AL: MINNESOTA (51-49) at TORONTO (50-50) <h3>Jays target series sweep at expense of Twins</h3> <div class="pre">Minnesota (51-49) at Toronto (50-50) 12:37 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- With shutouts in three of their last fourgames, the Toronto Blue Jays look to continue their strongstretch on pitching as they go for the series sweep against theMinnesota Twins on Wednesday. The Blue Jays are seeking their first home sweep of the Twinssince August 28-30, 1998. Rookie Jesse Litsch (2-4, 4.54 ERA) takes the ball for the BlueJays. The righthander will be looking for some run supportsince the Blue Jays have not scored more than runs in any of hisseven starts, In his only other career appearance against the Twins, Litschsettled did not receive a decision. He yielded three runsover 4 1/3 innings on May 25. Toronto is seeking its season-high fifth straight win. Trying to avoid matching a season-high five-game road losingstreak, the Twins send Carlos Silva (8-10, 4.60) to the mound.The righthander is looking to win his third straight start. Silva is 2-2 with a 5.81 ERA in four career starts versus theBlue Jays, with both wins coming in the two starts he madeagainst Toronto this season.
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS MINNESOTA TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Luis Castillo 2B .303 0 18 Howie Clark 3B .217 0 2 Jason Tyner RF .275 0 15 Lyle Overbay 1B .258 8 29 Mike Redmond C .284 1 23 Alex Rios RF .306 20 59 Justin Morneau DH .290 28 85 Vernon Wells CF .255 14 54 Torii Hunter CF .299 21 73 Frank Thomas DH .254 16 51 Jason Kubel LF .247 8 40 Matt Stairs LF .276 14 36 Jeff Cirillo 1B .275 2 21 Aaron Hill 2B .279 11 56 Luis Rodriguez 3B .188 2 7 Gregg Zaun C .230 4 22 Nick Punto SS .217 1 20 John Mcdonald SS .261 1 15 Carlos Silva RHP (8-10, 4.60) Jesse Litsch RHP (2-4, 4.54)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA (8-10, 4.60) TOR - JESSE LITSCH (2-4, 4.54) UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA 1B - JIM JOYCE 2B - JIM WOLF 3B - ROB DRAKE WEATHER: 76 Degrees, sunny WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA AND MIKE REDMOND TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND GREGG ZAUN DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.303, 0 HR, 18 RBI) J TYNER (.275, 0 HR, 15 RBI) M REDMOND (.284, 1 HR, 23 RBI)</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 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H CLARK (.217, 0 HR, 2 RBI) L OVERBAY (.258, 8 HR, 29 RBI) A RIOS (.306, 20 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <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 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.60 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 2-1. Batters faced: J Litsch 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH</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 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.290, 28 HR, 85 RBI) T HUNTER (.299, 21 HR, 73 RBI) J KUBEL (.247, 8 HR, 40 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <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 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 13-9; J Litsch 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 3-0; J Litsch 2-1. Batters faced: C Silva 4; J Litsch 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</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 TORONTO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.254, 16 HR, 51 RBI) M STAIRS (.276, 14 HR, 36 RBI) A HILL (.279, 11 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <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 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 13-9; J Litsch 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 3-0; J Litsch 4-1. Batters faced: C Silva 4; J Litsch 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</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 TORONTO 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J CIRILLO (.275, 2 HR, 21 RBI) L RODRIGUEZ (.188, 2 HR, 7 RBI) N PUNTO (.217, 1 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <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 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.52 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 38-24; J Litsch 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 5-1; J Litsch 4-1. Batters faced: C Silva 9; J Litsch 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</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 1 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H CLARK (.213, 0-FOR-1) L OVERBAY (.257, 0-FOR-1) A RIOS (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Cirillo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 N Punto ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.52 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 38-24; J Litsch 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 5-1; J Litsch 6-1. Batters faced: C Silva 9; J Litsch 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</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 1 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.302, 0-FOR-1) J TYNER (.273, 0-FOR-1) M REDMOND (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Tyner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Cirillo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 N Punto ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 A Rios rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.49 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 48-33; J Litsch 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 6-2; J Litsch 6-1. Batters faced: C Silva 12; J Litsch 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED LUIS CASTILLO. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TORONTO 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.298, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 1 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.254, 0-FOR-1) F THOMAS (.254, 0-FOR-0, BB) M STAIRS (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 J Tyner rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 M Redmond c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 J Morneau dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .291 T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Cirillo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 N Punto ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Totals 14 1 3 1 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (10, J Litsch). RBI - J Morneau (86). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 A Rios rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 1 -- 1 TORONTO - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.49 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.31 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 48-33; J Litsch 43-29. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 6-2; J Litsch 7-3. Batters faced: C Silva 12; J Litsch 14. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
