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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

1996-08-17 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 20354 · dome, dry · 2:57

Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 11–1. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 2nd. Rich Robertson earned the win. Dave Hollins went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
MIN	0	5	0	0	2	2	1	1		11	13

W: Rich Robertson L: Erik Hanson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jacob Brumfield	3	0	1	0	0	0
Juan Samuel	2	1	0	0	1	1
Joe Carter	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Sprague	4	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie O'Brien	2	0	0	0	1	1
Robert Perez	1	0	1	0	1	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tomas Perez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Green	1	0	0	1	1	1
Carlos Delgado	1	0	0	0	0	0
Julio Mosquera	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	1	1	0	0	4	1
Rich Becker	4	1	1	1	1	1
Paul Molitor	5	1	2	2	0	0
Scott Stahoviak	3	1	2	0	1	0
Marty Cordova	4	2	3	2	1	1
Dave Hollins	4	2	2	2	1	0
Matt Lawton	5	1	0	1	0	0
Matt Walbeck	4	1	2	1	1	2
Pat Meares	5	1	1	0	0	1
Chip Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erik Hanson	5.0	7	6	5
Scott Brow	3.0	6	3	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Robertson	5.2	3	4	5
Dave Stevens	2.1	1	1	1
Greg Hansell	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: S8
Jacob Brumfield: HP.1-2
Juan Samuel: 5(2)3/GDP/G.1-2
Joe Carter: 43/G

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: W
Rich Becker: CS2(26)
Rich Becker: K/C
Paul Molitor: S8
Scott Stahoviak: S9.1-3
Marty Cordova: OA.3XH(2)

Top 2

Ed Sprague: 53/G
Charlie O'Brien: 63/G
Robert Perez: S9
Alex Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 2

Marty Cordova: K
Dave Hollins: W
Matt Lawton: E3/G.1-3;B-1
Matt Walbeck: S8.3-H;1-2
Pat Meares: 7/F/FL
Chuck Knoblauch: W.2-3;1-2
Rich Becker: E7/F.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-2
Paul Molitor: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Scott Stahoviak: S8.1-2
Marty Cordova: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Hollins: 3/G

Top 3

Tomas Perez: 9/F
Otis Nixon: K
Jacob Brumfield: S8
Juan Samuel: SB2
Juan Samuel: K/C

Bot 3

Matt Lawton: 8/F
Matt Walbeck: K
Pat Meares: K

Top 4

Joe Carter: 31/G
Ed Sprague: 13/G
Charlie O'Brien: K

Bot 4

Chuck Knoblauch: K
Rich Becker: W
Paul Molitor: 3/P/FL
Scott Stahoviak: WP.1-2
Scott Stahoviak: 3/G

Top 5

Robert Perez: W
Alex Gonzalez: K
Tomas Perez: 9/F
Otis Nixon: 63/G

Bot 5

Marty Cordova: S7
Dave Hollins: HR/F9D.1-H
Matt Lawton: 3/G
Matt Walbeck: W
Pat Meares: 6(1)3/GDP/G

Top 6

Jacob Brumfield: 63/G
Juan Samuel: W
Joe Carter: W.1-2
Ed Sprague: K
Charlie O'Brien: W.2-3;1-2
Shawn Green: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Gonzalez: 4/P

Bot 6

Chuck Knoblauch: W
Rich Becker: 8/F
Paul Molitor: 64(1)/FO/G
Scott Stahoviak: W.1-2
Marty Cordova: D/89.2-H;1-H
Dave Hollins: 3/FL

Top 7

Tomas Perez: 63/G
Otis Nixon: S8
Jacob Brumfield: 3/P/FL
Carlos Delgado: 9/F

Bot 7

Matt Lawton: 7/F
Matt Walbeck: K
Pat Meares: S6
Chuck Knoblauch: W.1-2
Rich Becker: S9.2-H;1-3
Paul Molitor: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 8

Joe Carter: 53/G
Ed Sprague: K
Julio Mosquera: 3/G

Bot 8

Chip Hale: 8/F
Marty Cordova: S8
Dave Hollins: S6.1-3
Matt Lawton: 36(1)/FO/G.3-H
Matt Walbeck: DGR/7.1-3
Pat Meares: 8/F

Top 9

Shawn Green: K
Alex Gonzalez: 7/F
Tomas Perez: 43/G

Notes & reviews

Juan Samuel ejected by HP umpire Al Clark during at bat for arguing balls and strikes
Debut game for Julio Mosquera

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