AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Thigpen hit for F Thomas. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TORONTO 13 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: C Thigpen (.263, 0 HR, 4 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 13 14 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOE NATHAN TOR - BRIAN TALLET DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.280, 0-FOR-3) J MORNEAU (.293, 2-FOR-3, RBI) L FORD (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TORONTO (13) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .306 J Tyner rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 M Redmond c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 J Morneau dh 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 a-L Ford ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 J Kubel lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 J Cirillo 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 N Punto ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 Totals 28 1 6 1 1 5 9 a-struck out swinging for T Hunter in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Castillo 2 (11, J Litsch, B Tallet). RBI - J Morneau (86). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Tyner 1. GIDP - J Cirillo. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). FIELDING: E - J Cirillo (3, ground ball); L Rodriguez (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 a-T Glaus ph-3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 L Overbay 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .258 A Rios rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .307 V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .254 F Thomas dh 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .255 b-C Thigpen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 M Stairs lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .279 A Hill 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .278 G Zaun c 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .242 J McDonald ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .267 Totals 39 13 14 13 4 4 13 a-singled to left center for H Clark in the 6th; b-struck out looking for F Thomas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J McDonald (11, C Silva); L Overbay (17, C Silva); G Zaun (10, C Silva); M Stairs (11, J Rincon). 3B - J McDonald (1, C Silva). HR - G Zaun (5, 6th inning off M Guerrier 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L Overbay 2 (31), G Zaun 4 (26), J McDonald 2 (17), T Glaus (48), A Rios (60), F Thomas 2 (53), M Stairs (37). 2-out RBI - G Zaun 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 2. GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Litsch-J McDonald-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 100 00 -- 1 TORONTO - 000 0211 00 -- 13 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 5 1/3 8 6 5 2 1 0 4.76 D Reyes 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.12 J Rincon 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.71 M Guerrier 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.82 R Ortiz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.20 J Nathan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 4.01 B Tallet 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.59 D Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. J Rincon pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 90-56; D Reyes 6-1; J Rincon 14-6; M Guerrier 13-8; R Ortiz 13-9; J Nathan 16-12; J Litsch 84-54; B Tallet 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 12-3; D Reyes 0-0; J Rincon 0-0; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 2-0; J Nathan 1-0; J Litsch 12-4; B Tallet 1-1. Batters faced: C Silva 27; D Reyes 2; J Rincon 4; M Guerrier 3; R Ortiz 3; J Nathan 4; J Litsch 25; B Tallet 4. 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 - PITCHING CHANGE TOR: BRIAN WOLFE (2-0, 2.35) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13 DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wolfe relieved B Tallet. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TORONTO 13 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Redmond (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D McDonald hit for J Morneau. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TORONTO 13 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D McDonald (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 x 13 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA, DENNYS REYES (6TH), JUAN RINCON (6TH), MATT GUERRIER (6TH), RAMON ORTIZ (7TH), JOE NATHAN (8TH) AND MIKE REDMOND TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (8TH), BRIAN WOLFE (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE TOR - GREGG ZAUN (5) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 6TH, 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 x 13 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA, DENNYS REYES (6TH), JUAN RINCON (6TH), MATT GUERRIER (6TH), RAMON ORTIZ (7TH), JOE NATHAN (8TH) AND MIKE REDMOND TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (8TH), BRIAN WOLFE (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN WP - JESSE LITSCH (3-4) LP - CARLOS SILVA (8-11) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE TOR - GREGG ZAUN (5) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 6TH, 2 ON TIME: 2:39 ATT: 37,342 PROBABLES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS (5-6, 4.97) CHA - JON GARLAND (7-7, 4.15) PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-6, 4.53) CLE - PAUL BYRD (8-4, 4.43)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TORONTO (13) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .306 J Tyner rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 M Redmond c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 J Morneau dh 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 b-D McDonald ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 a-L Ford ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 J Cirillo 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 N Punto ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 6 11 a-struck out swinging for T Hunter in the 7th; b-singled to center for J Morneau in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - L Castillo 2 (11, J Litsch, B Tallet). RBI - J Morneau (86). