AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: PAT NESHEK (5-1, 1.48) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 4 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.258, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: P Neshek relieved S Baker. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.258, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED LYLE OVERBAY AND ALEX RIOS. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.252, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED VERNON WELLS. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F THOMAS ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.279, 2-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: MATT GUERRIER (1-3, 1.71) IN THE 8TH SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F THOMAS ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 7 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.279, 2-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Guerrier relieved P Neshek. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F THOMAS ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Hill (.279, 2-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: H Clark ran for F Thomas. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, H CLARK ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Hill (.279, 2-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 TORONTO 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 7 8 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GUERRIER TOR - CASEY JANSSEN DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.309, 1-FOR-2, BB) J MORNEAU (.290, 0-FOR-3) T HUNTER (.300, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 J Mauer c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .309 J Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300 J Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 R White dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .188 L Ford rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 Totals 26 0 4 0 3 5 7 BATTING: 2B - R White (1, D McGowan). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bartlett 1. GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 5. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 L Overbay 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258 A Rios rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .306 T Glaus 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279 V Wells cf 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .255 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 H Clark pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 A Hill 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .279 G Zaun c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 J McDonald ss 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Totals 31 7 8 7 3 5 10 BATTING: 2B - A Hill 2 (30, S Baker 2); J McDonald (10, S Baker); V Wells (27, P Neshek). HR - V Wells (14, 4th inning off S Baker 1 on, 0 Out). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald 2 (15), V Wells 4 (54), F Thomas (51). 2-out RBI - J McDonald. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A Rios 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: Outfield assists - V Wells (T Hunter at Home). DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-D McGowan). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 000 00 -- 0 TORONTO - 001 200 13 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 7 6 4 4 1 5 1 5.30 P Neshek 1/3 2 3 3 2 0 0 2.02 M Guerrier 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era D McGowan 7 1/3 4 0 0 3 5 0 4.45 C Janssen 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 Pitches-strikes: S Baker 94-61; P Neshek 17-7; M Guerrier 8-4; D McGowan 111-68; C Janssen 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: S Baker 6-10; P Neshek 0-1; M Guerrier 2-0; D McGowan 9-7; C Janssen 1-1. Batters faced: S Baker 28; P Neshek 5; M Guerrier 2; D McGowan 27; C Janssen 2. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE TOR: BRANDON LEAGUE (0-0, 5.40) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 7 DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.309, 1-FOR-2)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B League relieved C Janssen. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 TORONTO 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Mauer (.309, 1-FOR-2)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 TORONTO 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 x 7 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (8TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH) AND JOE MAUER TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE TOR - VERNON WELLS (14) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 TORONTO 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 x 7 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (8TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH) AND JOE MAUER TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN WP - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (7-5) LP - SCOTT BAKER (4-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE TOR - VERNON WELLS (14) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:29 ATT: 30,669 PROBABLES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA (8-10, 4.60) TOR - JESSE LITSCH (2-4, 4.54)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (7) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 J Mauer c 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .312 J Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 T Hunter cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 R White dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .176 L Ford rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 Totals 31 0 6 0 3 6 11 BATTING: 2B - R White (1, D McGowan); J Mauer (18, B League). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R White 2, J Bartlett 1. GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 7. