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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

1997-08-05 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 17920 · 70°F, dome, dry · 2:31

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Minnesota Twins 8–3. Toronto Blue Jays put up 4 in the 3rd. Robert Person earned the win. Jose Cruz went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Robert Person L: Travis Miller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dale Ford · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacob Brumfield	5	2	2	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Juan Samuel	4	2	2	1	1	1
Joe Carter	2	1	0	0	3	0
Ed Sprague	5	2	2	3	0	0
Jose Cruz	5	1	1	2	0	2
Robert Perez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie O'Brien	2	0	0	0	2	1
Carlos Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	5	1	1	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	2	1	1	0	3	0
Paul Molitor	4	0	2	0	1	1
Greg Myers	5	0	2	1	0	2
Ron Coomer	5	0	0	1	0	0
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marty Cordova	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rich Becker	3	1	2	1	1	1
Pat Meares	4	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robert Person	7.0	5	5	6
Tim Crabtree	1.0	1	0	0
Paul Quantrill	1.0	2	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Travis Miller	2.2	4	4	1
Todd Ritchie	6.1	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacob Brumfield: S9/L4D/R4
Alex Gonzalez: CS2(26)
Alex Gonzalez: S8/F8LS/R6
Juan Samuel: WP.1-2
Juan Samuel: K23
Joe Carter: W
Ed Sprague: 9/F9LM

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: D7/G5/R6
Matt Lawton: W
Paul Molitor: S56/G5.2-3;1-2
Greg Myers: S9/L9S/R3.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Scott Stahoviak: K
Marty Cordova: HP.1-2
Rich Becker: K

Top 2

Jose Cruz: 63/G6
Robert Perez: 9/F9D
Charlie O'Brien: W
Carlos Garcia: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 2

Pat Meares: 7/F78XD
Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F8RM
Matt Lawton: W
Paul Molitor: W.1-2
Greg Myers: K

Top 3

Jacob Brumfield: E3/G34/U4R1
Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9M/R6
Juan Samuel: W.1-2
Joe Carter: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Sprague: S8/G6/R6.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
Jose Cruz: 6/P56D/R5
Robert Perez: S8/G4M.2-H(UR);1-H(E8/TH)(UR);B-3
Charlie O'Brien: W
Carlos Garcia: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 3

Ron Coomer: 7/F78M
Scott Stahoviak: 5/P5D
Marty Cordova: K

Top 4

Jacob Brumfield: S7/F7LM/R4
Alex Gonzalez: SB2/R4U6.1-3(E2/TH)
Alex Gonzalez: S5/G5L.3-3
Juan Samuel: D8/F89XDW+.3-H;1XH(862);B-3
Joe Carter: W
Ed Sprague: 53/G56S.3-H;1-2
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 4

Rich Becker: W
Pat Meares: 9/F9LM/R4
Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9D/R4
Matt Lawton: W.1-2
Paul Molitor: K

Top 5

Robert Perez: 43/G4
Charlie O'Brien: K
Carlos Garcia: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Greg Myers: K
Ron Coomer: 7/F7LM
Scott Stahoviak: 7/F7LD

Top 6

Jacob Brumfield: 9/F9M
Alex Gonzalez: 7/L7D
Juan Samuel: S7/L6D/R4
Joe Carter: POCS2(134)

Bot 6

Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Rich Becker: S9/G34/R4
Pat Meares: 4/P34D
Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9LS

Top 7

Joe Carter: 9/F89D
Ed Sprague: S8/L6D/R4
Jose Cruz: HR/F9D.1-H
Robert Perez: 63/G56
Charlie O'Brien: 4/P4MD

Bot 7

Matt Lawton: 9/F9D
Paul Molitor: D7/L7LD/R5
Greg Myers: 43/G4.2-3
Ron Coomer: 4/P4D

Top 8

Carlos Garcia: S8/G4M/R4
Jacob Brumfield: 6/P56D
Alex Gonzalez: 2/P2LF
Juan Samuel: 2/P2LF

Bot 8

Scott Stahoviak: 7/F7LS
Marty Cordova: 163/G6S
Rich Becker: HR/F9D
Pat Meares: 43/G4D

Top 9

Joe Carter: 7/F7D
Ed Sprague: 8/F8RD
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 9

Chuck Knoblauch: K
Matt Lawton: S9/L34/R4
Paul Molitor: 54(1)/FO/G5/R3
Greg Myers: S9/L34D/R6.1-2
Ron Coomer: 46(1)/FO/G4M