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Tyner 1. GIDP - J Cirillo. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). FIELDING: E - J Cirillo (3, ground ball); L Rodriguez (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 a-T Glaus ph-3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 L Overbay 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .258 A Rios rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .307 V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .254 F Thomas dh 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .255 b-C Thigpen ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 M Stairs lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .279 A Hill 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .278 G Zaun c 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .242 J McDonald ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .267 Totals 39 13 14 13 4 4 13 a-singled to left center for H Clark in the 6th; b-struck out looking for F Thomas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J McDonald (11, C Silva); L Overbay (17, C Silva); G Zaun (10, C Silva); M Stairs (11, J Rincon). 3B - J McDonald (1, C Silva). HR - G Zaun (5, 6th inning off M Guerrier 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L Overbay 2 (31), G Zaun 4 (26), J McDonald 2 (17), T Glaus (48), A Rios (60), F Thomas 2 (53), M Stairs (37). 2-out RBI - G Zaun 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 2. GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Litsch-J McDonald-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 100 000 -- 1 TORONTO - 000 0211 00x -- 13 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva (L, 8-11) 5 1/3 8 6 5 2 1 0 4.76 D Reyes 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.12 J Rincon 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.71 M Guerrier 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.82 R Ortiz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.20 J Nathan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch (W, 3-4) 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 4.01 B Tallet 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.59 B Wolfe 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.20 D Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. J Rincon pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 90-56; D Reyes 6-1; J Rincon 14-6; M Guerrier 13-8; R Ortiz 13-9; J Nathan 16-12; J Litsch 84-54; B Tallet 17-9; B Wolfe 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 12-3; D Reyes 0-0; J Rincon 0-0; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 2-0; J Nathan 1-0; J Litsch 12-4; B Tallet 1-1; B Wolfe 1-1. Batters faced: C Silva 27; D Reyes 2; J Rincon 4; M Guerrier 3; R Ortiz 3; J Nathan 4; J Litsch 25; B Tallet 4; B Wolfe 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. T--2:39. Att--37,342. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (1) AT TORONTO (13) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA 4TH: L Castillo doubled to right. J Tyner grounded out to second, L Castillo to third. M Redmond lined out to second. J Morneau singled to right, L Castillo scored. T Hunter flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun singled to right. J McDonald doubled to right, G Zaun to third. H Clark lined out to third. L Overbay doubled to deep center, G Zaun and J McDonald scored. A Rios grounded out to shortstop, L Overbay to third. V Wells grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 2. TORONTO 6TH: F Thomas walked. M Stairs grounded into fielder's choice to second, F Thomas out at second. A Hill safe at first on error by third baseman L Rodriguez, M Stairs to second. G Zaun doubled to right, M Stairs scored, A Hill to third. J McDonald tripled to deep center, A Hill and G Zaun scored. D Reyes relieved C Silva. T Glaus hit for H Clark. T Glaus singled to left center, J McDonald scored. L Overbay walked, T Glaus to second. J Rincon relieved D Reyes. A Rios singled to left, T Glaus scored, L Overbay to second. V Wells walked, L Overbay to third, A Rios to second. F Thomas singled to right, L Overbay and A Rios scored, V Wells to third. M Stairs doubled to deep left center, V Wells scored, F Thomas to third. M Guerrier relieved J Rincon. A Hill grounded out to shortstop. G Zaun homered to right, F Thomas and M Stairs scored. J McDonald lined out to right. (11 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (1) AT TORONTO (13) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, J Tyner RF, M Redmond C, J Morneau DH, T Hunter CF, J Kubel LF, J Cirillo 1B, L Rodriguez 3B, N Punto SS, C Silva RHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- H Clark 3B, L Overbay 1B, A Rios RF, V Wells CF, F Thomas DH, M Stairs LF, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, J McDonald SS, J Litsch RHP. Umpires -- Tim Tschida (HP), Jim Joyce (1B), Jim Wolf (2B), Rob Drake (3B). Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Sunny, wind out to left at 5 mph. MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo grounded out to second. J Tyner lined out to first. M Redmond grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: H Clark grounded out to first. L Overbay grounded out to pitcher. A Rios singled to right center. V Wells grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Rios out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. J Kubel grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas walked. M Stairs flied out to center. A Hill singled to center, F Thomas to second. G Zaun grounded out to first, F Thomas to third, A Hill to second. J McDonald grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 3RD: J Cirillo grounded out to third. L Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. N Punto reached on bunt single to third. N Punto caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 3RD: H Clark flied out to left. L Overbay grounded out to first. A Rios struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 4TH: L Castillo doubled to right. J Tyner grounded out to second, L Castillo to third. M Redmond lined out to second. J Morneau singled to right, L Castillo scored. T Hunter flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 4TH: V Wells reached on infield single to shortstop. F Thomas grounded into double play, third to second to first, V Wells out at second. M Stairs safe at first on error by first baseman J Cirillo. A Hill grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Stairs out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 0. MINNESOTA 5TH: J Kubel singled to right. J Cirillo grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Kubel out at second. L Rodriguez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun singled to right. J McDonald doubled to right, G Zaun to third. H Clark lined out to third. L Overbay doubled to deep center, G Zaun and J McDonald scored. A Rios grounded out to shortstop, L Overbay to third. V Wells grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 2. MINNESOTA 6TH: N Punto grounded out to first. L Castillo walked. J Tyner flied out to center. M Redmond struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 2. TORONTO 6TH: F Thomas walked. M Stairs grounded into fielder's choice to second, F Thomas out at second. A Hill safe at first on error by third baseman L Rodriguez, M Stairs to second. G Zaun doubled to right, M Stairs scored, A Hill to third. J McDonald tripled to deep center, A Hill and G Zaun scored. D Reyes relieved C Silva. T Glaus hit for H Clark. T Glaus singled to left center, J McDonald scored. L Overbay walked, T Glaus to second. J Rincon relieved D Reyes. A Rios singled to left, T Glaus scored, L Overbay to second. V Wells walked, L Overbay to third, A Rios to second. F Thomas singled to right, L Overbay and A Rios scored, V Wells to third. M Stairs doubled to deep left center, V Wells scored, F Thomas to third. M Guerrier relieved J Rincon. A Hill grounded out to shortstop. G Zaun homered to right, F Thomas and M Stairs scored. J McDonald lined out to right. (11 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13. MINNESOTA 7TH: T Glaus at third base. J Morneau singled to right center. L Ford hit for T Hunter. L Ford struck out swinging. J Kubel grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Morneau out at second. J Cirillo grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13. TORONTO 7TH: L Ford in center field. R Ortiz relieved M Guerrier. T Glaus grounded out to shortstop. L Overbay grounded out to second. A Rios struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13. MINNESOTA 8TH: B Tallet relieved J Litsch. L Rodriguez grounded out to third. N Punto flied out to center. L Castillo doubled to deep center. J Tyner struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13. TORONTO 8TH: J Nathan relieved R Ortiz. V Wells grounded out to shortstop. C Thigpen hit for F Thomas. C Thigpen struck out looking. M Stairs singled to center. A Hill struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13. MINNESOTA 9TH: B Wolfe relieved B Tallet. M Redmond flied out to center. D McDonald hit for J Morneau. D McDonald singled to center. L Ford grounded into fielder's choice to third, D McDonald out at second. J Kubel struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, TORONTO 13.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TORONTO <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TORONTO (13) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .306 J Tyner rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 M Redmond c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 J Morneau dh 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 b-D McDonald ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 a-L Ford ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 J Cirillo 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 N Punto ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 6 11 a-struck out swinging for T Hunter in the 7th; b-singled to center for J Morneau in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - L Castillo 2 (11, J Litsch, B Tallet). RBI - J Morneau (86). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Tyner 1. GIDP - J Cirillo. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun). FIELDING: E - J Cirillo (3, ground ball); L Rodriguez (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Clark 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 a-T Glaus ph-3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 L Overbay 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .258 A Rios rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .307 V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .254 F Thomas dh 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .255 b-C Thigpen ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 M Stairs lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .279 A Hill 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .278 G Zaun c 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .242 J McDonald ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .267 Totals 39 13 14 13 4 4 13 a-singled to left center for H Clark in the 6th; b-struck out looking for F Thomas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J McDonald (11, C Silva); L Overbay (17, C Silva); G Zaun (10, C Silva); M Stairs (11, J Rincon). 3B - J McDonald (1, C Silva). HR - G Zaun (5, 6th inning off M Guerrier 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - L Overbay 2 (31), G Zaun 4 (26), J McDonald 2 (17), T Glaus (48), A Rios (60), F Thomas 2 (53), M Stairs (37). 2-out RBI - G Zaun 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 2. GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Litsch-J McDonald-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 100 000 -- 1 TORONTO - 000 02(11) 00x -- 13 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva (L, 8-11) 5 1/3 8 6 5 2 1 0 4.76 D Reyes 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.12 J Rincon 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.71 M Guerrier 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.82 R Ortiz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.20 J Nathan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch (W, 3-4) 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 4.01 B Tallet 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.59 B Wolfe 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.20 D Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. J Rincon pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 90-56; D Reyes 6-1; J Rincon 14-6; M Guerrier 13-8; R Ortiz 13-9; J Nathan 16-12; J Litsch 84-54; B Tallet 17-9; B Wolfe 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 12-3; D Reyes 0-0; J Rincon 0-0; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 2-0; J Nathan 1-0; J Litsch 12-4; B Tallet 1-1; B Wolfe 1-1. Batters faced: C Silva 27; D Reyes 2; J Rincon 4; M Guerrier 3; R Ortiz 3; J Nathan 4; J Litsch 25; B Tallet 4; B Wolfe 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake. T--2:39. Att--37,342. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
