Blue Jays 9, Twins 0
Jesse Litsch threw 115 pitches in his outing on Thursday vs. Minnesota. (Nathan Denette/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Jesse Litsch, who went the distance, gave up only four hits and was helped by Travis Snider's two RBIs, including his first Major League home run. Outfielder Vernon Wells also drove in two runs with a sac fly and a solo home run.
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Minnesota
(77-63)
Lost 3
Toronto 9, Minnesota 0
Today's Boxes 9/4/08
CIN 8, PIT 6
LAA 7, DET 1
KC 5, OAK 4
KC 9, OAK 6
ATL 2, WSH 0
TB 7, NYY 5
SD 5, MIL 2
Toronto
(73-66)
Won 5
September 4, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Toronto
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
5
X
9
17
0
Standings thru 9/4/08  | Recap: MIN | TOR  | Gameday  | Twins stats  | Blue Jays stats
Minnesota
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Span , CF
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.299
Casilla, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.290
Mauer , DH
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
.322
a-Macri , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.344
Morneau , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.311
b-Ruiz, R , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.296
Kubel , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.275
c-Pridie , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Young, D , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.287
Redmond, M , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.274
Tolbert , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.267
Punto , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.288
Totals
30
0
4
0
2
3
9
a-Flied out for Mauer in the 9th. b-Struck out for Morneau in the 9th. c-Lined out for Kubel in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Punto (17, Litsch).TB : Span 2; Young, D; Punto 2.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Morneau.GIDP : Casilla, A.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP :
(Tolbert-Casilla, A-Morneau).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Inglett , 2B
4
2
2
2
0
1
3
.304
Scutaro , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.264
Rios , RF
5
1
2
2
0
0
1
.295
Wells, V , CF
4
1
2
2
0
0
1
.300
Lind , DH
5
1
3
1
0
0
2
.302
Barajas , C
5
1
1
0
0
1
6
.255
Overbay , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.272
Rolen , 3B
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.250
Snider , LF
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
.467
Totals
38
9
17
9
1
5
18
BATTING 2B : Inglett (12, Korecky), Lind (12, Humber).HR : Snider (1, 5th inning off Slowey, 0
on, 0 out), Wells, V (16, 7th inning off Crain, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Inglett 3; Scutaro; Rios 2; Wells, V 5; Lind
4; Barajas; Overbay; Rolen 2; Snider 6.RBI : Wells, V 2 (66), Snider 2 (2), Inglett 2 (33), Rios 2 (64), Lind (38).2-out
RBI : Snider; Wells, V; Rios 2; Lind.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barajas 3; Wells, V; Inglett.SAC :
Scutaro.SF : Wells, V.GIDP : Barajas.Team RISP : 5-for-12.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING DP :
(Overbay-Scutaro-Overbay).
Minnesota
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Slowey (L, 11-9)
5.2
10
3
3
0
3
1
3.75
Breslow
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.33
Crain
0.2
1
1
1
0
1
1
4.04
Reyes
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.29
Korecky
0.1
3
4
4
1
0
0
6.75
Humber
0.2
3
1
1
0
0
0
13.50
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Litsch (W, 10-8)
9.0
4
0
0
2
3
0
3.76
HBP : Inglett (by Slowey).Pitches-strikes : Slowey 98-67, Breslow 4-3, Crain 16-12, Reyes 5-3, Korecky 22-13,
Humber 11-9, Litsch 115-78.Groundouts-flyouts : Slowey 5-7, Breslow 0-0, Crain 0-1, Reyes 1-0, Korecky 0-1, Humber
2-0, Litsch 15-5.Batters faced : Slowey 27, Breslow 1, Crain 3, Reyes 1, Korecky 5, Humber 5, Litsch 32.Inherited
runners-scored : Breslow 2-0, Humber 2-2.Umpires : HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B:
Angel Hernandez.Weather : 75 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, R to L.T : 2:46.Att :
25,128.September 4, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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