Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 26, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 1 1
Davidson cf 4 0 0 0
Puckett dh 3 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Larkin 1b 3 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 1 1 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Moseby cf 3 1 1 0
Barfield rf 4 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 1 4 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 3 1 0 0
Leach dh 3 1 1 0
Iorg 2b 4 0 1 1
Gruber 3b 4 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 2
Minnesota 101 000 000242
Toronto 010 010 02x490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (9-8) 8.0 9 4 3 3 12
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
3
12
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (11-6) 8.2 4 2 2 0 5
  Henke  SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
6

  E–Gladden (2), Larkin (2).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Minnesota Lombardozzi (11,off Key), Toronto Bell (16,off Blyleven); Iorg (6,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Puckett (16,1st inning off Key 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gagne (4,off Key).  HBP–Puckett (3,by Key).  SB–Moseby (22,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner); Iorg (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner); Bell (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  CS–Fernandez (10,2nd base by Blyleven/Laudner).  WP–Blyleven 3 (11).  HBP–Key (2,Puckett).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:38.  A–33,353.
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