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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

1998-07-31 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 26054 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:36

Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 7th. Frankie Rodriguez earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Terry Steinbach went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	7
MIN	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0		6	10

W: Frankie Rodriguez L: Woody Williams SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: Ted Hendry · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Phillips	2	0	1	1	0	0
Shawn Green	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Canseco	3	1	1	1	1	1
Carlos Delgado	4	0	1	1	0	1
Tony Fernandez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Darrin Fletcher	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Sprague	3	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Shannon Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Cruz	2	0	0	0	0	2
Felipe Crespo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	5	1	2	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	5	0	2	0	0	0
Paul Molitor	1	0	0	1	1	0
David Ortiz	3	1	1	1	1	1
Ron Coomer	4	0	1	1	0	1
Todd Walker	2	1	0	0	2	0
Marty Cordova	4	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Steinbach	3	2	2	1	1	0
Pat Meares	3	1	2	2	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woody Williams	7.0	10	4	2
Robert Person	1.0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	7.0	5	1	8
Greg Swindell	1.0	2	0	0
Rick Aguilera	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Phillips: 7/F78M
Shawn Green: T8/L89D
Jose Canseco: W
Carlos Delgado: S9/F9D.3-H;1-3
Tony Fernandez: K
Darrin Fletcher: 7/F78M

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: 7/F7M
Matt Lawton: D9/L9LM
Paul Molitor: 1/P9LSF
David Ortiz: W
Ron Coomer: 63/G6S

Top 2

Ed Sprague: HP
Alex Gonzalez: K
Shannon Stewart: 53/G5.1-2
Tony Phillips: S8/L78M.2-H
Shawn Green: K

Bot 2

Todd Walker: 7/L7M
Marty Cordova: 3/P9LSF
Terry Steinbach: HR/F7LD
Pat Meares: 8/F8LM

Top 3

Jose Canseco: 9/F9LM
Carlos Delgado: 9/F9M
Tony Fernandez: 5/P5

Bot 3

Otis Nixon: S8/L8LM
Matt Lawton: SB2
Matt Lawton: 9/L9S
Paul Molitor: SB3
Paul Molitor: W
David Ortiz: 36(1)3/GDP/G34

Top 4

Darrin Fletcher: S8/L78M
Ed Sprague: 4/P34D
Alex Gonzalez: D8/L89D.1-H
Shannon Stewart: WP.2-3
Shannon Stewart: K
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 4

Ron Coomer: K
Todd Walker: W
Marty Cordova: 9/P89S
Terry Steinbach: D9/F9D.1-3
Pat Meares: D8/L89D.3-H;2-H
Otis Nixon: 4/P89S

Top 5

Shawn Green: 7/F7M
Jose Canseco: K
Carlos Delgado: K

Bot 5

Matt Lawton: S8/L8LM.B-2(E8)
Paul Molitor: 23/SH/BG25.2-3
David Ortiz: K
Ron Coomer: 3/G3S

Top 6

Tony Fernandez: 53/G56S
Darrin Fletcher: 7/F7M
Ed Sprague: 2/P2LF

Bot 6

Todd Walker: 7/F7LMF
Marty Cordova: 3/P4S
Terry Steinbach: 7/F7D

Top 7

Alex Gonzalez: 53/G56
Shannon Stewart: 13/G13
Jose Cruz: K23

Bot 7

Pat Meares: S9/F89M
Otis Nixon: S8/G4M.1-3
Matt Lawton: 3/P4S
Paul Molitor: 8/SF/L8RM.3-H
David Ortiz: D7/G6.1-H
Ron Coomer: S8/G4M.2-H;B-2(TH)
Todd Walker: IW
Marty Cordova: 3/P3SF

Top 8

Shawn Green: 3/G3
Jose Canseco: HR/F78XD
Carlos Delgado: 4/P4S
Tony Fernandez: S4/G4MS
Felipe Crespo: 3/P3SF

Bot 8

Terry Steinbach: W
Pat Meares: 24/SH/BG2L.1-2
Otis Nixon: K
Matt Lawton: 8/F78D

Top 9

Ed Sprague: 6/F8LS
Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8RXD
Shannon Stewart: K