April 7, 1999 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 8
@BAL 5 BOS 6
@KCR 0 TOR 9
@MIN 3 NYY 4
@OAK 0 SEA 7
CHW 3 TEX 10
DET 7 ATL 4
PHI 0 SFG 8
@CIN 3 NYM 6
@FLA 0 CHC 9
@HOU 2 LAD 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@PIT 3 SDP 2
COL 1 STL 4
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 9,220

Wednesday, April 7, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Blue Jays

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  2   1  3  0   0  1  0    9 15  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  7  3

W: D Wells (1-0), L: M Lincoln (0-1), S: R Halladay (1)

Twins

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   2   3   4    1   1  .300  .964   18    0   0   HR,SB
H Bush 2B                     6   0   3   1    0   0  .300  .700   18    1   4   2B
S Green RF                    6   0   1   0    0   3  .300  .800   22    3   0   
D Hollins DH                  5   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .744   16    0   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   2   1   1    1   2  .286 1.587   24    9   1   HR
T Fernandez 3B                4   3   3   1    1   0  .375 1.194   19    0   3   HR
J Cruz CF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .143  .476   23    1   0   CS
D Fletcher C                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.069   18   10   0   2B,SF
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.056   19    2   3   

D Wells P                                                                0   1
  R Halladay P                                                           1   0
Totals                       42   9  15   9    6   8              177   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Fletcher (1, off M Lincoln); D Hollins (2, off B Sampson); H Bush (1, off M Lincoln).

HR: T Fernandez (1, off M Lincoln; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Delgado (2, off M Lincoln; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); S Stewart (1, off B Wells; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: D Fletcher (1, off D Perkins).

TB: T Fernandez 6; S Stewart 6; H Bush 4; C Delgado 4; D Fletcher 3; D Hollins 2; J Cruz; S Green.

RBI: S Stewart 4 (4); D Fletcher 2 (2); T Fernandez (1); C Delgado (2); H Bush (1).

2-out RBI: S Stewart 3.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Stewart (1, 2nd base off D Perkins/J Valentin).

CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by M Lincoln/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hunter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200   19    3   0   
B Gates 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .250 1.150   16    0   1   
  C Koskie 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .250   16    1   5   
R Coomer 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750   11    5   2   
M Cordova DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .429 1.071   13    0   0   
M Lawton RF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .500 1.250   11    1   0   2B
C Allen LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750   10    3   1   SB
T Steinbach C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    4   1   SB
  J Valentin C                2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    4    5   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .500   13    4   1   2B

M Lincoln P                                                              0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  B Sampson P                                                            1   0
  D Perkins P                                                            0   0
  J Mays P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   3   7   3    2  10              124   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (1, off D Wells); M Lawton (2, off D Wells).

TB: C Guzman 2; M Lawton 2; T Walker; J Valentin; C Allen; M Cordova; R Coomer.

RBI: M Lawton 2 (4); J Valentin (1).

2-out RBI: J Valentin.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Allen-C Koskie-C Guzman.

E: T Walker (1); C Koskie (1); R Coomer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Steinbach (1, 2nd base off D Wells/D Fletcher); C Allen (1, 3rd base off D Wells/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
D Wells, W (1-0)               6     7   3   3    1   7   0   4.50   27   87-56   37·10· 9   11· 6· 2· 0     52    -     0.74   0.17
R Halladay, S (1)              3     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   10   34-22   10· 3· 9    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2  10   0          37  121-78   47·13·18   16· 7· 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
M Lincoln, L (0-1)             3.1   7   5   4    3   2   2  10.80   20   73-37   27· 1· 9    7· 6· 2· 0     27    -     0.90  -0.25
B Wells                        1.2   3   3   0    1   1   1   0.00   10   35-19   14· 2· 3    2· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.31  -0.03
B Sampson                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   18-9     2· 1· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Perkins                      2     4   1   1    1   2   0   4.50   10   36-23   12· 4· 7    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
J Mays                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   10-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   5    6   8   3          49  172-96   60· 8·28   18·12· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 9,220.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Stewart            LF    1. T Hunter             CF 
2. H Bush               2B    2. B Gates              3B 
3. S Green              RF    3. T Walker             2B 
4. D Hollins            DH    4. R Coomer             1B 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. M Cordova            DH 
6. T Fernandez          3B    6. M Lawton             RF 
7. J Cruz               CF    7. C Allen              LF 
8. D Fletcher           C     8. T Steinbach          C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. C Guzman             SS 

   D Wells              P        M Lincoln            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  4   13%  67% D Fletcher      M Lincoln       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fernandez Scores; Cruz to 3B
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  4    8%  76% C Delgado       M Lincoln       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   1  0-1  123  1    7%  75% S Stewart       M Lincoln       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Cruz Scores/unER; Fletcher to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   b 3   2  4-0  123  3    7%  85% T Walker        D Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 3   1  0-3  ---  5    7%  82% T Fernandez     M Lincoln       Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  H Bush          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   47%  S Green         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   45%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Lincoln facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   54%  J Cruz          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Fernandez to 2B
   R      12-  4   67%  D Fletcher      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fernandez Scores; Cruz to 3B
          -23  5   68%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   R      123  1   75%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Cruz Scores/unER; Fletcher to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  2   69%  H Bush          Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Gonzalez to 3B; Stewart to 2B
   O      123  4   64%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   66%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   68%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   69%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   67%  D Hollins       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   76%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  5   82%  T Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   84%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Fletcher      Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   78%  C Allen         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   72%  T Steinbach     Fielder's Choice ; Allen to 2B
          12-      68%  C Guzman        Allen Steals 3B; Steinbach Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  2   80%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          -23  5   79%  B Gates         Walk
   O      123  3   85%  T Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Lincoln facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   84%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   85%  S Stewart       Walk
   R      1--  2   91%  H Bush          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores
                  Bob Wells replaces Mike Lincoln pitching
   O      -2-  3   90%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   90%  D Hollins       Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  C Delgado       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   86%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   88%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   90%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   92%  C Allen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Wells facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   93%  T Fernandez     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   92%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          1--  3   94%  D Fletcher      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   92%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: CF
   RRR    1-3  1   98%  S Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fernandez Scores/unER; Fletcher Scores/unER; Stewart Scores/unER
          ---  3   98%  H Bush          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   98%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   98%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   98%  C Guzman        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   98%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Guzman to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Benj Sampson facing 4-5-6
                  Benj Sampson replaces Bob Wells pitching; Javier Valentin replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 8th; Corey Koskie replaces Brent Gates playing 3B batting 2nd
          ---  2   99%  D Hollins       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   99%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   99%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   99%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, David Wells facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   98%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   98%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker to 2B
   RR     12-  1   95%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores; Cordova Scores
   O      -2-  5   97%  C Allen         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   95%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lawton Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dan Perkins facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Perkins replaces Benj Sampson pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   96%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      96%  H Bush          Stewart Steals 2B
          -2-  3   97%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Stewart to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  4   95%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
                  Roy Halladay replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   97%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dan Perkins facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   98%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  2   99%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Delgado to 2B
          12-  5   99%  J Cruz          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Delgado to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   ROO    123  1   99%  D Fletcher      Double Play: Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Delgado Scores; Fernandez out at 3B/LF-3B-SS
   O      1--  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   99%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3  100%  C Allen         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-3, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Mays replaces Dan Perkins pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2  100%  H Bush          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2  100%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 3.

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