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CHW  4
@LAA  3

CLE  4
OAK  2

KCR  8
DET  4

TOR  3
@MIN  2

(11)
TBR  5
NYY  2

ARI  8
COL  5

CHC  4
SDP  0

LAD  7
@MIL  2

WSN  1
@NYM  0

PHI  5
ATL  0

HOU  8
@SFG  7

PIT 11
@STL  5

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,701

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 3:40
Blue Jays
3
21-22
Won 4
4th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    3 10  0
Twins           0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0    2  7  1
W: S Camp (1-1), L: J Crain (1-2), S: B Ryan (7)
Twins
2
20-20
Lost 3
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson RF                6   1   1   0    0   2  .220  .587   21    3   1   
A Hill 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   2  .269  .711   31    1   3   
A Rios CF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .255  .703   24    3   0   
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .896   11    3   2   2B
K Mench LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .423   25    1   0   
S Stewart DH                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .610   20    0   0   
L Overbay 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   2  .265  .727   17   12   0   IW
R Barajas C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .647    9    6   0   
  G Zaun PH-C                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .687    5    1   0   
M Scutaro SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .673   12    2   4   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .837    6    0   0   
  J Velandia SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Inglett PH-SS             1   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .750    1    0   2   

D McGowan P                                                              1   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  B Tallet P                                                             0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  J Carlson P                                                            0   1
  S Camp P                                                               0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
Totals                       42   3  10   3    4  11              182   33  13
BATTING
2B: S Rolen (8, off J Crain).
IBB: L Overbay (1, by J Crain).
TB: S Rolen 3; S Stewart 2; A Rios; A Hill; B Wilkerson; J Inglett; M Scutaro; R Barajas.
RBI: S Rolen (9); J Inglett (5); A Rios (16).
2-out RBI: J Inglett.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Tolbert 3B-SS               5   1   0   0    1   1  .265  .644   23    1   1   SB
B Harris 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .656   25    1   2   
J Kubel DH                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .246  .678   19    0   0   
  A Casilla PR-DH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   2   1    1   1  .302  .861   24   11   0   2B
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .668   20    3   0   
C Monroe CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .844   26    1   1   2B
  C Gomez CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .704    3    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .605   15    1   0   HBP
M Redmond C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .561   16    9   0   
  M Lamb 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .531    6    0   1   
A Everett SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .190  .540   15    4   1   
  J Mauer PH-C                2   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .828    4    2   0   

G Perkins P                                                              0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   2   7   1    7   5              196   33   7
BATTING
2B: J Morneau (6, off D McGowan); C Monroe (7, off J Frasor).
HBP: D Young (1, by D McGowan).
TB: J Morneau 3; J Kubel 2; C Monroe 2; J Mauer; B Harris.
RBI: J Morneau (32).
2-out RBI: J Morneau.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Monroe-J Morneau.
E: M Tolbert (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: M Tolbert (4, 2nd base off D McGowan/R Barajas).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McGowan                      5     2   2   2    5   3   0   4.38   22  101-64   43· 9·12    6· 6· 1· 0     53    -     1.29   0.02
J Frasor                       1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    7   30-17   13· 1· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.66   0.14
B Tallet                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.62    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.16   0.02
A Benitez                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    4   17-13    9· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.66   0.16
J Carlson                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.96    5   17-13    7· 3· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.11   0.15
S Camp, W (1-1)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.00    2    7-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.41   0.06
B Ryan, S (7)                  1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-9     7· 2· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                        11     7   2   2    7   5   0          46  189-122  82·16·24   13·16· 4· 0          1-0 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perkins                      6     5   2   2    2   6   0   3.75   25  102-68   44· 7·17    6·10· 1· 0     58    -     1.12   0.09
M Guerrier                     2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.65    8   30-20   10· 4· 6    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.67   0.13
D Reyes                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.75    2    5-4     1· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.47   0.19
J Nathan                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.69    4   25-17    7· 7· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.14
J Crain, L (1-2)               1     2   1   1    2   0   0   4.61    7   20-8     8· 0· 0    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    3.64  -0.30
Totals                        11    10   3   3    4  11   0          46  182-117  70·20·27   12·15· 4· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: D McGowan (3).
IBB: J Crain (2; L Overbay).
HBP: D McGowan (3; D Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Brian Runge.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 18,701.
Weather: 68° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Wilkerson          RF    1. M Tolbert            3B 
2. A Hill               2B    2. B Harris             2B 
3. A Rios               CF    3. J Kubel              DH 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. K Mench              LF    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. S Stewart            DH    6. C Monroe             CF 
7. L Overbay            1B    7. D Young              LF 
8. R Barajas            C     8. M Redmond            C  
9. M Scutaro            SS    9. A Everett            SS 

