AL: TORONTO (39-38) at MINNESOTA (39-37) <h3>Burnett returns to mound for Blue Jays vs. Twins</h3> Toronto (39-38) at Minnesota (39-37) 1:10 pm EDT MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- A.J. Burnett returns from the disabledlist Thursday and will look to help the Toronto Blue Jays toseries win over the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a four-gameset. Burnett (5-6, 4.00 ERA) has been out of action with a sore rightshoulder since June 19. The righthander, who exited his start on June 12 against SanFrancisco, allowed three runs - two earned - and six hits andhas not won since beating Baltimore on May 22. Gregg Zaun hit a two-run homer in Wednesday's 5-4 victory forToronto, which is aiming to improve to two games over .500 forthe first time since April 18. Meanwhile Carlos Silva (5-8, 3.98) takes the mound looking tobeat the Blue Jays for the second time this season. Silva beat Burnett on May 27 by allowing just two runs and sixhits in 7 1/3 innings. In his last outing, the righthanderlimited the Florida Marlins to one run and four hits over seveninnings on Saturday.
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS TORONTO MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Alex Rios RF .288 17 45 Jason Tyner RF .276 0 13 Howie Clark 3B .364 0 2 Jason Bartlett SS .252 1 19 Vernon Wells CF .250 9 43 Joe Mauer C .310 3 25 Matt Stairs 1B .287 12 28 Michael Cuddyer 1B .289 8 45 Frank Thomas DH .238 12 34 Justin Morneau DH .278 20 57 Aaron Hill 2B .276 9 44 Torii Hunter CF .304 15 59 Adam Lind LF .230 8 29 Jason Kubel LF .252 5 26 Jason Phillips C .217 1 12 Luis Rodriguez 3B .177 1 5 John Mcdonald SS .291 1 9 Nick Punto 2B .217 1 14 A.J. Burnett RHP (5-6, 4.00) Carlos Silva RHP (5-8, 3.98)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA WARMUPS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT (5-6, 4.00) MIN - CARLOS SILVA (5-8, 3.98) UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER 1B - BRUCE FROEMMING 2B - MIKE WINTERS 3B - BRIAN RUNGE WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA STARTING BATS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT AND JASON PHILLIPS MIN - CARLOS SILVA AND JOE MAUER DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.288, 17 HR, 45 RBI) H CLARK (.364, 0 HR, 2 RBI) V WELLS (.250, 9 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MATT STAIRS SCORED ALEX RIOS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M STAIRS ON FIRST, V WELLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1 MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.238, 12 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY FRANK THOMAS (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF CARLOS SILVA SCORED VERNON WELLS AND MATT STAIRS. CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, MINNESOTA 0 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.276, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL TORONTO AT MINNESOTA NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY TORONTO DESIGNATED HITTER FRANK THOMAS IN THE FIRST INNING WAS THE 500TH OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER, MAKING HIM THE 21ST PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY TO ACHIEVE THAT MARK.</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 4 4 3 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.276, 0 HR, 13 RBI) J BARTLETT (.252, 1 HR, 19 RBI) J MAUER (.310, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 V Wells cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .241 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Totals 6 4 3 4 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - F Thomas (13, 1st inning off C Silva 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Stairs (29), F Thomas 3 (37). Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 4 -- 4 MINNESOTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 4.32 Pitches-strikes: C Silva 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 1-2. Batters faced: C Silva 7. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian Runge. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MICHAEL CUDDYER SCORED JASON TYNER. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CUDDYER ON FIRST, J BARTLETT ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4 MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.278, 20 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 4 4 3 0 MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J PHILLIPS (.217, 1 HR, 12 RBI) J MCDONALD (.291, 1 HR, 9 RBI) A RIOS (.291, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS MINNESOTA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 V Wells cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .241 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Totals 6 4 3 4 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - F Thomas (13, 1st inning off C Silva 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Stairs (29), F Thomas 3 (37). Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 M Cuddyer 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 6 BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 4 -- 4 MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.05 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 4.32 HBP - J Bartlett (by A Burnett). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 18-14; C Silva 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-0; C Silva 1-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 6; C Silva 7. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian Runge. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 4 0 4 3 0 MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.252, 5 HR, 26 RBI) L RODRIGUEZ (.177, 1 HR, 5 RBI) N PUNTO (.217, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS MINNESOTA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 V Wells cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .241 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 9 4 3 4 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - F Thomas (13, 1st inning off C Silva 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Stairs (29), F Thomas 3 (37). Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 M Cuddyer 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 6 BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 40 -- 4 MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.05 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 2 3 4 4 1 0 1 4.28 HBP - J Bartlett (by A Burnett). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 18-14; C Silva 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-0; C Silva 3-3. Batters faced: A Burnett 6; C Silva 10. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian Runge. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 4 0 4 3 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H CLARK (.348, 0-FOR-1) V WELLS (.250, 0-FOR-0, BB) M STAIRS (.292, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS MINNESOTA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 V Wells cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .241 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 9 4 3 4 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - F Thomas (13, 1st inning off C Silva 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Stairs (29), F Thomas 3 (37). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J McDonald (3, throw). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 M Cuddyer 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 Totals 9 1 2 1 0 4 8 BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 40 -- 4 MINNESOTA - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4.01 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 2 3 4 4 1 0 1 4.28 HBP - J Bartlett (by A Burnett). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 32-24; C Silva 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-1; C Silva 3-3. Batters faced: A Burnett 10; C Silva 10. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian Runge. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED VERNON WELLS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F THOMAS ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5 MINNESOTA 1 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 4 0 1 5 5 1 MINNESOTA 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT MIN - CARLOS SILVA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.252, 0-FOR-0, HBP) J MAUER (.309, 0-FOR-1) M CUDDYER (.292, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS MINNESOTA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 H Clark 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 V Wells cf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .253 M Stairs 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 F Thomas dh 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .244 A Hill 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 A Lind lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 14 5 5 5 1 2 3 BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (10, C Silva). HR - F Thomas (13, 1st inning off C Silva 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Stairs (29), F Thomas 4 (38). 2-out RBI - F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - J McDonald (3, throw). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 M Cuddyer 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 Totals 9 1 2 1 0 4 8 BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 401 -- 5 MINNESOTA - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4.01 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era C Silva 3 5 5 5 1 2 1 4.33 HBP - J Bartlett (by A Burnett). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 32-24; C Silva 55-33. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-1; C Silva 3-4. Batters faced: A Burnett 10; C Silva 15. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian Runge. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
