 Newspapers were predicting a series of tense and close contests in the following ALCS, as the Twins seemed to have the slightly stronger team, but the Blue Jays had won the season series between the two teams 8-4.Tuesday, October 8, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 1 saw a surprise starter for Toronto as Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston chose knuckleballer Tom Candiotti to face the Twins over his new young gun Juan Guzmán and his left-handed ace Jimmy Key.Twins manager Tom Kelly opted to counter with All-Star Game starter and Minnesota native Jack Morris.