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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 4, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 4, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Carpenter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 19,018 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Larry Young |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 4, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Radke
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Radke
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Carpenter
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Carpenter
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Carpenter
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Carpenter
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Carpenter
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Carpenter
Becker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Radke
Santiago hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Radke
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Carpenter
Meares hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Carpenter
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Radke
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Carpenter
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stahoviak vs. Carpenter
Stahoviak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Coomer vs. Carpenter
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Steinbach scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Carpenter
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Radke
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Carpenter
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Carpenter
Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Lawton vs. Carpenter
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Becker scores. Meares moves to third. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Carpenter
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Meares scores. Knoblauch moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Colbrunn vs. Daal
Omar Daal now pitching. Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak.
Colbrunn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Daal
Coomer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Daal
Cordova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Daal
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Greg Colbrunn now playing first base.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Radke
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Radke
There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Radke
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Daal
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Daal covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Daal
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Knoblauch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Lawton vs. Daal
Lawton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Daal
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Daal covering, for the out. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Daal
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Radke
Santiago hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Santiago goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Radke
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Janzen
Marty Janzen now pitching.
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Janzen
Coomer strikes out. The ball gets by Santiago. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Janzen
Denny Hocking pinch runs for Ron Coomer.
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Janzen
Becker takes first base on ball four. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Janzen
Meares hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Hocking scores. Becker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Janzen
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Guardado
Denny Hocking now playing third base. Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Guardado
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Guardado
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Guardado
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Guardado
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Janzen
Jacob Brumfield now playing center field.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Janzen
Greg Myers pinch hits for Paul Molitor.
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Janzen
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Janzen
Colbrunn hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Janzen
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Santiago hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the mound. Trombley can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Trombley
Brumfield hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Trombley
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1997 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 3 0 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 5 2 3 0
Brumfield J, cf 1 0 0 0 Lawton M, rf 4 1 2 2
Duncan M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Molitor P, dh 4 0 1 0
Delgado C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Myers G, ph 1 0 1 0
Carter J, dh 4 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 3 2 1 1
Green S, rf 3 1 1 0 Stahoviak S, 1b 2 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Colbrunn G, ph-1b 3 1 1 4
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Santiago B, c 4 2 2 1 Hocking D, pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 3 2 Cordova M, lf 4 0 1 0
Becker R, cf 2 1 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 37 9 14 8
Toronto 000 000 201 -- 3
Minnesota 000 161 10x -- 9
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (L) 4.1 8 6 6 3 3
Daal O 1.2 4 2 2 0 1
Janzen M 2.0 2 1 0 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (W) 7.0 5 2 0 3 4
Guardado E 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Trombley M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Meares P, Santiago B
DP -- Toronto 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Toronto 8, Minnesota 9
2B -- Coomer R, Gonzalez A 2, Knoblauch C, Steinbach T, Lawton M
3B -- Knoblauch C
HR -- Colbrunn G, Santiago B
WP -- Radke B
T -- 3:18
A -- 19018
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