   D McGowan            P        G Perkins            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   2  2-2  123  1   32%  85% J Inglett       J Crain         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rolen Scores; Overbay to 3B; Zaun to 2B
   t11   0  2-2  ---  1   17%  67% S Rolen         J Crain         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  6   14%  68% A Rios          G Perkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilkerson Scores; Hill to 3B
   t 9   1  2-2  ---  3   12%  56% S Stewart       M Guerrier      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stewart to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   t11   0  2-2  -2-  2  -11%  56% K Mench         J Crain         Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   46%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  A Rios          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  M Tolbert       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  J Kubel         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  K Mench         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   47%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   49%  L Overbay       Walk; Rolen to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  R Barajas       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  J Morneau       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   49%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  9   48%  C Monroe        Walk
          1--  3   46%  D Young         Hit By Pitch; Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  M Redmond       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   48%  M Scutaro       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   50%  B Wilkerson     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
          1--  7   54%  A Hill          Walk; Wilkerson to 2B
   R      12-  6   68%  A Rios          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilkerson Scores; Hill to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   70%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hill Scores
   O      1--  5   68%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin McGowan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   71%  A Everett       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   68%  M Tolbert       Walk
          1--      66%  B Harris        Tolbert Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   70%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Tolbert to 3B
          --3  5   68%  J Kubel         Walk
   R      1-3      59%  J Morneau       Wild Pitch; Tolbert Scores; Kubel to 2B
          -2- 11   57%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   63%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   66%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   63%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   70%  R Barajas       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart to 3B
   O      1-3  7   63%  M Scutaro       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-3  2   58%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Dustin McGowan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   61%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   63%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   64%  M Redmond       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Glen Perkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   62%  A Hill          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   60%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Dustin McGowan facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   54%  A Everett       Walk
   O      1--  6   59%  M Tolbert       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   53%  B Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  2   50%  J Morneau       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Everett Scores; Harris out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   47%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   44%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   43%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Frasor facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Frasor replaces Dustin McGowan pitching
   O      ---  4   46%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   39%  C Monroe        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   44%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Monroe to 3B
          --3  7   42%  M Redmond       Walk
   O      1-3  2   50%  A Everett       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Glen Perkins pitching
   O      ---  3   46%  R Barajas       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   50%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  4   41%  B Wilkerson     Line Drive Double Play: CF; Scutaro out at 1B/CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Frasor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   45%  M Tolbert       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   48%  B Harris        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Brian Tallet replaces Jason Frasor pitching
          ---  4   46%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Morneau       Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF); Kubel out at Hm/SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Guerrier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   45%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   42%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   39%  S Rolen         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Armando Benitez facing 5-6-7
                  Armando Benitez replaces Brian Tallet pitching
   O      ---  6   44%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   47%  C Monroe        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
                  Carlos Gomez replaces Craig Monroe playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   44%  K Mench         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   56%  S Stewart       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stewart to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
   O      -2-  4   47%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   37%  R Barajas       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Armando Benitez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   42%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Jesse Carlson replaces Armando Benitez pitching; Joe Mauer pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 9th
   O      ---  3   47%  J Mauer         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Tolbert       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Dennys Reyes pitching; Joe Mauer moves to C; Mike Lamb replaces Mike Redmond playing 3B batting 8th; Matt Tolbert moves to SS; Matt Stairs pinch hits for Marco Scutaro batting 9th
   O      ---  6   44%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   40%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   43%  A Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   37%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Carlson facing 2-3-4
                  Jorge Velandia replaces Matt Stairs playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  6   42%  B Harris        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   37%  J Kubel         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
                  Alexi Casilla pinch runs for Jason Kubel batting 3rd
   O      1--  3   44%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
                  Shawn Camp replaces Jesse Carlson pitching
          1--  4   39%  M Cuddyer       Walk; Casilla to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  C Gomez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Crain facing 4-5-6
                  Jesse Crain replaces Joe Nathan pitching
          ---  1   67%  S Rolen         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  K Mench         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   47%  S Stewart       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          -2-  4   48%  L Overbay       Intentional Walk
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Rod Barajas batting 8th
          12-  5   53%  G Zaun          Walk; Rolen to 3B; Overbay to 2B
                  Joe Inglett pinch hits for Jorge Velandia batting 9th
   R      123  1   85%  J Inglett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rolen Scores; Overbay to 3B; Zaun to 2B
   O      123  3   80%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, B.J. Ryan facing 7-8-9
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Shawn Camp pitching; Gregg Zaun moves to C; Joe Inglett moves to SS
   O      ---  4   89%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   95%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   90%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Tolbert       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 2.

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