Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
August 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1998 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 10, Minnesota Twins 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 6 2 4 2
Green rf 3 2 1 2
Canseco dh 6 1 2 2
Delgado 1b 5 0 1 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 5 2 3 3
Fletcher c 5 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 5 0 2 1
Grebeck 2b 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 0
Hentgen p 0 0 0 0
  Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 16 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 6 0 1 1
Gates 3b 4 1 1 0
Lawton rf 5 1 2 1
Molitor dh 5 1 1 2
Ortiz 1b 2 1 0 0
  Coomer ph 1 0 0 0
Cordova lf 5 1 1 0
Walker 2b 4 2 3 0
  Ochoa ph 0 0 0 0
  Latham ph 1 1 0 0
Valentin c 5 1 3 4
Meares ss 3 0 1 1
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Baptist p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 9
Toronto 203 011 10210161
Minnesota 001 201 0059131
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  W (10-8) 6.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Stieb   2.0 4 3 2 1 2
  Plesac   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill   0.0 2 2 0 0 0
  Myers  SV (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
4
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (7-10) 2.1 3 5 3 2 0
  Miller   2.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Carrasco   2.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Guardado   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Baptist   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
10
8
4
4

  E–Gonzalez (10), Walker (9).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Toronto Cruz 2 (2,off Hawkins,off Miller); Stewart (14,off Carrasco); Gonzalez (25,off Baptist), Minnesota Valentin 3 (7,off Hentgen 2,off Quantrill); Molitor (19,off Stieb).  HR–Toronto Canseco (31,3rd inning off Hawkins 1 on, 0 out); Cruz (4,3rd inning off Hawkins 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Green (2,off Baptist).  HBP–Gonzalez (2,by Hawkins); Meares (6,by Hentgen).  SB–Stewart (33,2nd base off Hawkins/Valentin); Green (22,2nd base off Hawkins/Valentin); Gonzalez (15,2nd base off Hawkins/Valentin); Cruz (5,2nd base off Guardado/Valentin); Walker (13,2nd base off Hentgen/Fletcher).  WP–Hawkins (6), Carrasco (5).  BK–Hawkins (2).  HBP–Hentgen (4,Meares); Hawkins (5,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:51.  A–17,128.
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