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Twins
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 2, 1998
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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 April 2, 1998 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | LaTroy Hawkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 25,584 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Larry Young 3B: Drew Coble |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Juan Samuel | 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 |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 2, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hentgen
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Hentgen
Lawton 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 -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Hawkins
Samuel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hawkins
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hawkins
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hawkins
There goes Green. The throw from Valentin and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Hawkins
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Hentgen
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hentgen
Walker 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
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hawkins
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hawkins
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hawkins
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Hentgen
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Hentgen
Valentin hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Hentgen
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hawkins
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hawkins
Gonzalez hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Hawkins
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Valentin and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Samuel vs. Hawkins
Samuel 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: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Hawkins
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hentgen
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Hentgen
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hentgen
Molitor 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
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hawkins
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hawkins
Canseco hits a line drive off the glove of Coomer, and into shallow left field. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Green moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Hawkins
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Hawkins
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Hawkins
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Hawkins
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Hentgen
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cordova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hentgen
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Hentgen
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hawkins
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Hawkins
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hawkins
Fernandez 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
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Hentgen
Valentin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Hentgen
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Hentgen
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Hentgen
Lawton hits a line drive towards third. Sprague catches it and throws to first to double up Meares. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hawkins
Green hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hawkins
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hawkins
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Hentgen
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hentgen
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hentgen
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hawkins
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hawkins
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hawkins
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Trombley
Samuel takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Trombley
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Sprague scores. Cruz moves to third. Samuel moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Escobar
Kelvim Escobar now pitching. Felipe Crespo now playing left field.
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Escobar
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Escobar
Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Escobar
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Escobar
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Escobar
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crespo who is chasing the ball. Molitor reaches third base with a triple. Meares scores. Nixon scores. Lawton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ochoa vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for David Ortiz.
Ochoa hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching. Orlando Merced now playing first base. Brent Gates now playing second base.
Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Aguilera
Stanley hits a line drive beyond first. Merced can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Aguilera
Mark Dalesandro pinch runs for Mike Stanley.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching. Mark Dalesandro now playing first base.
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Quantrill
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dalesandro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gates for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Quantrill
Coomer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Coomer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Quantrill
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Aguilera
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Aguilera
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton 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 4/2/1998 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 1 1 0 Samuel J, lf 3 0 0 0
Lawton M, rf 3 1 0 0 Crespo F, lf 0 0 0 0
Molitor P, dh 4 0 1 3 Fernandez T, 2b 3 0 0 1
Ortiz D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Green S, rf 2 1 0 0
Ochoa A, ph 1 0 0 0 Canseco J, dh 4 0 1 0
Merced O, 1b 0 0 0 0 Stanley M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 2 0 Dalesandro M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Walker T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Fletcher D, c 3 0 0 1
Gates B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, cf 3 0 0 0
Valentin J, c 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 0
Meares P, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 28 2 3 2
Minnesota 000 000 030 -- 3
Toronto 000 100 100 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins L 6.1 2 2 2 5 4
Trombley M 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Guardado E (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Aguilera R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P 7.0 4 0 0 1 1
Escobar K (L) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1
Plesac D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Quantrill P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Meares P, Fernandez T
DP -- Minnesota 2, Toronto 3
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Toronto 7
2B -- Canseco J, Cordova M, Coomer R
3B -- Molitor P
SB -- Green S, Gonzalez A
SF -- Fletcher D
T -- 2:48
A -- 25584
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