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@BOS		2
14
CHW
@CLE		3
9
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@DET		5
4
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@KCR		2
5
NYY
@TBR		7
2
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@TEX		4
6
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@TOR		5
7
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@ARI		8
2
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@CHC		9
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6		 
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@FLA		16
14
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@LAD		4
8
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@MIL		6
5		 
(10)
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@WSN		4
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:08PM
, Rogers Centre
Attendance: 21,254, Time of Game: 2:53
Twins
5
77-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Blue Jays
7
71-66
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
W: Jesse Carlson (5-1)
L: Boof Bonser (3-7)
S: B.J. Ryan (26)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  0
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  3  2   0  1  X    7 17  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .299 .825 24 15 -0.019 0.98 0.092 -0.110 0.3 3 1 SB
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 .749 16 10 0.013 0.62 0.064 -0.051 -0.1 2 2 HBP
Joe Mauer C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .323 .858 11 9 0.187 1.35 0.231 -0.045 2.1 5 0 SF
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .311 .904 12 9 -0.041 1.23 0.059 -0.101 -0.3 8 0
Jason Kubel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .808 19 13 -0.060 1.14 0.012 -0.072 -0.3 3 0
Randy Ruiz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 .758 17 9 -0.078 1.18 0.037 -0.116 -0.8
Delmon Young LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .285 .729 14 11 0.024 1.16 0.099 -0.075 1.0 1 0
Brian Buscher 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .309 .765 10 4 -0.021 0.81 0.037 -0.058 -1.1 1 1 GDP
   Matt Macri PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .355 .878 5 3 -0.027 1.04 0.000 -0.027 -0.1 0 1
Nick Punto SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 .745 19 11 -0.063 1.28 0.049 -0.112 -0.3 1 6 SB
Glen Perkins P
   Boof Bonser P
   Jesse Crain P
   Dennys Reyes P
   Matt Guerrier P
   Craig Breslow P
Team Totals 34 5 9 4 2 7 .265 .580 147 94 -0.085 1.08 0.680 -0.767 0.3 24 11
SF: J Mauer (8, off B Tallet).
HBP: A Casilla (2, by D Purcey).
TB: D Young 2; J Mauer 2; A Casilla; D Span; N Punto; J Kubel; J Morneau.
GIDP: B Buscher (5).
RBI: J Morneau (109); J Mauer (67); D Young (59); D Span (35).
2-out RBI: D Young.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau.
Outfield Assists: D Span (A Rios at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Span (14, 3rd base off B Tallet/R Barajas); N Punto (10, 2nd base off D Purcey/R Barajas).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marco Scutaro 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .267 .698 14 8 0.044 0.73 0.084 -0.040 0.6 2 3
Jose Bautista DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 .246 .733 22 13 0.151 0.91 0.223 -0.073 2.0 HR,2B,GDP
Alexis Rios RF 5 1 4 2 0 1 .293 .792 16 12 0.199 1.04 0.233 -0.034 2.4 2 0 HR,2B
Vernon Wells CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .301 .839 16 8 0.000 1.09 0.057 -0.057 0.5 3 0 IW
Rod Barajas C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .732 20 14 -0.132 0.99 0.000 -0.132 -1.9 7 0
Adam Lind LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .297 .823 13 9 0.071 0.78 0.087 -0.017 0.9 1 0
   Brad Wilkerson PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .628 4 3 -0.020 0.76 0.000 -0.020 -0.8 0 0
Scott Rolen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .248 .749 19 10 -0.028 1.43 0.063 -0.090 -0.7 0 2
Lyle Overbay 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .273 .788 13 10 0.241 1.49 0.305 -0.064 1.2 10 0 HR
John McDonald SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .535 11 8 -0.112 1.02 0.000 -0.112 -1.3 2 3
David Purcey P
   Brian Tallet P
   Jesse Carlson P 1
   Scott Downs P
   B.J. Ryan P
Team Totals 39 7 17 7 3 5 .436 1.194 148 95 0.414 1.03 1.052 -0.639 2.8 27 9
2B: J Bautista (17, off B Bonser); A Rios (41, off M Guerrier).
HR: J Bautista (13, off G Perkins; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); A Rios (11, off G Perkins; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); L Overbay (12, off B Bonser; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: V Wells (3, by M Guerrier).
