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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 9, 1988
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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 April 9, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Lea |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 49,451 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Left Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| George Bell | DH |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Sil Campusano | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 9, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Lea
Liriano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lea
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Lea
Fernandez strikes out. There goes Moseby. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lea
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Key
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Lea
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Lea
There's a wild pitch. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Lea
Mulliniks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Lea
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitt scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Lea
McGriff strikes out. There goes Barfield. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Campusano vs. Lea
Campusano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Key
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Key
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Key
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Lea
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lea
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lea
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lea
Bellhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Laudner interferes with Bell who is awarded first base. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Lea
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mulliniks vs. Lea
There's a wild pitch. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mulliniks vs. Lea
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Key
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Key
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Key
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Lea
Barfield hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Lea
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Lea covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campusano vs. Lea
Campusano hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Lea
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden hits a line drive into center field. Campusano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Key
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lea
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lea
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lea
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Lea
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Key
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Key
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Key
Hrbek hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Lea
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Lea covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Lea
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Lea
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campusano vs. Carlton
Steve Carlton now pitching.
Campusano hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Carlton
Liriano hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Carlton
Moseby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Key
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Key
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Key
Laudner hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moseby. Laudner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Laudner moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Carlton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Carlton
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Carlton
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Carlton
Kelly Gruber pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Ward
Kelly Gruber now playing third base. Duane Ward now pitching.
Puckett hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Ward
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ward
Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Ward
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Carlton
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Carlton
The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Carlton
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Campusano vs. Carlton
Campusano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Liriano vs. Carlton
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Moseby vs. Carlton
Moseby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Moseby reaches second base with a double. Barfield scores. McGriff scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Carlton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Ward
Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Ward
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Ward
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching. Dwight Lowry now catching. Mark Davidson now playing right field.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Martinez
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Davidson. Whitt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Martinez
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitt scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Martinez
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Martinez
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Fred McGriff.
The umpire calls a balk on Martinez Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Martinez
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Ward
Cecil Fielder now playing first base.
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gladden for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ward
Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Ward
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Ward
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1988 -- Toronto at Minnesota (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Liriano N, 2b 5 1 1 1 Gladden D, lf 4 0 1 0
Moseby L, lf 5 0 2 2 Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 0
Fernandez T, ss 5 1 1 0 Bush R, ph 1 0 1 0
Bell G, dh 4 1 2 1 Puckett K, cf 4 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 5 2 3 1 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Larkin G, dh 3 0 1 0
Gruber K, ph-3b 2 0 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 3 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 3 3 2 2 Brunansky T, rf 3 0 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 4 2 2 2 Lowry D, c 0 0 0 0
Fielder C, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Campusano S, cf 4 0 0 0 Laudner T, c 3 0 1 0
Davidson M, rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 14 10 31 0 5 0
Toronto 011 103 121 -- 10
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 6.0 3 0 0 0 4
Ward D (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Lea C (L) 5.1 8 5 4 1 4
Carlton S 2.2 4 4 4 1 1
Martinez T 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Laudner T
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Minnesota 4
2B -- Bell G, Laudner T, McGriff F, Moseby L, Whitt E
HR -- Barfield J, McGriff F, Liriano N, Bell G
SB -- Moseby L, Barfield J
WP -- Lea C 2
Balk -- Carlton S, Martinez T
T -- 2:41
A -- 49451
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