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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 31, 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 July 31, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 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 | July 31, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frankie Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 26,054 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Shannon Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 31, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
Phillips hits a fly ball 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rodriguez
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Rodriguez
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Delgado vs. Rodriguez
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Green scores. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Rodriguez
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Rodriguez
Fletcher hits a fly ball 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, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Williams
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Williams
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Williams
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Williams
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Williams
Coomer 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, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rodriguez
Sprague is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Rodriguez
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Rodriguez
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Williams
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Williams
Cordova hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Williams
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Williams
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rodriguez
Canseco 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rodriguez
Delgado 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rodriguez
Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Williams
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Williams
There goes Nixon. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Williams
Lawton hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Williams
There goes Nixon. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Nixon steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Williams
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Williams
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rodriguez
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Rodriguez
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Rodriguez
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. Rodriguez
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Tony Phillips.
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Williams
Jose Cruz now playing center field. Shannon Stewart now playing left field.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Williams
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Williams
Cordova hits a popup into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Williams
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meares vs. Williams
Meares hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Meares reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Steinbach scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Williams
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rodriguez
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rodriguez
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rodriguez
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Williams
Lawton hits a line drive into center field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Williams
Molitor bunts in front of the plate. Fletcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Ortiz vs. Williams
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Williams
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rodriguez
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rodriguez
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rodriguez
Sprague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Williams
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Williams
Cordova hits a popup towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Williams
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rodriguez
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Cruz strikes out. Steinbach drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cruz out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Williams
Meares hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Williams
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Williams
Lawton hits a popup towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Williams
Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meares tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Williams
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Nixon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Williams
Coomer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Williams
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Williams
Cordova hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Swindell
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Swindell
Delgado hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Swindell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Crespo vs. Swindell
Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Darrin Fletcher.
Crespo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Person
Robert Person now pitching. Kevin Brown now catching.
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Person
Meares bunts in front of the plate. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Person
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Person
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Sprague hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Aguilera
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Aguilera
Stewart strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1998 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Phillips T, lf 2 0 1 1 Nixon O, cf 5 1 2 0
Cruz J, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Lawton M, rf 5 0 2 0
Green S, rf 4 1 1 0 Molitor P, dh 1 0 0 1
Canseco J, dh 3 1 1 1 Ortiz D, 1b 3 1 1 1
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Walker T, 2b 2 1 0 0
Fletcher D, c 3 1 1 0 Hocking D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Crespo F, ph 1 0 0 0 Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0
Brown K, c 0 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 3 2 2 1
Sprague E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Meares P, ss 3 1 2 2
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 1
Stewart S, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
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34 4 7 4 30 6 10 6
Toronto 110 100 010 -- 4
Minnesota 010 200 30x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W (L) 7.0 10 6 6 4 2
Person R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez F (W) 7.0 5 3 3 1 8
Swindell G 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Cruz J
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 5, Minnesota 8
2B -- Lawton M, Gonzalez A, Steinbach T, Meares P, Ortiz D
3B -- Green S
HR -- Steinbach T, Canseco J
SB -- Nixon O 2
SH -- Molitor P, Meares P
SF -- Molitor P
HBP -- by Rodriguez F (Sprague E)
WP -- Rodriguez F
T -- 2:36
A -- 26054
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