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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
September 4, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 4, 2008 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Slowey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Litsch |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 25,128 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | DH |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | Right Fielder |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Mike Redmond | Catcher |
| Matt Tolbert | Third Baseman |
| Nick Punto | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Inglett | Second Baseman |
| Marco Scutaro | Shortstop |
| Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
| Vernon Wells | Center Fielder |
| Adam Lind | DH |
| Rod Barajas | Catcher |
| Lyle Overbay | First Baseman |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Travis Snider | Left Fielder |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
September 4, 2008
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Litsch
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Litsch
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Litsch
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Litsch
Morneau hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Inglett vs. Slowey
Inglett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. Slowey
Scutaro bunts towards third. Tolbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Inglett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rios vs. Slowey
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Inglett moves to third. Scutaro moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Wells vs. Slowey
Wells hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Inglett tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lind vs. Slowey
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Barajas vs. Slowey
Barajas strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Litsch
Kubel hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Litsch
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Litsch
Redmond hits a fly ball into center field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tolbert vs. Litsch
Tolbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Inglett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Slowey
Overbay strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Slowey
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Slowey
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Inglett vs. Slowey
Inglett hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Litsch
Punto hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Snider. Punto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Litsch
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Casilla vs. Litsch
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops it up and throws to first, with Litsch covering, for the out. Punto moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Mauer vs. Litsch
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Morneau vs. Litsch
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Litsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Slowey
Scutaro hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Slowey
Rios hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Slowey
Wells hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Litsch
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Inglett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Litsch
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Litsch
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Slowey
Lind hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Slowey
Barajas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tolbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Slowey
Overbay hits a line drive beyond third. Tolbert can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Slowey
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Litsch
Tolbert hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Litsch
Punto hits a line drive into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Litsch
Span hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Litsch
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Slowey
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Inglett vs. Slowey
Inglett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slowey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. Slowey
Scutaro bunts towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Casilla covering, for the out. Inglett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rios vs. Slowey
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Inglett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Wells vs. Slowey
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Litsch
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Litsch
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Inglett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Litsch
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops it up and throws to first, with Litsch covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Slowey
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tolbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Slowey
Barajas hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Overbay vs. Slowey
Overbay hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Slowey
Rolen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Slowey
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lind scores. Rolen moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Inglett vs. Breslow
Craig Breslow now pitching.
Inglett strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Litsch
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Litsch
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Litsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Litsch
Tolbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching.
Scutaro strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Crain
Rios hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Crain
Wells hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Litsch
Punto hits a popup towards short. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Litsch
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Litsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Litsch
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Korecky
Bobby Korecky now pitching.
Barajas hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Overbay vs. Korecky
Overbay hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Korecky
Rolen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barajas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Korecky
Snider takes first base on ball four. Barajas moves to third. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Inglett vs. Korecky
Inglett hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kubel. Inglett reaches second base with a double. Barajas scores. Rolen scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Scutaro vs. Humber
Philip Humber now pitching.
Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Rios vs. Humber
Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Inglett scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Humber
Wells hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lind vs. Humber
Lind hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kubel. Lind reaches second base with a double. Rios scores. Wells moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Barajas vs. Humber
Barajas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barajas for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macri vs. Litsch
Matt Macri pinch hits for Joe Mauer.
Macri hits a fly ball into center field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Litsch
Randy Ruiz pinch hits for Justin Morneau.
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pridie vs. Litsch
Jason Pridie pinch hits for Jason Kubel.
Pridie hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Inglett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/2008 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Span D, cf 4 0 2 0 Inglett J, 2b 4 2 2 2
Casilla A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Scutaro M, ss 4 0 1 0
Mauer J, dh 1 0 0 0 Rios A, rf 5 1 2 2
Macri M, ph 1 0 0 0 Wells V, cf 4 1 2 2
Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lind A, dh 5 1 3 1
Ruiz R, ph 1 0 0 0 Barajas R, c 5 1 1 0
Kubel J, rf 3 0 0 0 Overbay L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Pridie J, ph 1 0 0 0 Rolen S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Young D, lf 3 0 1 0 Snider T, lf 3 2 3 2
Redmond M, c 3 0 0 0
Tolbert M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Punto N, ss 3 0 1 0
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30 0 4 0 38 9 17 9
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto 100 011 15x -- 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey K (L) 5.2 10 3 3 0 3
Breslow C 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Crain J 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Reyes D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Korecky B 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Humber P 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Litsch J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3
DP -- Minnesota 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Toronto 9
2B -- Punto N, Inglett J, Lind A
HR -- Snider T, Wells V
SH -- Scutaro M
SF -- Wells V
HBP -- by Slowey K (Inglett J)
T -- 2:46
A -- 25128
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