Blue Jays 5, 
Twins 4
| W: | J. Carlson (6-1) |
| L: | E. Guardado (3-4) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF-CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .296 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| J Mauer C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| J Kubel LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .277 |
| B Buscher DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .303 |
| b-B Harris PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| C Gomez CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .252 |
| a-D Young PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| J Pridie PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |
| a-hit a ground rule double to right for C Gomez in the 7th b-grounded to shortstop for B Buscher in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Young (24, A Burnett); J Mauer (27, S Downs); J Morneau (40, B Ryan) 3B: M Tolbert (1, A Burnett) RBI: J Mauer 3 (70), B Harris (45) S: J Pridie 2-out RBI: J Mauer 3, B Harris Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, C Gomez 1, J Kubel 2, D Span 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Tolbert (5, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas) CS: D Span (6, 2nd base by A Burnett/R Barajas) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (8, ground ball); M Tolbert (5, throw); J Pridie (1, bobble) DP: 1 (M Tolbert-A Casilla-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 84-58 | 3.71 |
| D Reyes | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2.31 |
| M Guerrier | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.54 |
| J Nathan (B, 6) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45-22 | 1.07 |
| E Guardado (L, 3-4) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.35 |
| B Bonser | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 6.17 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 164-101 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Bautista (By D Reyes); V Wells (By J Nathan); A Lind (By J Nathan) Batters faced: N Blackburn 27; D Reyes 1; M Guerrier 4; J Nathan 11; E Guardado 2; B Bonser 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 9-5; D Reyes 0-0; M Guerrier 3-1; J Nathan 0-4; E Guardado 0-0; B Bonser 0-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 58 | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Inglett 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| a-J Bautista PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| J McDonald SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| M Scutaro SS-2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 |
| A Rios RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| V Wells CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| A Lind LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| R Barajas C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 |
| K Mench PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| G Zaun C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| C Thigpen PR-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| L Overbay 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .273 |
| S Rolen 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| T Snider DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |
| a-intentionally walked for J Inglett in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Rios (42, N Blackburn); S Rolen (23, E Guardado) 3B: A Rios (7, J Nathan) HR: J Inglett (3, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Inglett 2 (31), J McDonald (17) GIDP: L Overbay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Overbay 2, V Wells 1, M Scutaro 2, J McDonald 1, J Inglett 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Burnett | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 113-64 | 4.47 |
| S Downs (B, 3) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-12 | 1.23 |
| B Ryan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 2.70 |
| B League | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.00 |
| J Carlson (W, 6-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.99 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 186-105 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Ryan Batters faced: A Burnett 29; S Downs 8; B Ryan 6; B League 4; J Carlson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 7-4; S Downs 3-0; B Ryan 0-3; B League 3-0; J Carlson 1-2 Game Scores: A Burnett 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TOR | |||
 | 3rd | J Inglett homered to right, T Snider scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 7th | J Mauer doubled to center, N Punto, J Pridie and A Casilla scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | S Rolen safe at first on error by shortstop N Punto, K Mench scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | B Harris reached on infield single to second, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 9th | T Snider singled to right center, C Thigpen to second, C Thigpen scored, T Snider to second on error by right fielder J Pridie. | 4 | 4 |
| 11th | J McDonald singled to deep center, S Rolen scored, T Snider to second. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 21,475 (43.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| San Francisco | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Oakland | Postponed | |
| Kansas City |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |