August 30, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 3
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 6 CHW 5
TEX 3 CLE 9
OAK 4 TBD 10
@DET 5 SEA 13
@NYY 3 TOR 6
MIN 0 ARI 7
MIL 3 CIN 14
FLA 7 CHC 4
@COL 3 HOU 11
PIT 4 LAD 4
NYM 2 MON 2
@SDP 1 PHI 5
@SFG 4 STL 8
ATL 7

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 29,202

Sunday, August 30, 1998, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:20

Twins

59-76

Lost 4

4th, 15 GB

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

W: R Clemens (17-6), L: F Rodriguez (4-3)

Blue Jays

71-66

Won 4

3rd, 28 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gates 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .246  .631   20    1   0   
A Ochoa RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .625   14    3   0   GDP
P Molitor 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .684    8    9   0   
M Lawton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .878   14    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .759    7    1   0   GDP
T Walker 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .864   13    1   6   
T Steinbach DH                2   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .726   11    0   0   
J Valentin C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .560   12    8   0   
D Hocking SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .491   15    1   2   

F Rodriguez P                                                            0   1
  D Serafini P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    3   7              114   24   9

BATTING

TB: T Walker; A Ochoa.

GIDP: M Cordova (13); A Ochoa (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: B Gates 2 (8).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .271  .754   13    3   0   2B
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .836   22    1   0   
J Canseco DH                  4   1   1   0    0   3  .238  .846   23    0   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   2  .302  .966   15   11   1   2·2B
J Cruz CF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .781   17    1   0   
T Fernandez 3B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .307  .804    9    0   1   
D Fletcher C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .729   14    7   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .270  .705   18    1   4   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .667   13    3   2   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   6   9   5    1   8              144   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Delgado 2 (41, 2 off F Rodriguez); S Stewart (24, off F Rodriguez); J Canseco (25, off F Rodriguez).

TB: C Delgado 4; T Fernandez 2; J Canseco 2; C Grebeck 2; S Stewart 2; D Fletcher.

RBI: D Fletcher (47); S Stewart (37); T Fernandez (52); C Grebeck (21); C Delgado (96).

2-out RBI: S Stewart.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

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

E: C Grebeck (9).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Rodriguez, L (4-3)           5     8   6   5    1   5   0   5.43   26  104-68   42·11·15   10· 7· 3· 0     33    -     0.63  -0.26
D Serafini                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.54    6   28-17   11· 2· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
R Aguilera                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.92    4   12-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   5    1   8   0          36  144-93   58·14·21   14· 9· 4· 0           -

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, W (17-6)            9     2   0   0    3   7   0   2.64   31  114-67   32·18·17   12· 7· 2· 0     87    -     0.49   0.25
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   7   0          31  114-67   32·18·17   12· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 29,202.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   F Rodriguez          P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123  2   14%  55% M Cordova       R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  3   12%  71% D Fletcher      F Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cruz Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  1   -8%  42% P Molitor       R Clemens       Fielder's Choice 2B; Ochoa to 3B; Molitor to 2B/Adv on throw/Adv on E4
   b 2   2  0-2  1-3  2    8%  82% S Stewart       F Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fletcher Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3  4    6%  76% C Grebeck       F Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fernandez Scores; Fletcher to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   50%  A Ochoa         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   42%  P Molitor       Fielder's Choice 2B; Ochoa to 3B; Molitor to 2B/Adv on throw/Adv on E4
          -23  6   41%  M Lawton        Walk
   OO     123  2   55%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   51%  S Green         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  T Steinbach     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   56%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--  2   59%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cruz to 2B
   R      12-  3   71%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cruz Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   76%  C Grebeck       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fernandez Scores; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-  3   74%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fletcher to 3B
   R      1-3  2   82%  S Stewart       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fletcher Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      -23  5   78%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   80%  D Hocking       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   82%  B Gates         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   83%  A Ochoa         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   86%  J Canseco       Double to 1B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   91%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Canseco Scores
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Delgado to 3B
   R      --3  2   92%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Delgado Scores
          1--  5   94%  D Fletcher      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   92%  C Grebeck       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-3  4   91%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   93%  M Lawton        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   94%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   93%  S Stewart       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      --- 10   93%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   93%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   95%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   97%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   96%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Delgado to 3B
   O      --3  4   95%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   97%  D Fletcher      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Delgado Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   97%  C Grebeck       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   95%  B Gates         Walk
   OO     1--  3   98%  A Ochoa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Serafini replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dan Serafini facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   99%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Dan Serafini pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  C Grebeck       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  P Molitor       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199808300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation