpenter          P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  4   13%  71% G Myers         C Carpenter     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B
   b 1   1  0-1  -23  1    8%  80% R Kelly         C Carpenter     Single to CF (Line Drive); Becker Scores; Myers Scores
   b 2   2  1-3  1--  6    8%  80% P Molitor       C Carpenter     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  -2-  4   -6%  65% E Sprague       B Radke         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Carter Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1    6%  52% A Gonzalez      B Radke         Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  A Gonzalez      Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   64%  R Becker        Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  4   71%  G Myers         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B
   RR     -23  1   80%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive); Becker Scores; Myers Scores
          1--  8   82%  M Lawton        Walk; Kelly to 2B
          12-      84%  G Colbrunn      Wild Pitch; Kelly to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   O      -23  4   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   77%  T Walker        Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   72%  J Carter        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   65%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Carter Scores
   O      1--  3   69%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   72%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  2   74%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   72%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   74%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   72%  R Becker        Lineout: SS
   R      1--  6   80%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores
   R      -2-  1   86%  G Myers         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molitor Scores
          1--  3   87%  R Kelly         Single to RF (Line Drive); Myers to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  M Lawton        Passed Ball; Myers Scores/unER; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-  4   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  C Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   92%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   93%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   93%  G Colbrunn      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   93%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   92%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Colbrunn to 2B
   R      -2-  5   95%  C Knoblauch     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Colbrunn Scores/unER/No RBI
          1--  6   95%  R Becker        Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   95%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   93%  J Carter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   94%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   94%  C Delgado       Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Huck Flener facing 4-5-6
                  Huck Flener replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
          ---  4   95%  G Myers         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  3   96%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Myers to 2B
          12-  1   97%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Myers to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   R      123  4   98%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Myers Scores; Kelly to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RO     123  2   98%  T Walker        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Kelly Scores
   R      12-  5   99%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lawton Scores; Colbrunn to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Colbrunn to 3B
   R      1-3  4   99%  R Becker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Colbrunn Scores; Hocking to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 11.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  S Green         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   99%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-2, Huck Flener facing 4-5-6
          ---  5  100%  G Myers         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Lawton        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   R      -2-  3  100%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Myers Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-12, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
          ---  3  100%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  O Merced        Flyball: RF
          1--  2  100%  J Carter        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3  100%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-2, Huck Flener facing 9-1-2
          ---  1  100%  D Hocking       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2  100%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2  100%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4  100%  P Molitor       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-12, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Hocking moves to 2B; Pat Meares replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6  100%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Green to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-2, Huck Flener facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Kelly         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  1  100%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  4  100%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lawton to 2B
          12-  3  100%  T Walker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lawton to 3B; Colbrunn to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  D Hocking       Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-12, Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Brad Radke pitching; Brent Brede replaces Roberto Kelly playing RF batting 5th
          ---  4  100%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  3  100%  E Sprague       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Merced to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF
   O      -23  2  100%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-2, Huck Flener facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  100%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Becker        Flyball: RF
                  Ron Coomer pinch hits for Paul Molitor batting 3rd
   O      ---  5  100%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-12, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  C Garcia        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

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