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 L Overbay 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258 A Rios rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .306 T Glaus 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279 V Wells cf 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .255 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 H Clark pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 A Hill 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .279 G Zaun c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 J McDonald ss 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Totals 31 7 8 7 3 5 10 BATTING: 2B - A Hill 2 (30, S Baker 2); J McDonald (10, S Baker); V Wells (27, P Neshek). HR - V Wells (14, 4th inning off S Baker 1 on, 0 Out). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald 2 (15), V Wells 4 (54), F Thomas (51). 2-out RBI - J McDonald. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A Rios 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: Outfield assists - V Wells (T Hunter at Home). DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-D McGowan). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 000 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 001 200 13x -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker (L, 4-4) 7 6 4 4 1 5 1 5.30 P Neshek 1/3 2 3 3 2 0 0 2.02 M Guerrier 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era D McGowan (W, 7-5) 7 1/3 4 0 0 3 5 0 4.45 C Janssen 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 B League 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.15 Pitches-strikes: S Baker 94-61; P Neshek 17-7; M Guerrier 8-4; D McGowan 111-68; C Janssen 9-5; B League 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: S Baker 6-10; P Neshek 0-1; M Guerrier 2-0; D McGowan 9-7; C Janssen 1-1; B League 1-1. Batters faced: S Baker 28; P Neshek 5; M Guerrier 2; D McGowan 27; C Janssen 2; B League 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. T--2:29. Att--30,669. Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (0) AT TORONTO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO 3RD: A Hill doubled to deep center. G Zaun singled to right, A Hill to third. J McDonald sacrificed to pitcher, A Hill scored, G Zaun to second. R Johnson walked. L Overbay flied out to left. A Rios grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Johnson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 1. TORONTO 4TH: T Glaus singled to center. V Wells homered to left, T Glaus scored. F Thomas grounded out to third. A Hill grounded out to pitcher. G Zaun popped out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill doubled to center. G Zaun struck out swinging. J McDonald doubled to left, A Hill scored. R Johnson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 4. TORONTO 8TH: P Neshek relieved S Baker. L Overbay walked. A Rios walked, L Overbay to second. T Glaus popped out to second. V Wells doubled to deep center, L Overbay and A Rios scored. F Thomas singled to left, V Wells scored. M Guerrier relieved P Neshek. H Clark ran for F Thomas. A Hill grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Clark out at second. G Zaun grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 7.</div>
McGowan, Wells more than enough as Jays cruise <h3>TORONTO 7, MINNESOTA 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Dustin McGowan must have an affinity forthe number 24. McGowan tossed seven-plus scoreless innings and Vernon Wells hadfour RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 7-0 victory over theMinnesota Twins on Tuesday. McGowan (7-5), whose birthday is March 24, lost a no-hit bid inthe ninth inning exactly one month ago against Colorado. Hepitched another gem against the Twins, yielding just four hitsand three walks over 7 1/3 innings, striking out five. The shutout was the third in four games for Toronto and eighthoverall. The 25-year-old righthander had alternated wins and losses overhis last seven starts before this outing and improved his Julyrecord to 3-1 with a 2.74 ERA. Wells, who tallied 32 homers and 116 RBI last season, broke opena 1-0 Toronto lead in the fourth, as he sent a pitch from Twinsstarter Scott Baker (4-4) over the fence in left for a two-runhome run and a 3-0 advantage, ending a personal 13-game stretchwithout an RBI and snapping a 14-game homerless streak. With Toronto safely in front, 4-0, in the eighth, Wells cappedoff his solid game with a two-run double to deep center toincrease the Blue Jays' bulge to 6-0. John McDonald added two RBI for the Blue Jays, who reached the.500 mark (50-50) for the first time since June 28 (39-39). Baker surrendered four and six hits with five strikeouts overseven frames, delaying the righthander his chance to match hiscareer high of five wins that he set last season. Joe Mauer and Rondell White each had two hits for the Twins, whowere shut out for the ninth time this season, including fourtimes in July.
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (0) AT TORONTO (7) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, J Bartlett SS, J Mauer C, J Morneau 1B, T Hunter CF, J Kubel LF, R White DH, L Ford RF, N Punto 3B, S Baker RHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson LF, L Overbay 1B, A Rios RF, T Glaus 3B, V Wells CF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, J McDonald SS, D McGowan RHP. Umpires -- Rob Drake (HP), Tim Tschida (1B), Jim Joyce (2B), Jim Wolf (3B). Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to left at 8 mph. MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo struck out swinging. J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop. J Mauer walked. J Morneau fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson lined out to center. L Overbay lined out to first. A Rios flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: T Hunter fouled out to first. J Kubel grounded out to shortstop. R White singled to left center. L Ford flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus flied out to right. V Wells grounded out to third. F Thomas fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 3RD: N Punto grounded out to third. L Castillo singled to left center. J Bartlett grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Castillo out at second. J Mauer grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 3RD: A Hill doubled to deep center. G Zaun singled to right, A Hill to third. J McDonald sacrificed to pitcher, A Hill scored, G Zaun to second. R Johnson walked. L Overbay flied out to left. A Rios grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Johnson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter walked. J Kubel flied out to center. R White doubled to deep center, T Hunter thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 1. TORONTO 4TH: T Glaus singled to center. V Wells homered to left, T Glaus scored. F Thomas grounded out to third. A Hill grounded out to pitcher. G Zaun popped out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. MINNESOTA 5TH: L Ford grounded out to third. N Punto grounded out to third. L Castillo lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. TORONTO 5TH: J McDonald flied out to right. R Johnson flied out to left. L Overbay struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. MINNESOTA 6TH: J Bartlett struck out looking. J Mauer singled to left. J Morneau grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Mauer out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. TORONTO 6TH: A Rios flied out to center. T Glaus struck out swinging. V Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. MINNESOTA 7TH: T Hunter struck out swinging. J Kubel lined out to center. R White flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3. TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill doubled to center. G Zaun struck out swinging. J McDonald doubled to left, A Hill scored. R Johnson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 4. MINNESOTA 8TH: L Ford struck out swinging. N Punto walked. C Janssen relieved D McGowan. L Castillo grounded out to third, N Punto to second. J Bartlett flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 4. TORONTO 8TH: P Neshek relieved S Baker. L Overbay walked. A Rios walked, L Overbay to second. T Glaus popped out to second. V Wells doubled to deep center, L Overbay and A Rios scored. F Thomas singled to left, V Wells scored. M Guerrier relieved P Neshek. H Clark ran for F Thomas. A Hill grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Clark out at second. G Zaun grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 7. MINNESOTA 9TH: B League relieved C Janssen. J Mauer doubled to deep center. J Morneau lined out to center. T Hunter grounded out to third. J Kubel reached on infield single to shortstop, J Mauer to third. J Kubel to second on fielder's indifference. R White struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 7.</div>
McGowan, Wells more than enough as Jays cruise <h3>TORONTO 7, MINNESOTA 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Dustin McGowan must have an affinity forthe number 24. McGowan tossed seven-plus scoreless innings and Vernon Wells hadfour RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 7-0 victory over theMinnesota Twins on Tuesday. McGowan (7-5), whose birthday is March 24, lost a no-hit bid inthe ninth inning exactly one month ago against Colorado. Hepitched another gem against the Twins, yielding just four hitsand three walks over 7 1/3 innings, striking out five. "It was not a very good ballgame by us, but I think McGowan hadsomething to do with that," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhiresaid. "He was really good. We knew he was going to be toughand he really pitched well against us." "(McGowan) was filthy," Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter said."He reminds me of Roy Halladay. He was hitting his corners,changing speeds and it was tough to do (anything) off himtoday." The shutout was the third in four games for Toronto and eighthoverall. "The way you get on a roll is to combine that pitching andoffense together. ... That's how you win ballgames," Torontomanager John Gibbons said. "Right now, we're on a pretty goodstretch." The 25-year-old righthander had alternated wins and losses overhis last seven starts before this outing and improved his Julyrecord to 3-1 with a 2.74 ERA. "I'm just trying to be more consistent," said McGowan, who hasnow thrown 13 1/3 scoreless innings over his last two starts."When you have a good start and then a bad one, it means you'renot consistent. It's easy to go out there when you have yourbest stuff, but the hard part is winning when you don't haveyour best stuff." Wells, who tallied 32 homers and 116 RBI last season, broke opena 1-0 Toronto lead in the fourth, as he sent a pitch from Twinsstarter Scott Baker (4-4) over the fence in left for a two-runhome run and a 3-0 advantage, ending a personal 13-game stretchwithout an RBI and snapping a 14-game homerless streak. "We're going to have to start swinging the bats as a group,"Wells said. "The pitching has been there for us and,unfortunately, we haven't been swinging the bats well. This isan opportunity for us to gain some ground and help our pitchingstaff out." With Toronto safely in front, 4-0, in the eighth, Wells cappedoff his solid game with a two-run double to deep center toincrease the Blue Jays' bulge to 6-0. John McDonald added two RBI for the Blue Jays, who reached the.500 mark (50-50) for the first time since June 28 (39-39). Baker surrendered four and six hits with five strikeouts overseven frames, delaying the righthander his chance to match hiscareer high of five wins that he set last season. "Even though the outcome wasn't what we wanted, I made theadjustments which I was proud of," Baker said. "Regardless ofwhat our offense is doing, I've got to stay within myself andknow what I'm capable of doing. I think we just ran into a guythat's throwing the ball really well right now." Joe Mauer and Rondell White each had two hits for the Twins, whowere shut out for the ninth time this season, including fourtimes in July, and have not scored in 12 consecutive innings.Minnesota has lost three straight and 12 of their 21 contests.
