Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 5, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2002 at Skydome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Guzman ss 5 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 2 0
Ortiz dh 5 1 2 2
Hunter cf 4 1 1 1
Koskie 3b 5 0 0 0
Mohr rf 3 0 2 0
Morris 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hocking ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Prince c 4 1 1 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart dh 4 1 1 1
Hinske 3b 2 0 0 0
  Berg ph 1 1 1 1
Mondesi rf 3 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 4 1 1 1
Cruz, Jr. lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Wells cf 3 0 1 0
Bush 2b 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 2 0 0 0
Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3
Minnesota 310 000 0004100
Toronto 100 100 001343
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-0) 5.0 3 2 2 2 3
  Romero   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Jackson   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Guardado  SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lyon  L (0-1) 4.0 6 4 3 2 4
  Thurman   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Heredia   2.1 1 0 0 3 3
  Borbon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
5
9

  E–Hinske (2), Mondesi (1), Lopez (2).  DP–Minnesota 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Minnesota Mientkiewicz 2 (3,off Lyon,off Borbon); Ortiz (2,off Thurman), Toronto Wells (1,off Reed).  3B–Minnesota Mohr (1,off Thurman).  HR–Minnesota Ortiz (2,1st inning off Lyon 1 on, 2 out); Hunter (2,1st inning off Lyon 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Stewart (1,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Delgado (1,4th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Berg (1,9th inning off Guardado 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Mohr (1,2nd base off Heredia/Wilson).  WP–Lyon (1).  U-HP–Mike Fichter, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:56.  A–15,784.
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