Blue Jays 6, Twins 3
Ricky Romero pitched 6 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Twins. (Frank Gunn/AP)
By Larry Millson / MLB.com
Ricky Romero gave his club a strong 6 2/3 innings, earning his 12th win of the season. The Jays' bats were quiet until a monster sixth inning, in which John McDonald leveled a three-run homer to left and Edwin Encarnacion sliced a two-run single.
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Toronto 6, Minnesota 3
Today's Boxes 9/8/09
TEX 11, CLE 9
TEX 10, CLE 5
CHC 9, PIT 4
PHI 5, WSH 3
NYY 3, TB 2
BOS 10, BAL 0
FLA 4, NYM 2
ATL 2, HOU 1
STL 4, MIL 3
KC 7, DET 5
OAK 11, CWS 3
COL 3, CIN 1
LAD 5, ARI 4
LAA 3, SEA 2
SD 4, SF 3
September 8, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 8
0
Toronto
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
X
6 11
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Standings thru 9/8/09 | Recap: MIN | TOR | Gameday | Twins stats | Blue Jays stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , CF
4
1
2
0
0
2
1
.312
Cabrera, O , SS
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.274
Kubel , DH
3
1
1
2
1
0
1
.308
Morneau , 1B
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.279
Cuddyer , RF
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.268
Harris , 3B
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
.264
Young, D , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.265
a-Morales, J , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.351
Redmond, M , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.244
b-Mauer , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.368
Punto , 2B
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.220
Totals 31 3 8 3 3 7 14
BATTING 2B : Span 2 (13, Romero, R, Romero, R), Morneau (31, Romero, R), Kubel (30, Romero, R).TB :
Span 4; Cabrera, O 2; Kubel 2; Morneau 2; Cuddyer; Young, D.RBI : Morneau (99), Kubel 2 (81).2-out RBI :
Morneau.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cuddyer; Punto; Harris; Span; Mauer.GIDP : Redmond,
M; Kubel.Team RISP : 2-for-10.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Punto (10, 2nd
base off Carlson/Chavez, R).PO : Span (3rd base by Chavez, R).FIELDING DP : (Cabrera,
O-Morneau).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro , SS
5
0
1
0
0
0
4
.281
Bautista , RF
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.225
Lind , LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.303
Snider , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.222
Wells, V , CF
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
.250
Ruiz, R , DH
3
0
0
1
0
2
2
.284
Millar , 1B
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
.217
Encarnacion , 3B
4
1
1
2
0
1
1
.198
Chavez, R , C
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
.274
McDonald, Jo , 2B
4
1
3
3
0
0
1
.267
Totals 33 6 11 6 3 5 14
BATTING 2B : Bautista (10, Duensing).HR : McDonald, Jo (2, 6th inning off Rauch, 2 on, 2 out).TB :
Scutaro; Bautista 3; Lind; Wells, V; Millar; Encarnacion; Chavez, R; McDonald, Jo 6.RBI : Ruiz, R (12), Encarnacion
2 (23), McDonald, Jo 3 (7).2-out RBI : McDonald, Jo 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ruiz,
R; Scutaro; Bautista.SF : Ruiz, R.GIDP : Scutaro.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB :
7.BASERUNNING SB : Scutaro (11, 2nd base off Keppel/Redmond, M).FIELDING DP :
3 (Scutaro-McDonald, Jo-Millar, McDonald, Jo-Millar, McDonald, Jo-Scutaro-Millar).Pickoffs : Chavez, R (Span at
3rd base).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duensing
5.0
6
3
3
2
2
0
3.94
Rauch (BS, 2)(L, 4-3)
0.2
3
3
3
1
0
1
4.27
Keppel
1.1
1
0
0
0
2
0
4.93
Mijares, Jo
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2.19
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Romero, R (W, 12-7)
6.2
7
3
3
3
4
0
4.14
Carlson (H, 10)
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.58
Downs, S (H, 6)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3.00
Frasor (S, 7)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.23
HBP : Harris (by Frasor).Pitches-strikes : Duensing 90-56,
Rauch 20-13, Keppel 23-15, Mijares, Jo 11-9, Romero, R 104-62, Carlson 6-3, Downs, S 13-7, Frasor 25-17.Groundouts-flyouts :
Duensing 5-6, Rauch 0-2, Keppel 0-1, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Romero, R 10-1, Carlson 0-0, Downs, S 1-0, Frasor 2-0.Batters
faced : Duensing 22, Rauch 6, Keppel 5, Mijares, Jo 4, Romero, R 27, Carlson 1, Downs, S 3, Frasor 4.Inherited
runners-scored : Rauch 3-3, Keppel 1-0, Carlson 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Joe West.
3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 71 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, R to L.T : 2:54.Att :
13,488.September 8, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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