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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 12, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erik Hanson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
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 |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
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 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 12, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Burkett
Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Burkett
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Stewart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Burkett
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Burkett
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Burkett
There goes Canseco. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Canseco steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Burkett
Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hanson
Goodwin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hanson
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Hanson
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Burkett
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the mound. Burkett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hanson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hanson
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hanson
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Burkett
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Burkett
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Burkett
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hanson
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Hanson
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Hanson
Tatis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hanson
There goes Tatis. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Tatis steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Hanson
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tatis scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Hanson
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Hanson
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Burkett
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Burkett
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Burkett
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hanson
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hanson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hanson
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hanson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Burkett
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Burkett
Fernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Burkett
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Burkett
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hanson
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Hanson
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Hanson
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hanson
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Hanson
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Burkett
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Burkett
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hanson
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hanson
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hanson
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Burkett
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Burkett
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Burkett
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hanson
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hanson
Stevens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Hanson
Elster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Hanson
Tatis 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 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Burkett
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Burkett
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hanson
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Hanson
McLemore bunts towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Greer hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wetteland
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Wetteland
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Quantrill
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Quantrill
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Quantrill
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Quantrill
Luis Alicea pinch runs for Lee Stevens.
Elster hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1998 -- Toronto at Texas (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 5 1 1 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 3 1
Fernandez T, 2b 2 0 1 1 McLemore M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Green S, rf 4 0 2 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, dh 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 0 0
Stanley M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher D, c 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Stevens L, dh 3 0 1 0
Cruz J, cf 4 0 0 0 Alicea L, pr 0 1 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 1 2 2
Tatis F, 3b 3 1 1 0
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34 1 7 1 31 3 8 3
Toronto 100 000 000 -- 1
Texas 001 000 002 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hanson E 7.1 7 1 1 2 3
Plesac D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Quantrill P (L) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J 8.0 7 1 1 2 4
Wetteland J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 9, Texas 6
2B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Elster K
SB -- Canseco J, Tatis F, Goodwin T
SH -- McLemore M
HBP -- by Burkett J (Fernandez T)
T -- 2:37
A -- 28435
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