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Minnesota Twins vs. Toronto Blue Jays

May 3, 1997
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN10001010251006
TOR010000401610010
loss:Minnesota Twins logoT. Ritchiewin:Toronto Blue Jays logoP. Quantrill

Scoring Summary

MINTOR
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Greg Myers singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ed Sprague. Chuck Knoblauch scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    2
    Benito Santiago singles on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Lawton. Ed Sprague scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Chuck Knoblauch singles on a line drive to center fielder Otis Nixon. Brent Brede scores. [1 run]
    21
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Ron Coomer singles on a line drive to center fielder Otis Nixon. Roberto Kelly scores. [1 run]
    31
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    7
    Otis Nixon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rich Becker. Benito Santiago scores. Jacob Brumfield to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
    32
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    7
    Alex Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Roberto Kelly. Jacob Brumfield scores. Carlos Garcia to 2nd. [1 run]
    33
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    7
    Orlando Merced singles on a line drive to center fielder Rich Becker. Carlos Garcia scores. Alex Gonzalez to 3rd. [1 run]
    34
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    7
    Joe Carter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rich Becker. Alex Gonzalez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    35
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    9
    Ron Coomer singles on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Roberto Kelly scores. Brent Brede to 3rd. [1 run]
    45
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    9
    Chuck Knoblauch grounds into a force out, second baseman Carlos Garcia to shortstop Alex Gonzalez. Brent Brede scores. Pat Meares out at 2nd. Chuck Knoblauch to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    55
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    9
    Carlos Delgado walks. Otis Nixon scores. Joe Carter to 3rd. Ed Sprague to 2nd. [1 run]
    56

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Chuck Knoblauch2B24120101.262
2Rich BeckerCF05002005.208
3Paul MolitorDH04002001.298
4Greg MyersC14010000.234
5Matt Lawton IIILF14000001.292
6Roberto KellyRF24201001.278
7Brent Brede1B24200001.295
8Denny HockingSS-3B03002002.304
9Todd Walker3B01000000.243
Ron CoomerPH-3B23021001.304
Pat MearesPR-SS00000000.253
TOTAL10365581013-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Rich RobertsonLHP6.0622330876.23
Mike TrombleyRHP0.012201084.24
Eddie GuardadoLHP0.100000035.87
Dan NaultyRHP0.2211100175.11
Todd RitchieRHP1.0111010164.20
Greg SwindellLHP0.200001094.24
Gregg OlsonRHP0.0000020920.86
TOTAL8.21066480149-
Toronto Blue Jays logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Otis NixonCF03110102.207
2Alex GonzalezSS14110000.282
3Orlando MercedRF35011001.265
4Joe Carter1B02010202.255
5Ed Sprague Jr.3B12101301.280
6Juan SamuelDH03001003.242
Carlos DelgadoPH11010100.333
7Benito SantiagoC24110002.211
8Jacob BrumfieldLF14100003.250
9Carlos Garcia2B13101101.162
TOTAL10316648015-
Toronto Blue Jays logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Juan GuzmanRHP4.0211510535.27
Paul SpoljaricLHP2.2322200403.72
Mike TimlinRHP1.1200100192.92
Paul QuantrillRHP1.0322000143.07
TOTAL9.01055810126-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINTOR
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Chuck Knoblauch walks.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Chuck Knoblauch steals (12) 2nd base.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rich Becker strikes out swinging. Chuck Knoblauch steals (13) 3rd base. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Paul Molitor strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Greg Myers singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ed Sprague. Chuck Knoblauch scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDOUT — Matt Lawton grounds out, second baseman Carlos Garcia to first baseman Joe Carter. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    GROUNDOUT — Otis Nixon grounds out, third baseman Todd Walker to first baseman Brent Brede. [1 out]
    10
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    GROUNDOUT — Alex Gonzalez grounds out to first baseman Brent Brede. [2 outs]
    10
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    DOUBLE — Orlando Merced hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball .
    10
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    FLYOUT — Joe Carter flies out to right fielder Roberto Kelly. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

5Runs6
10Hits10
0Errors0
.278Batting Avg.323
36At Bats31
1Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs0
5Runs-Batted-In6
1Walks8
4Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts4
6Left on Base10
11Total Bases13

Game Details

Saturday, May 3, 1997 · 7:05 PM
Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON
attendance: 29,150 (59.1%)