Twins 13, Blue Jays 4
Torii Hunter is congratulated after his eighth-inning grand slam. (Nathan Denette/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
The Twins rallied back from a four-run deficit with a trio of RBI singles in the fourth. But Shannon Stewart's second homer of the season gave Minnesota the lead in the fifth before a three-run seventh extended the gap. Torii Hunter capped things off with a grand slam.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 05, 2006
Minnesota 13, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 4/5/06
CIN 8, CHC 6
CLE 4, CWS 3
DET 14, KC 3
SEA 6, LAA 4
STL 4, PHI 3
BAL 16, TB 6
WSH 9, NYM 5
BOS 2, TEX 1
HOU 6, FLA 5
MIL 3, PIT 2
ARI 4, COL 2
OAK 9, NYY 4
SF 3, SD 1
ATL 9, LAD 8
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Standings thru 4/5/06 | Recap: MIN | TOR | Gameday | Twins stats | Blue Jays stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .556
b-Cuddyer , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castillo , 2B4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .286
Punto , 2B0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mauer , C4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .375
White, R , DH4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .143
Hunter , CF5 3 4 6 0 0 1 .444
Morneau , 1B5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .111
Batista , 3B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .167
a-Rodriguez , PH-3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Kubel , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143
Ford , RF-LF1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castro , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333
Totals 41 13 16 11 4 4 16
BATTING 2B : Hunter (1, Chulk).HR : Stewart (2, 5th inning off Towers, 0 on, 0 out), Hunter (1, 8th inning off Frasor, 3 on, 2 out), Rodriguez (1, 9th inning off Speier, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Stewart 5; Castillo 2; Mauer 3; White, R; Hunter 8; Morneau; Rodriguez 4; Kubel; Castro.RBI : Hunter 6 (6), Morneau (1), Kubel (1), Stewart (2), White, R (2), Rodriguez (1).2-out RBI : Kubel; Hunter 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Castro; Morneau; Kubel.SF : White, R.GIDP : Hunter.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Castillo (1, 2nd base off Frasor/Molina), Mauer (1, 2nd base off Towers/Molina).FIELDING Outfield assists : Hunter (Molina at 1st base).DP : 2 (Hunter-Castro-Morneau, Castro-Castillo-Morneau).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Adams , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
b-McDonald , PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Catalanotto , LF3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .667
c-Johnson , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Wells , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222
Glaus , 3B4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .500
Overbay , 1B3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .429
d-Phillips , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Hillenbrand , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
Hinske , RF2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Rios , PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .571
Hill , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
Totals 37 4 12 4 0 5 11
BATTING 2B : Catalanotto (1, Radke), Adams (1, Radke), Glaus (2, Liriano).HR : Glaus (1, 1st inning off Radke, 1 on, 2 out), Overbay (1, 1st inning off Radke, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Adams 2; Catalanotto 3; Wells; Glaus 7; Overbay 5; Molina; Rios; Hill.RBI : Glaus 3 (3), Overbay (1).2-out RBI : Glaus 3; Overbay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Phillips 2; McDonald.GIDP : Hillenbrand.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Wells (1, throw), Adams (2, throw).DP : (Glaus-Hill-Overbay).
WP : Chulk, Frasor.Pitches-strikes : Radke 89-61, Liriano 28-22, Guerrier 18-13, Towers 70-48, Tallet 24-11, Chulk 18-9, Frasor 39-24, Speier 9-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Radke 9-7, Liriano 3-0, Guerrier 2-1, Towers 7-4, Tallet 4-0, Chulk 1-2, Frasor 2-0, Speier 2-1.Batters faced : Radke 24, Liriano 8, Guerrier 5, Towers 23, Tallet 7, Chulk 5, Frasor 7, Speier 4.Inherited runners-scored : Tallet 2-0, Chulk 2-2.Umpires : HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Joe Brinkman.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:49.Att : 18,156.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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