Blue Jays 3, Twins 2
Denard Span is greeted by Joe Mauer after going deep in the third inning. (Frank Gunn/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Scott Baker turned in a quality start in the finale vs. the Blue Jays, but the Twins' offense wasn't strong enough to give the righty his eighth straight win. Instead, Minnesota settled for a series split and Baker lost for the first time in 12 starts.
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Toronto 3, Minnesota 2
Today's Boxes 9/10/09
KC 7, DET 4
COL 5, CIN 1
WSH 8, PHI 7
FLA 13, NYM 4
ATL 9, HOU 7
LAA 3, SEA 0
September 10, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2 7
0
Toronto
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
X
3 6
0
Standings thru 9/10/09 | Recap: MIN | TOR | Gameday | Twins stats | Blue Jays stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , CF
4
1
1
1
0
1
2
.308
Cabrera, O , SS
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
.275
Mauer , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.363
Morneau , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.276
Kubel , DH
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.305
Cuddyer , RF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.269
Young, D , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.265
Harris , 3B
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
.263
1-Tolbert , PR-3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.178
a-Morales, J , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.338
Punto , 2B
3
1
1
0
0
0
3
.222
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 5 13
BATTING 2B : Cabrera, O (30, Cecil), Cuddyer (31, Cecil), Young, D (11, Cecil), Punto (12, Cecil).HR :
Span (7, 3rd inning off Cecil, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Span 4; Cabrera, O 3; Kubel; Cuddyer 2; Young, D 2; Punto 2.RBI :
Span (55), Cabrera, O (58).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Morneau; Punto; Harris; Cabrera, O.GIDP :
Cuddyer.Team RISP : 1-for-9.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Cabrera, O-Punto-Morneau).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , 2B
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
.282
Snider , RF-LF
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
.234
Lind , LF
3
0
1
2
0
1
2
.301
Wells, V , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.252
Overbay , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.265
Encarnacion , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.200
Ruiz, R , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.269
Bautista , CF-RF
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
.229
Chavez, R , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.268
McDonald, Jo , SS
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
.261
Totals 28 3 6 3 4 7 12
BATTING 2B : Lind (46, Baker, S), Bautista (11, Baker, S), Snider (10, Baker, S), McDonald, Jo (6, Baker,
S).HR : Bautista (5, 4th inning off Baker, S, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Snider 2; Lind 2; Encarnacion; Bautista
6; McDonald, Jo 2.RBI : Lind 2 (96), Bautista (22).2-out RBI : Bautista.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Encarnacion; McDonald, Jo; Overbay.SF : Lind.GIDP : Ruiz, R.Team RISP :
0-for-7.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Encarnacion-Inglett-Overbay).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Baker, S (L, 13-8)
6.2
5
3
3
4
7
1
4.33
Mahay
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.53
Crain
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
5.53
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cecil (W, 7-4)
6.0
7
2
2
1
3
1
5.30
Accardo (H, 3)
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.45
Carlson (H, 11)
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.55
Camp (H, 4)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.49
Downs, S (H, 7)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.93
Frasor (S, 8)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.19
Balk : Carlson.Pitches-strikes : Baker, S 104-68, Mahay 9-4, Crain 9-6, Cecil 100-63, Accardo 5-1, Carlson
5-3, Camp 2-2, Downs, S 7-7, Frasor 16-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Baker, S 1-7, Mahay 1-0, Crain 1-0, Cecil 7-4, Accardo
1-0, Carlson 0-0, Camp 1-0, Downs, S 3-0, Frasor 1-1.Batters faced : Baker, S 29, Mahay 2, Crain 2, Cecil 25, Accardo
2, Carlson 1, Camp 1, Downs, S 3, Frasor 3.Inherited runners-scored : Mahay 1-0, Carlson 1-0, Camp 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Kevin Causey.Weather : 69 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
12 mph, R to L.T : 2:39.Att : 11,461.September 10, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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