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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

1997-05-09 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 13277 · dome · 2:48

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Minnesota Twins 4–1. Toronto Blue Jays put up 2 in the 2nd. Pat Hentgen earned the win and Mike Timlin picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Pat Hentgen L: Frankie Rodriguez SV: Mike Timlin

Umpires — HP: Drew Coble · 1B: Tim McClelland · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	0	0	1	0
Tilson Brito	4	0	1	1	0	1
Orlando Merced	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Carter	4	2	2	0	0	0
Ed Sprague	3	1	0	0	0	0
Carlos Delgado	4	0	1	1	0	1
Benito Santiago	4	0	1	1	0	1
Shawn Green	4	1	1	0	0	2
Carlos Garcia	3	0	2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	3	0	1	0	1	0
Brent Brede	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Molitor	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Steinbach	4	1	0	0	0	2
Rich Becker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Greg Colbrunn	4	0	1	1	0	1
Todd Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Meares	3	0	1	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Hentgen	8.0	6	1	5
Mike Timlin	1.0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	6.1	6	1	2
Mike Trombley	2.2	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: 63/G6
Tilson Brito: 13/G13
Orlando Merced: 7/F7LD

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: S8/G6M/R6
Brent Brede: S8/G4M/R6.1-2
Paul Molitor: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Matt Lawton: K+SB2
Terry Steinbach: K

Top 2

Joe Carter: S9/L89M/R4
Ed Sprague: HP.1-2
Carlos Delgado: PB.2-3;1-2
Carlos Delgado: S8/L6MD/R5.3-H;2-3
Benito Santiago: S7/G56/R6.3-H(UR);1-2
Shawn Green: K
Carlos Garcia: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 2

Rich Becker: 8/F8RXD
Greg Colbrunn: 9/F89D
Todd Walker: 43/G4

Top 3

Otis Nixon: 53/G56S
Tilson Brito: K
Orlando Merced: 43/G4M

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 8/F8LM
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Brent Brede: 31/G34.1-2
Paul Molitor: K

Top 4

Joe Carter: 53/G5
Ed Sprague: 7/F7D
Carlos Delgado: 8/F78M

Bot 4

Matt Lawton: 43/G34
Terry Steinbach: 5E3/G5S
Rich Becker: S8/L8RM/R6.1-3
Greg Colbrunn: S8/G6M/R5.3-H(UR);1-2
Todd Walker: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Benito Santiago: 63/G6
Shawn Green: 43/G4
Carlos Garcia: S8/L4MD/R4
Otis Nixon: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Pat Meares: 8/F8RD
Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F8RD
Brent Brede: 43/G4

Top 6

Tilson Brito: 6/P6D
Orlando Merced: 8/F8LXD
Joe Carter: S9/L9M/R4
Ed Sprague: E5/TH/G5/R3.1-2
Carlos Delgado: E9/F9D/R3.2-H(UR);1-3
Benito Santiago: 9/F89S

Bot 6

Paul Molitor: S7/L56D/R6
Matt Lawton: 5/P5F
Terry Steinbach: K
Rich Becker: 3/G3

Top 7

Shawn Green: S8/G6/R6
Carlos Garcia: SB2/R6U4
Carlos Garcia: 14/SH/BG13S.2-3
Otis Nixon: W
Tilson Brito: S7/F7LM/R4.3-H;1-3
Orlando Merced: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 7

Greg Colbrunn: K
Todd Walker: 3/G3
Pat Meares: S8/F78M/R6
Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G34

Top 8

Joe Carter: 43/G4
Ed Sprague: 43/G4MD
Carlos Delgado: K

Bot 8

Brent Brede: 4/L4M
Paul Molitor: 7/F78D
Matt Lawton: 7/F7M

Top 9

Benito Santiago: K
Shawn Green: K
Carlos Garcia: S6/G56D/R3
Otis Nixon: 43

Bot 9

Terry Steinbach: 13/G13
Rich Becker: K
Greg Colbrunn: 53/G56