GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (51-48) at TORONTO (49-50)

AL: MINNESOTA (51-48) at TORONTO (49-50)

<h3>Blue Jays look to entend winning streak to four games</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (51-48) at Toronto (49-50) 7:07 pm EDT</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) - The Toronto Blue Jays will try to push theirwinning streak to four games as they meet the Minnesota Twins inthe second of a three-game series on Tuesday.


Slugger Frank Thomas delivered two of the Blue Jays' four homerun off reigning Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana for a 6-4victory in Monday's series opener.


Dustin McGowan (6-5, 4.84 ERA) makes his first start at homeafter enduring four straight outings on the road. In his lasttime out, McGowan allowed just two hits in seven innings of a3-2 win against the New York Yankees on Thursday.


The righthander, who is 3-1 here this season, will make hisfirst career start against the Twins. McGowan gave up one runwith two strikeouts in an inning of relief in his lone careerappearance in the series.


Minnesota sends Scott Baker (4-3, 5.32) to the mound. Bakergave up three runs and a season-tying 10 hits in 6 1/3 frames,but did not figure in the decision of a 4-3 setback to Detroit.

The 25-year-old was brilliant in his last outing against theJays, allowing one run with nine strikeouts through seveninnings in a no-decision on June 26.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Luis Castillo 2B .304 0 18 Reed Johnson LF .235 2 9
Jason Bartlett SS .260 3 25 Lyle Overbay 1B .261 8 29
Joe Mauer C .308 5 43 Alex Rios RF .308 20 59
Justin Morneau 1B .293 28 85 Troy Glaus 3B .280 15 47
Torii Hunter CF .302 21 73 Vernon Wells CF .252 13 50
Jason Kubel LF .247 8 40 Frank Thomas DH .254 16 50
Rondell White DH .077 0 2 Aaron Hill 2B .276 11 56
Lew Ford RF .237 2 12 Gregg Zaun C .229 4 22
Nick Punto 3B .218 1 20 John Mcdonald SS .259 1 13

Scott Baker RHP (4-3, 5.32) Dustin Mcgowan RHP (6-5, 4.84)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
WARMUPS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (4-3, 5.32)
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (6-5, 4.84)

UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
STARTING BATS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER AND JOE MAUER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN AND GREGG ZAUN

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.304, 0 HR, 18 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.260, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
J MAUER (.308, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.235, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.261, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
A RIOS (.308, 20 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
L Ford rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.32

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.78

Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-1.
Batters faced: D McGowan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN</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
TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.302, 21 HR, 73 RBI)
J KUBEL (.247, 8 HR, 40 RBI)
R WHITE (.077, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
L Ford rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.23

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.78

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 20-11; D McGowan 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 0-3; D McGowan 1-1. Batters faced: S Baker 3; D McGowan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.280, 15 HR, 47 RBI)
V WELLS (.252, 13 HR, 50 RBI)
F THOMAS (.254, 16 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
L Ford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.23

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.73

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 20-11; D McGowan 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 0-3; D McGowan 2-3. Batters faced: S Baker 3; D McGowan 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.218, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.303, 0-FOR-1)
J BARTLETT (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
L Ford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.16

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.73

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 30-18; D McGowan 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 1-5; D McGowan 2-3. Batters faced: S Baker 6; D McGowan 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.276, 11 HR, 56 RBI)
G ZAUN (.229, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
J MCDONALD (.259, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
L Ford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Team LOB - 3.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
TORONTO - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.16

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 30-18; D McGowan 44-26. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 1-5; D McGowan 5-3. Batters faced: S Baker 6; D McGowan 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0
TORONTO 0 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.292, 0-FOR-1)
T HUNTER (.301, 0-FOR-1)
J KUBEL (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
L Ford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Team LOB - 3.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
G Zaun c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .259

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (29, S Baker). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1. Team LOB - 2.


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
TORONTO - 001 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.21

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 43-25; D McGowan 44-26. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 3-6; D McGowan 5-3. Batters faced: S Baker 12; D McGowan 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TORONTO 0 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.278, 0-FOR-1)
V WELLS (.251, 0-FOR-1)
F THOMAS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
J Kubel lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
R White dh 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
L Ford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 14 0 3 0 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - R White (1, D McGowan). Team LOB - 4.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
G Zaun c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .259

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (29, S Baker). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - V Wells (T Hunter at Home).


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MINNESOTA - 000 0 -- 0
TORONTO - 001 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.21

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.62

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 43-25; D McGowan 61-36. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 3-6; D McGowan 5-4. Batters faced: S Baker 12; D McGowan 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY VERNON WELLS (14) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF SCOTT BAKER SCORED TROY GLAUS.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 3

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>