Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
August 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 1 1 0
Brumfield lf 5 1 1 0
Delgado dh 4 1 2 3
Carter 1b 4 1 2 1
Sprague 3b 5 1 1 2
Green rf 4 0 2 0
O'Brien c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 1 2 0
Hentgen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 1 1 1
  Hale ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Becker cf 4 0 1 0
Molitor dh 3 0 1 1
Stahoviak 1b 4 0 0 0
Cordova lf 4 0 1 0
Myers c 3 0 0 0
Hollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Lawton rf 3 1 1 0
Reboulet ss 3 0 1 0
Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Parra p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Toronto 100 002 2016120
Minnesota 001 001 000260
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  W (15-7) 9.0 6 2 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  L (6-5) 7.0 8 5 5 2 7
  Parra   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Guardado   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Hansell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
10

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto T Perez (11,off Aguilera); Carter (30,off Aguilera), Minnesota Knoblauch (32,off Hentgen); Molitor (30,off Hentgen).  3B–Toronto Green (3,off Parra).  HR–Toronto Sprague (30,6th inning off Aguilera 1 on, 0 out); Delgado (19,7th inning off Aguilera 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Nixon (5,off Guardado).  SF–Carter (6,off Aguilera); Molitor (6,off Hentgen).  SB–Nixon (41,2nd base off Aguilera/Myers).  WP–Aguilera (5).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:31.  A–18,010.
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