Twins Murdered In Cold Blood 13-2 by Homer-Happy Opposition
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| Final - 9.30.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Blue Jays 13 Twins 2 That was fun. 6 home runs. 2 each for Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista. 1 for Jose Molina and Travis Snider. And all but Molina's were massive shots. EE hit one the other...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Snider, LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Yunel Escobar, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Jose Bautista, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Vernon Wells, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| DeWayne Wise, CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| John Buck, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Aaron Hill, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .206 |
| Jarrett Hoffpauir, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Edwin Encarnacion, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| Jose Molina, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .245 |
| Mike McCoy, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 40 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Snider, Bautista, Encarnacion, Molina
Doubles - Buck
Grounded into DP - Escobar
Hit by pitch - Wise
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Encarnacion
Home runs - Snider, Bautista, Encarnacion, Molina
Doubles - Buck
Grounded into DP - Escobar
Hit by pitch - Wise
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Encarnacion
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hill | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 0 | 93-51 |
| Brian Tallet | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Robert Ray | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 29-16 |
| Casey Janssen (W, 5-2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 19-11 |
| David Purcey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Taylor Buchholz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-6 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Orlando Hudson, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Joe Mauer, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Ben Revere, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Jason Kubel, RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Jason Repko, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Michael Cuddyer, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Matt Tolbert, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Danny Valencia, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Drew Butera, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .201 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Batting
Triples - Cuddyer
Doubles - Valencia
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Cuddyer
Passed Balls - Butera
Triples - Cuddyer
Doubles - Valencia
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Cuddyer
Passed Balls - Butera
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano (L, 14-10) | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3.62 | 0 | 91-57 |
| Alex Burnett | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.29 | 0 | 20-8 |
| Pat Neshek | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 17-9 |
| Jeff Manship | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 0 | 24-16 |
| Jose Mijares | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.41 | 0 | 29-18 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 3:05
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 3:05
