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Twins
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 28, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 28, 1996 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Aguilera |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 30,106 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ted Hendry |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tomas Perez | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 28, 1996
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hentgen
Knoblauch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hentgen
Becker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Aguilera
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aguilera
Green hits a popup towards third. Hollins throws towards short. Meares fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meares. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Aguilera
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Aguilera
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Hentgen
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Hentgen
Myers hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Hentgen
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Cordova goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollins vs. Hentgen
Hollins hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Aguilera
Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Aguilera
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Aguilera
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Aguilera
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Hentgen
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hentgen
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Hentgen
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Aguilera
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aguilera
Green strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Aguilera
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera juggles the ball. That's an error on Aguilera. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Aguilera
Olerud hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Hentgen
Stahoviak hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Hentgen
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Hentgen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Aguilera
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Aguilera
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Aguilera
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Hentgen
Hollins hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Hentgen
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hentgen
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Aguilera
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Aguilera
Nixon bunts towards first. Stahoviak fields the ball and throws to Aguilera covering. Safe. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Aguilera
Green strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Aguilera
Carter 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
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hentgen
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Hentgen
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahoviak for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Aguilera
Olerud hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Sprague is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Aguilera
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Aguilera
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Aguilera
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Delgado moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Aguilera
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delgado scores. O'Brien scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Aguilera
Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Perez scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Parra
Jose Parra now pitching.
Green strikes out. Myers drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Green out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hentgen
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Hentgen
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Hentgen
Hollins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Parra
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Parra
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Parra
Sprague hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Delgado vs. Parra
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Carter scores. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Parra
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Parra
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hentgen
Chip Hale pinch hits for Pat Meares.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hentgen
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hentgen
Becker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Becker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stevens
Jeff Reboulet now playing shortstop. Dave Stevens now pitching.
Perez 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 -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stevens
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Stevens
Green takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Stevens
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Stevens
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Olerud vs. Stevens
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Hentgen
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hentgen
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Hentgen
Kelly hits a line drive into left field. Carter 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 8/28/1996 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Nixon O, cf 5 0 3 2
Becker R, cf 4 0 1 0 Green S, rf 4 0 1 0
Molitor P, dh 3 0 0 0 Carter J, lf 4 1 1 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 5 0 1 0
Cordova M, lf 4 1 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Myers G, c 3 0 2 0 Delgado C, dh 3 2 2 2
Kelly R, rf 4 0 1 1 O'Brien C, c 4 1 1 0
Hollins D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 1 0 0
Meares P, ss 2 0 0 0 Perez T, 2b 4 1 2 2
Hale C, ph 1 0 0 0
Reboulet J, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 36 6 12 6
Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1
Toronto 010 004 10x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera R (L) 5.2 8 5 5 3 4
Parra J 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
Stevens D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
E -- Meares P, Aguilera R
DP -- Minnesota 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Toronto 10
2B -- Kelly R, Nixon O, Becker R, Myers G
HR -- Delgado C
SB -- Green S, Nixon O
T -- 2:30
A -- 30106
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