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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 12, 1997
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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 May 12, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Carpenter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 10,830 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 12, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Radke
There goes Nixon. The throw from Myers and he is out, Hocking applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Radke
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Carpenter
Becker takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Carpenter
Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Myers reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch scores. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Carpenter
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker scores. Myers scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Carpenter
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Carpenter
There's a wild pitch. Kelly moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Colbrunn vs. Carpenter
Colbrunn strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Carpenter
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Radke
Carter hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Carter scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Radke
Santiago hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Carpenter
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Carpenter
Becker hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Green. Molitor reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Carpenter
Myers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Molitor scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Carpenter
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Carpenter
The ball gets by Santiago for a passed ball. Myers scores. Kelly moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Carpenter
Lawton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Radke
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Carpenter
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Carpenter
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Carpenter
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Carpenter
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sprague. Colbrunn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Carpenter
Becker takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Carpenter
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Radke
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Radke
Carter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Flener
Huck Flener now pitching.
Myers hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Flener
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Flener
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myers moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Colbrunn vs. Flener
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Myers scores. Kelly moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Flener
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Flener
Hocking hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Flener
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colbrunn moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Becker vs. Flener
Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Colbrunn scores. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Flener
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Radke
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Radke
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Flener
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Flener
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Flener
Lawton hits a popup towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Colbrunn vs. Flener
Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Flener
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Radke
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Radke
Carter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Radke
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Flener
Hocking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Flener
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Flener
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Flener
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Radke
Pat Meares now playing shortstop. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Radke
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Radke
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Flener
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Flener
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Flener
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Flener
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Flener
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lawton moves to third. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hocking vs. Flener
Hocking hits a popup into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching. Brent Brede now playing right field.
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Ritchie
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Ritchie
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Ritchie
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Santiago vs. Ritchie
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Flener
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Flener
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Flener
Ron Coomer pinch hits for Paul Molitor.
Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Aguilera
Garcia hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1997 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 0 2 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 5 2 2 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 0 Meares P, ss 1 0 0 0
Merced O, rf 3 0 0 0 Becker R, cf 4 1 1 1
Carter J, 1b 4 2 3 1 Molitor P, dh 5 1 1 1
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 2 1 Coomer R, ph 1 0 0 0
Delgado C, dh 4 0 0 0 Myers G, c 5 4 4 2
Santiago B, c 4 0 0 0 Kelly R, rf 5 1 3 2
Green S, lf 4 0 1 0 Brede B, rf 0 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lawton M, lf 4 1 2 0
Colbrunn G, 1b 5 2 4 2
Walker T, 3b 4 0 1 1
Hocking D, ss-2b 5 0 2 1
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36 2 10 2 44 12 20 10
Toronto 010 100 000 -- 2
Minnesota 331 410 00x -- 12
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (L) 3.0 8 7 5 3 5
Flener H 5.0 12 5 5 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (W) 7.0 9 2 2 0 7
Ritchie T 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Aguilera R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Sprague E
LOB -- Toronto 8, Minnesota 12
2B -- Myers G 2, Carter J, Molitor P, Sprague E
HR -- Carter J
CS -- Nixon O
SF -- Walker T
WP -- Carpenter C
PB -- Santiago B
T -- 2:45
A -- 10830
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