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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 2, 1998
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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 August 2, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 40,096 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 2, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Radke
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Radke
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Clemens
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clemens
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Clemens
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molitor for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Radke
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clemens
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clemens
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clemens
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Clemens
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Clemens
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Radke
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Radke
Grebeck bunts towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. Radke
Stewart 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
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Clemens
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clemens
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Clemens
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Radke
Canseco hits a popup towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz 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
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clemens
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clemens
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clemens
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Radke
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Radke
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Radke
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clemens
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Clemens
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Clemens
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Clemens
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Radke
Stewart bunts towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields the ball and throws to Radke covering. Safe. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Radke
Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Radke
Delgado hits a popup beyond first. Ortiz can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Green scores. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Radke
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields the ball and throws to Radke covering. Safe. Canseco scores. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Radke
Fernandez hits a line drive beyond first. Ortiz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. There goes Delgado trying to get to home. Lawton throws the ball in to Steinbach who tags Delgado who's trying to score from second, for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Clemens
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clemens
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clemens
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Radke
Grebeck hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Radke
Stewart hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clemens
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cordova vs. Clemens
Cordova strikes out. Fletcher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cordova out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Meares vs. Clemens
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Radke
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Radke
There goes Green. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Radke
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Delgado 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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Guardado
Cruz hits a popup beyond third. Coomer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Guardado
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Clemens
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Clemens
Clemens fires over to first and Delgado drops the ball. That's an error on Delgado. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lawton vs. Clemens
Lawton strikes out. Fletcher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lawton out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Clemens
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clemens
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Trombley
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Gonzalez hits a popup into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Trombley
There's a wild pitch. Grebeck moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Trombley
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Trombley
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grebeck moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Trombley
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Grebeck scores. There goes Green trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Plesac
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it and throws to second for the out. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Quantrill
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Quantrill
Meares hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Meares reaches third base with a triple. Coomer scores. Cordova goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Nixon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1998 -- Toronto at Minnesota (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 5 1 0 0 Nixon O, cf 5 1 2 0
Green S, rf 5 3 4 1 Lawton M, rf 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, dh 5 1 2 2 Molitor P, dh 4 0 0 1
Delgado C, 1b 3 0 1 2 Ortiz D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, cf 4 0 1 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Fletcher D, c 3 0 2 1 Walker T, 2b 3 1 2 0
Fernandez T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cordova M, lf 4 1 1 0
Grebeck C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 2 1
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 12 6 36 4 9 4
Toronto 000 103 011 -- 6
Minnesota 010 000 012 -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 6 2 1 1 14
Plesac D* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Quantrill P 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Myers R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (L) 7.1 8 5 5 2 2
Guardado E 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Trombley M 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Delgado C
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, Minnesota 6
3B -- Walker T, Meares P
HR -- Green S
SB -- Green S
SH -- Grebeck C
SF -- Delgado C
WP -- Trombley M
T -- 2:58
A -- 40096
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