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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, played on April 4, 1998 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 30,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tony Fernandez | DH |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Brown | Catcher |
| Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 4, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Williams
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Williams
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Brown and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Williams
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Williams
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Oliver
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Oliver
Fernandez is hit by the pitch. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Oliver
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Williams
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Williams
Elster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Oliver
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Oliver
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Oliver
Sprague is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Williams
Tatis hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Williams
Haselman hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Williams
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Oliver
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Oliver
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Oliver
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Williams
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Williams
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Williams
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Williams
Elster hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Oliver
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Oliver
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Canseco scores. Stanley scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Oliver
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Williams
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Williams
Haselman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Williams
Goodwin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Oliver
Grebeck hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Oliver
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Oliver
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Williams
McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Williams
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Oliver
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Oliver
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Oliver
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grebeck vs. Oliver
Grebeck hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Williams
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Williams
Elster hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Santana
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Santana
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Santana
There goes Green. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Santana
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Santana
Felipe Crespo pinch runs for Jose Canseco.
Stanley hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Escobar
Kelvim Escobar now pitching. Felipe Crespo now playing left field.
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Escobar
Haselman hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Escobar
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first, with Escobar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Santana
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Santana
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Santana
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Grebeck vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Grebeck takes first base on ball four. Cruz scores. Sprague moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Crabtree
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores. Brown scores. Grebeck moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Crabtree
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. Grebeck scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Crespo vs. Bailes
Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bailes
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crespo moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Bailes
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Plesac
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Plesac
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Crespo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/4/1998 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 2 2
McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fernandez T, dh 4 0 0 0
Greer R, lf 3 1 1 0 Green S, rf 5 0 1 1
Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 1 2 Canseco J, lf 3 2 2 1
Clark W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Crespo F, pr-lf 1 0 1 1
Stevens L, dh 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, 1b 5 2 3 1
Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf 4 1 1 0
Tatis F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 1 3 2
Haselman B, c 3 0 0 0 Brown K, c 3 1 0 0
Grebeck C, 2b 3 1 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 2 36 9 13 9
Texas 000 200 000 -- 2
Toronto 000 202 05x -- 9
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 2
Santana J* 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
Crabtree T 0.1 1 2 2 1 1
Bailes S 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W (W) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5
Escobar K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Plesac D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 2, Toronto 9
2B -- Stanley M, Sprague E 2, Gonzalez A 2
HR -- Gonzalez J, Canseco J, Stanley M
SB -- Green S
CS -- Goodwin T, Sprague E
HBP -- by Oliver D (Fernandez T)
T -- 2:42
A -- 30156
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