TB: A Rios 8; J Bautista 8; L Overbay 5; A Lind 3; V Wells 2; M Scutaro 2.
GIDP: J Bautista (11).
RBI: J Bautista 2 (49); L Overbay 2 (59); A Rios 2 (62); V Wells (64).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Scutaro-J McDonald-L Overbay.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glen Perkins 5 10 4 4 1 1 2 4.08 24 88 56 36 6 14 8 14 7 0 31 -0.110 1.06 -1.4
Boof Bonser, BS (1), L (3-7) 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 6.17 6 22 13 5 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.291 1.20 -1.5
Jesse Crain 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.93 4 15 11 8 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 1.13 0.0
Dennys Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.045 1.59 0.5
Matt Guerrier 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.63 6 16 9 4 4 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 -0.077 0.65 -1.3
Craig Breslow 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.35 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.020 0.76 0.8
Team Totals 8 17 7 7 3 5 3 7.88 42 148 95 53 21 21 13 21 12 0 31 5 0 -0.413 1.08 -2.8

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Purcey 3 7 5 5 2 4 0 6.15 19 86 47 27 6 14 7 5 2 0 27 -0.281 1.26 -3.1
Brian Tallet 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.13 7 17 15 10 0 5 2 5 2 0 1 1 0.013 0.52 0.7
Jesse Carlson, W (5-1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.03 6 16 13 9 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.154 1.00 1.0
Scott Downs, H (21) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.25 3 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.123 1.60 0.5
B.J. Ryan, S (26) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.57 3 18 13 7 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.077 0.99 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 2 7 0 5.00 38 147 94 57 9 28 14 14 4 0 27 1 1 0.086 1.03 -0.3
D Purcey faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Purcey (2).
HBP: D Purcey (4; A Casilla).
IBB: M Guerrier (8; V Wells).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 21,254.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Denard Span CF 1 Marco Scutaro 2B
2 Alexi Casilla 2B 2 Jose Bautista DH
3 Joe Mauer C 3 Alexis Rios RF
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Vernon Wells CF
5 Jason Kubel RF 5 Rod Barajas C
6 Randy Ruiz DH 6 Adam Lind LF
7 Delmon Young LF 7 Scott Rolen 3B
8 Brian Buscher 3B 8 Lyle Overbay 1B
9 Nick Punto SS 9 John McDonald SS
Glen Perkins P David Purcey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 4-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR TOR L. Overbay B. Bonser 28% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rolen Scores
b5 1-5 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR TOR J. Bautista G. Perkins 13% 29% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Scutaro Scores
b5 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR A. Rios G. Perkins 13% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Mauer D. Purcey -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Casilla to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Young D. Purcey -8% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morneau Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' David Purcey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Span D. Purcey 2% 52% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Casilla D. Purcey -2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Mauer D. Purcey -6% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Casilla to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Purcey 6% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel D. Purcey 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR M. Scutaro G. Perkins 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR J. Bautista G. Perkins -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  TOR A. Rios G. Perkins 1% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR V. Wells G. Perkins -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' David Purcey facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN R. Ruiz D. Purcey -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young D. Purcey 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN B. Buscher D. Purcey -4% 46% Walk; Ruiz to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN N. Punto D. Purcey 5% 51% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Span D. Purcey 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Barajas G. Perkins -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Lind G. Perkins 3% 55% Single to SS (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Rolen G. Perkins -3% 52% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR L. Overbay G. Perkins 3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lind to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TOR J. McDonald G. Perkins -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' David Purcey facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN A. Casilla D. Purcey -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Mauer D. Purcey -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Casilla to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R MIN J. Morneau D. Purcey -6% 30% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Casilla Scores; Mauer to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- 8,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel D. Purcey 0% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Mauer to 3B; Morneau to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  R MIN R. Ruiz D. Purcey -5% 25% Wild Pitch; Mauer Scores/No RBI; Morneau to 3B
t3 2-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN R. Ruiz D. Purcey 5% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Young D. Purcey -8% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morneau Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Buscher D. Purcey 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR M. Scutaro G. Perkins -2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR J. Bautista G. Perkins 3% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  TOR A. Rios G. Perkins 4% 28% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bautista to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RO TOR V. Wells G. Perkins 3% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bautista Scores; Rios out at 3B/CF-3B; Wells to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b3 1-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TOR R. Barajas G. Perkins -4% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' David Purcey facing 9-1-2
