Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 31, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 2001 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
Hocking ss 4 0 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 1 3 1
Koskie 3b 4 0 2 0
Hunter cf 4 0 1 0
Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0
  Maxwell pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Buchanan rf 3 0 0 0
  Kielty ph 1 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Stewart lf 4 1 3 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 1 1
Fullmer dh 4 1 1 0
Lopez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Frye 3b 0 0 0 0
Fletcher c 2 0 2 0
Izturis 2b 3 1 0 0
Loaiza p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Minnesota 001 000 0001103
Toronto 001 000 11x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  L (12-8) 8.0 8 3 1 2 7
Totals
8.0
8
3
1
2
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  W (7-9) 7.0 10 1 1 0 2
  Plesac   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Koch  SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
7

  E–Mientkiewicz (4), Buchanan (1), Pierzynski (9).  DP–Minnesota 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Minnesota Mientkiewicz (28,off Loaiza), Toronto Cruz (23,off Mays).  HR–Minnesota Mientkiewicz (13,3rd inning off Loaiza 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–J Jones (3,by Loaiza).  IBB–Delgado (20,by Mays).  SB–Koskie (15,2nd base off Loaiza/Fletcher); Maxwell (2,2nd base off Koch/Fletcher); Stewart (19,2nd base off Mays/Pierzynski).  CS–J Jones (8,2nd base by Loaiza/Fletcher).  HBP–Loaiza (7,J Jones).  IBB–Mays (1,Delgado).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Scott Higgins, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–2:33.  A–23,849.
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