April 9, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 11
@CHW 0 BAL 2
@KCR 1 MIN 13
TOR 2 CHC 8
NYM 7 STL 7
@COL 5 LAD 7
ARI 2 MON 6
@MIL 5 ATL 4
@PIT 3 SDP 6
CIN 2 HOU 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 9,075

Thursday, April 9, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:54

Blue Jays

3-5

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  2
Twins           0  3  4   0  0  0   6  0  X   13 13  0

W: B Radke (1-1), L: J Guzman (0-2)

Twins

4-4

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .619   12    2   0   
T Fernandez 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .562   10    4   2   2B
  F Crespo PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .422    7    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .222 1.049   18    3   0   HR
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .866   14    0   0   
M Stanley 1B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .207  .660   12    3   0   
  J Samuel 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    3    1   0   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .719   21    4   0   
D Fletcher C                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .083  .240   12    3   1   2B
  M Dalesandro C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   
C Grebeck 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .703   12    1   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .545    8    1   2   SH

J Guzman P                                                               1   0
  K Escobar P                                                            0   1
Totals                       32   2   7   2    1   8              130   24   7

BATTING

2B: D Fletcher (1, off B Radke); T Fernandez (1, off B Radke).

HR: S Green (4, off B Radke; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: A Gonzalez (1, off B Radke).

TB: S Green 4; T Fernandez 2; D Fletcher 2; S Stewart 2; J Cruz; C Grebeck.

RBI: S Green (8); D Fletcher (2).

2-out RBI: D Fletcher.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-T Fernandez-M Stanley.

E: A Gonzalez (2); M Stanley (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .143  .360   18    0   0   
  A Ochoa RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .722    1    0   0   
M Lawton LF-CF                4   2   1   3    1   1  .174  .758   18    3   0   HR
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .748   24    0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    3   3   2   2    2   0  .375 1.048   18   11   1   2B
R Coomer 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .728   13    1   2   
O Merced RF                   4   1   3   5    0   0  .417 1.129   13    1   0   HR
  D Hocking PR-LF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .733   10    5   0   2B,GDP
  J Valentin C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    4    4   0   
T Walker 2B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .278  .737   15    0   2   CS
  B Gates 2B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .056  .412    5    0   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .414  .976   17    1   5   

B Radke P                                                                1   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37  13  13  13    9   4              160   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Steinbach (1, off J Guzman); D Ortiz (3, off J Guzman).

HR: O Merced (1, off J Guzman; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Lawton (1, off K Escobar; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: O Merced 6; M Lawton 4; D Ortiz 3; T Steinbach 2; P Molitor 2; O Nixon 2; T Walker; R Coomer.

GIDP: T Steinbach (1).

RBI: O Merced 5 (9); M Lawton 3 (5); D Ortiz 2 (7); R Coomer (4); T Steinbach (1); O Nixon (1).

2-out RBI: M Lawton 3; O Nixon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 9 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Ortiz-P Meares-T Steinbach.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Walker (1, 2nd base by J Guzman/D Fletcher).

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
J Guzman, L (0-2)              6.1   9  10   9    6   3   1   8.76   34  114-55   34· 6·15    8·14· 3· 0     14    -     0.40  -0.30
K Escobar                      1.2   4   3   3    3   1   1  14.54   12   44-23   11· 6· 6    3· 4· 1· 0          1-1    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    13  13  12    9   4   2          46  158-78   45·12·21   11·18· 4· 0          1-1

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 (1-1)               7     6   2   2    1   4   1   3.75   27  104-67   47· 6·16   11· 9· 2· 0     60    -     0.58   0.19
M Trombley                     2     1   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    7   26-17    8· 6· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   8   1          34  130-84   55·12·19   13·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 9,075.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Stewart            LF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. M Lawton             LF 
3. S Green              RF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. D Ortiz              1B 
5. M Stanley            1B    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. J Cruz               CF    6. O Merced             RF 
7. D Fletcher           C     7. T Steinbach          C  
8. C Grebeck            3B    8. T Walker             2B 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   J Guzman             P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  12-  3   17%  81% O Merced        J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores/unER; Coomer Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -23  8   15%  52% S Green         B Radke         Double Play: Groundout: 1B-SS-C (Weak 1B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -9%  37% T Fernandez     B Radke         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Stewart to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% R Coomer        J Guzman        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   b 3   0  0-3  123  4    4%  95% D Ortiz         J Guzman        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores; Molitor to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   37%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Stewart to 3B
   OO     -23  8   52%  S Green         Double Play: Groundout: 1B-SS-C (Weak 1B)
   O      -2-  6   55%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   51%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  D Ortiz         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   64%  R Coomer        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   81%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores/unER; Coomer Scores
   O      ---  5   80%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  P Meares        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   78%  O Nixon         Walker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   74%  C Grebeck       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      77%  A Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Grebeck to 2B
   O      -2-  3   80%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Grebeck to 3B
   O      --3  7   83%  T Fernandez     Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   85%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   87%  M Lawton        Walk; Nixon to 2B
          12-  4   91%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Nixon to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RR     123  4   95%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores; Molitor to 2B
   R      12-  1   97%  R Coomer        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Molitor Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   R      1-3  5   98%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ortiz Scores; Coomer to 2B
   OO     12-  2   97%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Coomer to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  T Walker        Foul Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  S Green         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---      98%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   97%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  3   97%  J Cruz          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3  7   94%  D Fletcher      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Stanley Scores; Cruz to 3B
   O      -23  6   96%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   96%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   96%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   97%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   97%  P Molitor       Popfly: SS
          ---  4   97%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  1   98%  R Coomer        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  O Merced        Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   O      12-  1   97%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   94%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Canseco       Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   97%  M Stanley       Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  9   97%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Juan Guzman facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   97%  T Walker        Walk
          1--  6   98%  P Meares        Walk; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  5   97%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   97%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  P Molitor       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  C Grebeck       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   98%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Juan Guzman facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   99%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Ortiz to 3B
   R      --3  3   99%  O Merced        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Ortiz Scores
                  Dennis Hocking pinch runs for Orlando Merced batting 6th
   R      1--  2  100%  T Steinbach     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hocking Scores
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Juan Guzman pitching
          -2-  2  100%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Steinbach to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   R      1-3  2  100%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Steinbach Scores; Walker to 2B
   RRR    12-  3  100%  M Lawton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Walker Scores; Nixon Scores
          ---  8  100%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5  100%  D Ortiz         Walk; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Trombley replaces Brad Radke pitching; Javier Valentin replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 7th; Brent Gates replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 8th; Dennis Hocking moves to LF; Matt Lawton moves to CF; Alex Ochoa replaces Otis Nixon playing RF batting 1st
          ---  2  100%  S Stewart       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Tony Fernandez batting 2nd
   O      1--  7  100%  F Crespo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 13-2, Kelvim Escobar facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Dalesandro replaces Darrin Fletcher playing C batting 7th; Juan Samuel replaces Mike Stanley playing 1B batting 5th; Felipe Crespo moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  B Gates         Walk
          1--  4  100%  P Meares        Walk; Gates to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  A Ochoa         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  J Samuel        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  M Dalesandro    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 13.

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