Zaun enables Blue Jays to sweep Twins <h3>TORONTO 13, MINNESOTA 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Gregg Zaun and the Toronto Blue Jays turneda pitchers' duel into a blowout with one impressive inning. Zaun knocked in four runs and Jesse Litsch tossed seven solidinnings as the Blue Jays benefited from an 11-run sixth inningto cruise to a 13-1 victory and a three-game sweep of theMinnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. John McDonald, Lyle Overbay and Frank Thomas each had two RBIfor the Blue Jays, who secured their season-high fifth straightvictory with their first home sweep of the Twins since August1998. The sixth-inning outburst was highlighted by Zaun, who blastedan RBI double off Minnesota starter Carlos Silva (8-11) to startthe scoring in the frame. He capped the inning with athree-run homer to give his club a commanding 13-1 advantage. Toronto had 14 men come to the plate in the frame and smackedseven hits, including a run-scoring triple by McDonald, RBIdoubles by Zaun and Matt Stairs and run-scoring singles by TroyGlaus, Alex Rios and Thomas. Litsch (3-4), who has been the victim of poor run support thisseason, was making his second start against the Twins in 2007.On May 25, he allowed three runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 inningsbut did not receive a decision. On Wednesday, he fared much better, yielding just one run andfive hits, while walking one and striking out four. Therighthander was extremely efficient, tossing just 84 pitches. Brian Tallet hurled the eighth and Brian Wolfe pitched the ninthto finish out the game. The Twins started the scoring in the fourth thanks to LuisCastillo, who led off the frame with a double. After JasonTyner grounded out and Mike Redmond lined out, Justin Morneauripped an RBI single to right to give the Twins the lead. But the Blue Jays took the lead with two runs in the fifth.Zaun led off with a single and advanced to third after Zaundoubled. After Howie Clark lined out, Lyle Overbay plated bothrunners with a double. Silva allowed six runs - five earned - and eight hits in 5 1/3innings, while striking out one and walking two for Minnesota. The Twins have lost four in a row, including a season-high tyingfive straight on the road.
Zaun enables Blue Jays to sweep Twins <h3>TORONTO 13, MINNESOTA 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Gregg Zaun and the Toronto Blue Jays turneda pitchers' duel into a blowout with one impressive inning. Zaun knocked in four runs and Jesse Litsch tossed seven solidinnings as the Blue Jays benefited from an 11-run sixth inningto cruise to a 13-1 victory and a three-game sweep of theMinnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. John McDonald, Lyle Overbay and Frank Thomas each had two RBIfor the Blue Jays, who secured their season-high fifth straightvictory with their first home sweep of the Twins since August1998. "This whole homestand we've been playing great, our bats are ona roll, they've come to life," Toronto manager John Gibbonssaid. "You do what we've been doing, you're going to win a lotof games. You hate to have an off day (Thursday), but we'lltake it." The sixth-inning outburst was highlighted by Zaun, who blastedan RBI double off Minnesota starter Carlos Silva (8-11) to startthe scoring in the frame. He capped the inning with athree-run homer to give his club a commanding 13-1 advantage. Toronto sent 14 men come to the plate in the frame and smackedseven hits, including a run-scoring triple by McDonald, RBIdoubles by Zaun and Matt Stairs and run-scoring singles by TroyGlaus, Alex Rios and Thomas. "We batted around there and scored 11 runs and guys are caughtbetween high-fiving each other and trying to grab their battinghelmets," Zaun said. "When it happens that fast, you don't havetime to think about it, and then you look up and we've scored11. That's pretty awesome." Litsch (3-4), who has been the victim of poor run support thisseason, was making his second start against the Twins in 2007.On May 25, he allowed three runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 inningsbut did not receive a decision. On Wednesday, he fared much better, yielding just one run andfive hits, while walking one and striking out four. Therighthander was extremely efficient, tossing just 84 pitches. "I was ahead of people and being aggressive and throwing a lotof strikes," Litsch said. Brian Tallet hurled the eighth and Brian Wolfe pitched the ninthto finish out the game. The Twins started the scoring in the fourth thanks to LuisCastillo, who led off the frame with a double. After JasonTyner grounded out and Mike Redmond lined out, Justin Morneauripped an RBI single to right to give the Twins the lead. But the Blue Jays took the lead with two runs in the fifth. Zaunled off with a single and advanced to third after McDonalddoubled. After Howie Clark lined out, Overbay plated bothrunners with a double. "We had second and third, those guys set the table for Howie andI," Overbay said. "Howie hit a rocket, and it was just kind ofbad luck. He ended up hanging a change up to me, and I tookadvantage of it." Silva allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, whilestriking out one and walking two for Minnesota. "In the sixth inning, a lot of things happened," Silva said. "Imissed my spots a couple of times. That team is playing prettygood baseball right now. You give them opportunities, and theyare going to make you pay." The Twins have lost four in a row, including a season high-tyingfive straight on the road. "You've got to have offensive, and you've got to have pitchingand these last few games we haven't got either," Minnesotacatcher Mike Redmond said. "We have to focus on winningballgames. It's getting too late in the season to be gettingswept."
