April 7, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
BOS 1 DET 3
TBD 1 BAL 11
@KCR 7 MIN 12
TOR 2 NYY 13
@SEA 7 NYM 3
@CHC 2 STL 12
@COL 11 LAD 9
ARI 1 MIL 6
MON 4 PHI 9
FLA 8
(10) ATL 11
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2
(10) SFG 5
HOU 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 8,421

Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:48

Blue Jays

2-4

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  3  1
Twins           4  3  2   0  2  0   0  1  X   12 11  0

W: B Tewksbury (1-1), L: R Clemens (1-1)

Twins

3-3

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    5   0   
T Fernandez 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .425    6    1   2   
  C Grebeck 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167 1.042    2    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .150  .770   19    3   0   HR
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .772   13    0   0   
M Stanley 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .770   15    3   1   2B
J Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .818   12    2   0   
E Sprague 3B                  1   0   0   1    1   0  .353  .958    7    1   0   SF
D Fletcher C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    5   0   
  M Dalesandro C              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .668   12    2   1   

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  R Person P                                                             1   0
  B Risley P                                                             0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   2   3   2    1   3              110   24   4

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (2, off B Tewksbury).

HR: S Green (2, off F Rodriguez; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: E Sprague (1, off B Tewksbury).

TB: S Green 4; M Stanley 2; T Fernandez.

RBI: S Green (5); E Sprague (3).

2-out RBI: S Green.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: A Gonzalez (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton CF                   4   2   1   1    1   0  .133  .648   22    2   0   2B
B Gates 3B                    4   1   0   1    1   2  .059  .393   22    0   4   
P Molitor DH                  1   0   1   3    2   0  .318  .840   12    0   0   SF
  R Coomer PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .667    2    0   0   2B
D Ortiz 1B                    5   1   3   3    0   1  .438 1.188   22    9   2   2·2B
M Cordova LF                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .235  .951   17    3   0   3B
  A Ochoa RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    2    2   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .450   24    1   1   SF
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .661   13    4   0   
  J Valentin C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    4    0   0   
P Meares SS                   4   3   3   0    0   0  .435  .982    9    0   4   2·2B
D Hocking RF-LF               2   2   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   17    4   0   

B Tewksbury P                                                            2   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       34  12  11  11    7   5              166   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Coomer (2, off D Plesac); D Ortiz 2 (2, off B Risley, off D Plesac); P Meares 2 (3, off R Person, off B Risley); M Lawton (2, off R Person).

3B: M Cordova (1, off R Person).

SF: P Molitor (1, off R Person); T Walker (2, off R Person).

TB: P Meares 5; D Ortiz 5; M Cordova 3; R Coomer 2; M Lawton 2; P Molitor; T Steinbach.

RBI: P Molitor 3 (6); D Ortiz 3 (5); M Cordova 2 (4); M Lawton (1); T Walker (3); B Gates (2).

2-out RBI: P Molitor 2; D Ortiz.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

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
R Clemens, L (1-1)             0     0   2   2    2   0   0   3.86    2   11-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0     40    -     1.12  -0.09
R Person                       2.2   7   7   7    4   1   0  12.71   19   70-37   24· 4·11    3· 5· 6· 0          2-2    0.59  -0.34
B Risley                       4.1   2   2   0    1   3   0   3.86   17   74-48   31· 6·11    4· 6· 3· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
D Plesac                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.38    5   11-9     4· 3· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  12  10    7   5   0          43  166-97   60·13·26    9·13· 9· 0          4-2

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 Tewksbury, W (1-1)           7     2   1   1    0   3   0   2.77   23   79-54   33· 4·19    8· 8· 4· 0     72    -     0.37   0.08
H Carrasco                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
F Rodriguez                    1     1   1   1    0   0   1  15.43    4   14-8     6· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   2   2    1   3   1          31  109-68   44· 4·22   12·11· 4· 0           -

R Clemens faced 1 batter in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Risley (1); B Tewksbury (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 8,421.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Stewart            LF    1. M Lawton             CF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. B Gates              3B 
3. S Green              RF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. D Ortiz              1B 
5. M Stanley            1B    5. M Cordova            LF 
6. J Cruz               CF    6. T Walker             2B 
7. E Sprague            3B    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. D Fletcher           C     8. P Meares             SS 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. D Hocking            RF 

   R Clemens            P        B Tewksbury          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3  4   13%  82% M Cordova       R Person        Triple to 3B (Line Drive); Gates Scores; Ortiz Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  4    6%  70% P Molitor       R Person        Walk; Lawton to 3B; Gates to 2B
   b 2   0  1-4  12-  5    6%  92% M Lawton        R Person        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Hocking to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  6    5%  64% B Gates         R Clemens       Walk; Lawton to 2B
   t 2   0  4-0  ---  8   -4%  78% M Stanley       B Tewksbury     Double to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   53%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   55%  J Canseco       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  M Lawton        Walk
                  Robert Person replaces Roger Clemens pitching
          1--  6   64%  B Gates         Walk; Lawton to 2B
          12-  4   70%  P Molitor       Walk; Lawton to 3B; Gates to 2B
   RO     123  3   70%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lawton Scores; Gates to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   82%  M Cordova       Triple to 3B (Line Drive); Gates Scores; Ortiz Scores
   RO     --3      83%  T Walker        Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cordova Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  T Steinbach     Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   78%  M Stanley       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   82%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          -2-      80%  E Sprague       Wild Pitch; Stanley to 3B
   RO     --3      80%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stanley Scores
   O      ---  5   81%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Robert Person facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   84%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  5   86%  D Hocking       Walk
   R      12-  5   92%  M Lawton        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Hocking to 3B
   RO     -23  2   92%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B-P; Hocking Scores; Lawton to 3B
   RO     --3      93%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lawton Scores
          ---  3   93%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   94%  M Cordova       Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  5   93%  T Walker        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   95%  S Stewart       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      95%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Robert Person facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   96%  T Steinbach     Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
          1--  2   97%  P Meares        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Steinbach to 2B
          12-  8   97%  D Hocking       Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Meares to 2B
   O      123  6   97%  M Lawton        Popfly: 2B
   O      123  8   95%  B Gates         Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  2   98%  P Molitor       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Steinbach Scores; Meares Scores; Hocking to 2B
                  Bill Risley replaces Robert Person pitching
   O      12-  6   98%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   98%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bill Risley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  M Cordova       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  9   99%  T Walker        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   98%  T Steinbach     Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   99%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   99%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   99%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bill Risley facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   99%  P Meares        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  3  100%  D Hocking       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Meares to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      1-3  4   99%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  6  100%  P Molitor       Walk, Wild Pitch; Meares Scores/No RBI/unER; Hocking to 2B
   R      12-  8  100%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Hocking Scores/unER; Molitor to 3B
   O      -23  5  100%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Hocking moves to LF; Alex Ochoa replaces Marty Cordova playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Bill Risley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9  100%  T Walker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5  100%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Canseco       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4  100%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Bill Risley facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Grebeck replaces Tony Fernandez playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  D Hocking       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Hector Carrasco facing 6-7-8
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching; Javier Valentin replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5  100%  E Sprague       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Plesac replaces Bill Risley pitching; Mark Dalesandro replaces Darrin Fletcher playing C batting 8th; Ron Coomer pinch hits for Paul Molitor batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  R Coomer        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2  100%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Coomer Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Ochoa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ortiz to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 12.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-12, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Rodriguez replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Grebeck       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  7  100%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation