April 8, 1999 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 6
@BAL 3 BOS 4
@KCR 1 MIN 11
TOR 9 PHI 6
@ATL 3 CHC 2
@HOU 1 COL 4
@LAD 2 MON 5
NYM 1 SFG 12
SDP 4 STL 9
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 9,431

Thursday, April 8, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:17

Blue Jays

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  1   5  0  2   1  0  0    9 13  1
Twins           1  4  2   3  1  0   0  0  X   11 15  2

W: M Trombley (1-0), L: J Hamilton (0-1), S: R Aguilera (1)

Twins

2-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .908    9    1   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  4   1   3   2    1   1  .750 2.050   24    0   4   2·2B
S Green RF                    5   1   1   2    0   3  .267  .867   19    1   0   HR
D Hollins DH                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .308  .862   15    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .273 1.247   20   10   1   
T Fernandez 3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .748   14    1   1   
J Cruz CF                     3   2   1   1    2   0  .200  .929   21    2   0   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .583 1.310   22    3   4   2B
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    4   0   
  W Greene PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Berroa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   GDP
  D Fletcher C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .956    6    0   0   

J Hamilton P                                                             0   0
  E Ludwick P                                                            1   0
  P Munro P                                                              0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              1   0
Totals                       39   9  13   7    6   6              162   24  10

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (1, off E Milton); C Grebeck 2 (2, 2 off E Milton).

HR: J Cruz (1, off J Mays; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Green (1, off J Mays; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: C Grebeck 5; A Gonzalez 4; S Green 4; J Cruz 4; D Hollins 2; S Stewart 2; C Delgado.

GIDP: G Berroa (1).

RBI: A Gonzalez 2 (2); C Grebeck 2 (2); S Green 2 (2); J Cruz (1).

2-out RBI: S Green 2; C Grebeck.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-C Delgado; C Grebeck-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

E: A Gonzalez (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hunter CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .200  .400   14    7   0   
D Hocking SS-2B               5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    0   4   GDP
T Walker 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .250  .558   16    2   1   SB
  C Guzman SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
M Cordova DH                  4   1   4   2    1   0  .636 1.510   19    0   0   2B
M Lawton RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .385 1.000   20    3   1   2B,GDP
C Allen LF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .616   23    2   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   3   1   1    2   0  .429 1.413   24    7   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .333  .788   20    6   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   1   3   5    0   0  .600 1.400   13    0   0   2B
  R Coomer 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750         0   0   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  J Mays P                                                               0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   1
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38  11  15   9    6   4              164   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Mientkiewicz (3, off J Hamilton); M Cordova (2, off J Hamilton); C Koskie (1, off J Hamilton); M Lawton (3, off E Ludwick).

TB: M Cordova 5; C Koskie 4; M Lawton 2; T Hunter 2; T Walker 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Allen; T Steinbach.

GIDP: M Lawton (1); D Hocking (1).

RBI: C Koskie 5 (5); M Cordova 2 (3); D Mientkiewicz (1); C Allen (1).

2-out RBI: M Cordova 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Guardado-T Walker-D Mientkiewicz.

E: C Koskie (2); C Allen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Walker (1, 2nd base off J Hamilton/M Matheny).

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 Hamilton, L (0-1)            2.1   9   7   7    3   1   0  27.00   18   60-30   18· 3· 9    7· 3· 4· 0      9    -     0.72  -0.35
E Ludwick                      1     3   3   3    2   0   0  27.00    8   38-20   12· 2· 6    4· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.80  -0.14
P Munro                        2.2   3   1   0    0   3   0   2.70   12   36-23   14· 3· 6    3· 4· 2· 0          3-2    0.48  -0.04
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0  20.25    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
G Lloyd                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   17-11    7· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    15  11  10    6   4   0          44  161-90   56· 9·25   16· 9· 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
E Milton                       3.2   8   6   4    1   1   0   9.82   20   63-37   25· 4· 8    4· 7· 7· 0     25    -     0.86  -0.20
M Trombley, W (1-0)            1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   24-14    8· 2· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.00   0.08
J Mays                         1     2   3   3    4   1   2  13.50    9   34-12    6· 1· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.71  -0.18
E Guardado, H (1)              2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   26-20   13· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.19   0.23
R Aguilera, S (1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-11    8· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.10   0.09
Totals                         9    13   9   7    6   6   2          45  162-94   60·10·24    9·16· 8· 0          2-0

J Mays faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 9,431.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Stewart            LF    1. T Hunter             CF 
2. C Grebeck            2B    2. D Hocking            SS 
3. S Green              RF    3. T Walker             2B 
4. D Hollins            DH    4. M Cordova            DH 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. M Lawton             RF 
6. T Fernandez          3B    6. C Allen              LF 
7. J Cruz               CF    7. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. T Steinbach          C  
9. M Matheny            C     9. C Koskie             3B 

   J Hamilton           P        E Milton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0 11-9  1--  1   12%  86% G Berroa        E Guardado      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Right)
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  5   12%  80% D Mientkiewicz  J Hamilton      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Allen Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
   t 4   1  7-1  123  1  -11%  78% A Gonzalez      E Milton        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hollins Scores; Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
   t 4   2  7-5  1--  5  -11%  64% C Grebeck       E Milton        Double to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  4    9%  62% M Cordova       J Hamilton      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   49%  C Grebeck       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  5   52%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   55%  D Hollins       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joey Hamilton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   52%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      53%  M Cordova       Walker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   62%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  4   59%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   64%  T Fernandez     Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   65%  J Cruz          Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joey Hamilton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   68%  C Allen         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   R      1--  5   80%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Allen Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
          --3  5   82%  T Steinbach     Walk
   R      1-3  4   85%  C Koskie        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Mientkiewicz Scores; Steinbach to 2B
          12-  1   89%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Steinbach to 3B; Koskie to 2B
   ROO    123  2   85%  D Hocking       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B); Steinbach Scores/No RBI; Koskie to 3B
          --3  4   86%  T Walker        Walk
   R      1-3  1   90%  M Cordova       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Koskie Scores; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   86%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   89%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
          1--  1   86%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     12-  3   86%  C Grebeck       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gonzalez Scores; Stewart out at 2B/RF-1B
   O      1--  2   88%  S Green         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joey Hamilton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   87%  C Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   88%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          1--  2   89%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mientkiewicz to 2B
   RR     12-  2   95%  C Koskie        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mientkiewicz Scores; Steinbach Scores
                  Eric Ludwick replaces Joey Hamilton pitching
          -2-  4   95%  T Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Koskie stays at 2B
   O      12-  4   95%  D Hocking       Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left); Koskie to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      -23  7   94%  T Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   92%  D Hollins       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   88%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hollins to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          1-3  6   89%  J Cruz          Walk; Delgado to 2B
   RRR    123  1   78%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hollins Scores; Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
   O      -2-  3   81%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      -2-  1   74%  S Stewart       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez Scores/No RBI/unER
   R      1--  5   64%  C Grebeck       Double to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores/unER
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eric Milton pitching
   O      -2-  3   68%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Eric Ludwick facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   71%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   80%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Cordova to 3B
   RO     -23  4   80%  C Allen         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Cordova Scores; Lawton to 3B
          --3  5   82%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          1-3  6   83%  T Steinbach     Walk; Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  Peter Munro replaces Eric Ludwick pitching
   RR     123  2   91%  C Koskie        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Lawton Scores; Mientkiewicz Scores; Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   88%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 10.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 6-10, Mike Trombley facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   85%  D Hollins       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   88%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   90%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  6   88%  J Cruz          Walk; Hollins to 2B
   O      12-  8   92%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-6, Peter Munro facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   93%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   94%  M Cordova       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  3   96%  C Allen         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Walker Scores/unER/No RBI; Cordova to 2B
   O      12-  4   95%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      12-  1   94%  T Steinbach     Foul Popfly: RF (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 11.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 6-11, Joe Mays facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Mays replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   96%  C Grebeck       Walk
   RR     1--  2   89%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball); Grebeck Scores
          ---  5   87%  D Hollins       Walk
          1--  4   85%  C Delgado       Walk; Hollins to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-8, Peter Munro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   89%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   88%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   87%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Twins 11.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 8-11, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   79%  J Cruz          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   73%  A Gonzalez      Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Joe Mays pitching; Willie Greene pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th; Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Willie Greene batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   86%  G Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  1   84%  S Stewart       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  9   87%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-9, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Plesac replaces Peter Munro pitching; Darrin Fletcher replaces Geronimo Berroa playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  1   86%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   87%  M Cordova       Walk
   OO     1--  4   84%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 11.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 9-11, Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   88%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  D Hollins       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  7   93%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-9, Graeme Lloyd facing 6-7-8
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      ---  6   92%  C Allen         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   92%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   91%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 11.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 9-11, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Dennis Hocking moves to 2B; Ron Coomer replaces Corey Koskie playing 3B batting 9th; Cristian Guzman replaces Todd Walker playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   96%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   96%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  6  100%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Twins 11.

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