t4 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN N. Punto D. Purcey -3% 24% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 3-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Span D. Purcey -2% 22% Punto Steals 2B
t4 3-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Span D. Purcey -7% 15% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Punto Scores; Span to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Brian Tallet replaces David Purcey pitching
t4 4-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Casilla B. Tallet -2% 13% Span Steals 3B
t4 4-1 0 --3 3,(1-1)  O MIN A. Casilla B. Tallet 3% 16% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 4-1 1 --3 3,(0-2)  RO MIN J. Mauer B. Tallet -2% 14% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Span Scores
t4 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau B. Tallet 0% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
b4 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Lind G. Perkins 3% 18% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR S. Rolen G. Perkins -3% 15% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR L. Overbay G. Perkins -2% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lind to 2B
b4 1-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. McDonald G. Perkins -2% 11% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Blue Jays' Brian Tallet facing 5-6-7
t5 5-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Kubel B. Tallet -1% 9% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN R. Ruiz B. Tallet 1% 10% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 5-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Young B. Tallet -2% 8% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kubel to 3B
t5 5-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO MIN B. Buscher B. Tallet 4% 12% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR M. Scutaro G. Perkins 3% 16% Walk
b5 1-5 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR TOR J. Bautista G. Perkins 13% 29% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Scutaro Scores
b5 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR A. Rios G. Perkins 13% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR V. Wells G. Perkins -3% 38% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b5 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Barajas G. Perkins -2% 36% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 4-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR A. Lind G. Perkins -2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Jesse Carlson facing 9-1-2
Jesse Carlson replaces Brian Tallet pitching
t6 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Carlson 3% 37% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Span J. Carlson 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Carlson 1% 40% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
Boof Bonser replaces Glen Perkins pitching
b6 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Rolen B. Bonser 6% 46% Walk
b6 4-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR TOR L. Overbay B. Bonser 28% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rolen Scores
b6 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. McDonald B. Bonser -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR M. Scutaro B. Bonser -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 6-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Bautista B. Bonser 2% 72% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 6-5 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O TOR A. Rios B. Bonser -3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Blue Jays' Jesse Carlson facing 3-4-5
t7 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Carlson 4% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Carlson 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t7 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Carlson 2% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 4-5-6
Jesse Crain replaces Boof Bonser pitching
b7 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR V. Wells J. Crain 3% 82% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 6-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR R. Barajas J. Crain -3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR A. Lind J. Crain 3% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wells to 2B
Brad Wilkerson pinch runs for Adam Lind (LF) batting 6th
b7 6-5 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O TOR S. Rolen J. Crain -3% 79% Flyball: RF; Wells to 3B
Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching
b7 6-5 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O TOR L. Overbay D. Reyes -4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Blue Jays' Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
Scott Downs replaces Jesse Carlson pitching
Brad Wilkerson moves from PR to LF
t8 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN R. Ruiz S. Downs 6% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Young S. Downs 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
Matt Macri pinch hits for Brian Buscher (3B) batting 8th
t8 5-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Macri S. Downs 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 9-1-2
Matt Guerrier replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
Matt Macri moves from PH to 3B
b8 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. McDonald M. Guerrier -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b8 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR M. Scutaro M. Guerrier 1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b8 6-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR J. Bautista M. Guerrier 4% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Scutaro to 3B
b8 6-5 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R TOR A. Rios M. Guerrier 5% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Scutaro Scores; Bautista to 3B
b8 7-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR V. Wells M. Guerrier 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b8 7-5 1 123 5,(2-2)  O TOR R. Barajas M. Guerrier -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
Craig Breslow replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
b8 7-5 2 123 4,(1-2)  O TOR B. Wilkerson C. Breslow -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-7, Blue Jays' B.J. Ryan facing 9-1-2
B.J. Ryan replaces Scott Downs pitching
t9 5-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN N. Punto B. Ryan 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-7 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O MIN D. Span B. Ryan 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Casilla B. Ryan 1% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 7.

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