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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 7, 1998
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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 April 7, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 8,421 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Al Clark |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Mike Stanley | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Denny Hocking | Right Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 7, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Tewksbury
Stewart 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: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Tewksbury
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Tewksbury
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Tewksbury
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clemens
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Person
Robert Person now pitching.
Gates takes first base on ball four. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Person
Molitor takes first base on ball four. Lawton moves to third. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ortiz vs. Person
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Lawton scores. Gates moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cordova vs. Person
Cordova hits a line drive for a triple. Gates scores. Ortiz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Person
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cordova tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Person
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tewksbury
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Tewksbury
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Tewksbury
There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Tewksbury
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tewksbury
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Person
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Person
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Person
Lawton hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Meares scores. Hocking moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Gates vs. Person
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first, with Person covering, for the out. Hocking scores. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Person
Molitor hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lawton tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Person
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Person
Cordova takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Person
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tewksbury
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Tewksbury
Stewart hits a line drive into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Tewksbury
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Tewksbury covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Person
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Person
Meares hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Person
Hocking takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to third. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lawton vs. Person
Lawton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gates vs. Person
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Person
Molitor hits a line drive beyond second. Fernandez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Steinbach scores. Meares scores. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Risley
Bill Risley now pitching.
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tewksbury
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Tewksbury
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tewksbury
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Risley
Cordova hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Risley
Walker hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Risley
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fletcher scoops up the ball and tags Steinbach for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tewksbury
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Tewksbury
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tewksbury
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Risley
Meares hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Risley
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Risley
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gates vs. Risley
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Risley
Molitor takes first base on ball four. Meares scores. Hocking moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Risley
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Hocking scores. Molitor moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Cordova vs. Risley
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tewksbury
Denny Hocking now playing left field. Alex Ochoa now playing right field.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Tewksbury
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Tewksbury covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Tewksbury
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Risley
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Risley
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Risley
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tewksbury
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Tewksbury
Canseco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tewksbury
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Risley
Craig Grebeck now playing second base.
Hocking hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Risley
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Risley
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching. Javier Valentin now catching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Carrasco
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carrasco
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Carrasco
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Plesac
Ron Coomer pinch hits for Paul Molitor. Dan Plesac now pitching. Mark Dalesandro now catching.
Coomer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Plesac
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Coomer scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Plesac
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Plesac
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Valentin vs. Plesac
Valentin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rodriguez
Frankie Rodriguez now pitching.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Rodriguez
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rodriguez
Green hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rodriguez
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1998 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 4 0 0 0 Lawton M, cf 4 2 1 1
Fernandez T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gates B, 3b 4 1 0 1
Grebeck C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Molitor P, dh 1 0 1 3
Green S, rf 4 1 1 1 Coomer R, ph 1 1 1 0
Canseco J, dh 4 0 0 0 Ortiz D, 1b 5 1 3 3
Stanley M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Cordova M, lf 3 1 1 2
Cruz J, cf 3 0 0 0 Ochoa A, rf 1 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 1 0 0 1 Walker T, 2b 4 0 0 1
Fletcher D, c 3 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 4 1 1 0
Dalesandro M, c 0 0 0 0 Valentin J, c 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 3 3 0
Hocking D, rf-lf 2 2 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 3 2 34 12 11 11
Toronto 010 000 001 -- 2
Minnesota 432 020 01x -- 12
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (L)* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Person R 2.2 7 7 7 4 1
Risley B 4.1 2 2 0 1 3
Plesac D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (W) 7.0 2 1 1 0 3
Carrasco H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Rodriguez F 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 1st
E -- Gonzalez A
LOB -- Toronto 2, Minnesota 7
2B -- Stanley M, Meares P 2, Lawton M, Ortiz D 2, Coomer R
3B -- Cordova M
HR -- Green S
SF -- Walker T, Sprague E, Molitor P
WP -- Tewksbury B, Risley B
T -- 2:48
A -- 8421
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