Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1998 at Skydome. 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Meares ss 5 1 1 0
Lawton cf 4 2 1 0
Molitor dh 4 1 2 4
Ortiz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gates 3b 2 0 1 1
Cordova lf 3 0 1 1
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Coomer 3b,1b 4 1 2 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 3 1 0 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 1 1 1
Green rf 4 3 2 3
Canseco dh 4 1 1 2
Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher c 3 0 0 1
Grebeck 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Minnesota 000 040 200681
Toronto 002 110 30x7102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   6.0 6 4 2 2 5
  Trombley  L (4-4) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Guardado   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
5
2
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (10-8) 7.0 7 6 5 5 4
  Quantrill   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Plesac  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
6
5

  E–Ortiz (5), Fernandez (12), Grebeck (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Molitor (24,off Williams), Toronto Cruz (10,off Hawkins); Fernandez (29,off Hawkins).  3B–Toronto Gonzalez (1,off Trombley).  HR–Toronto Canseco (37,3rd inning off Hawkins 1 on, 2 out); Green 2 (28,5th inning off Hawkins 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Trombley 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Gates (3,off Williams).  SF–Cordova (6,off Williams); Fletcher (7,off Hawkins).  IBB–Walker (8,by Williams).  SB–Molitor (7,2nd base off Williams/Fletcher); Ochoa (5,2nd base off Williams/Fletcher); Stewart (40,2nd base off Hawkins/Steinbach).  IBB–Williams (2,Walker).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:55.  A–26,268.
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