Twins 6, 
Blue Jays 3
| W: | J. Crain (5-4) |
| L: | S. Richmond (6-9) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (37) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .310 | .395 |
| N Punto SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .221 | .319 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .369 | .435 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .279 | .368 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .308 | .381 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .335 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .264 | .288 |
C Gomez PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .293 |
| B Buscher 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .221 | .351 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .195 | .275 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 153 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Kubel 2 (29, J Carlson, S Richmond); J Mauer (23, S Richmond) RBI: J Mauer 2 (82), J Morneau (98), M Cuddyer (68), D Young (43), D Span (54) 2-out RBI: D Span Twins RISP: 4-11 (A Casilla 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 1-2, J Morneau 1-2, M Cuddyer 1-2, D Young 0-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Gomez (6, 2nd base by S Camp/R Barajas) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Manship | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104-64 | 4.41 |
| B Keppel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 5.09 |
| R Mahay (H, 5) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.60 |
| J Crain (W, 5-4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-12 | 5.62 |
| M Guerrier (H, 28) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.31 |
| J Nathan (S, 37) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 166-103 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Manship 10/22; B Keppel 1/3; R Mahay 2/2; J Crain 1/4; M Guerrier 3/3; J Nathan 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Manship 19-9-21-15; B Keppel 1-1-2-3; R Mahay 3-1-2-1; J Crain 6-2-3-1; M Guerrier 2-2-0-2; J Nathan 2-2-3-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Manship 2-7; B Keppel 1-1; R Mahay 1-0; J Crain 1-0; M Guerrier 1-1; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: J Manship 39 | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Scutaro SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .282 | .378 |
| A Hill 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .326 |
J Bautista RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .221 | .352 |
| A Lind DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .304 | .368 |
| L Overbay 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .271 | .380 |
| V Wells CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .250 | .302 |
| R Barajas C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .241 | .272 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .174 | .224 |
| T Snider LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .222 | .311 |
| J Inglett RF-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .293 | .356 |
J McDonald 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .262 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 166 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Scutaro (34, J Manship); L Overbay (28, J Manship) HR: J Bautista (4, 5th inning off J Manship 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Lind (94), J Bautista (21), V Wells (57) SF: A Lind Blue Jays RISP: 2-8 (A Hill 1-1, R Barajas 0-2, E Encarnacion 0-1, L Overbay 0-1, V Wells 1-3) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Richmond (L, 6-9) | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 109-68 | 4.76 |
| J Carlson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.60 |
| S Camp | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.50 |
| S Downs | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.07 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153-95 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Richmond 20/29; J Carlson 1/4; S Camp 1/3; S Downs 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Richmond 21-5-19-23; J Carlson 3-1-2-4; S Camp 1-1-2-2; S Downs 3-3-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Richmond 5-11; J Carlson 3-0; S Camp 1-0; S Downs 1-1 Game Scores: S Richmond 31 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TOR | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer singled to left, D Span and N Punto scored, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | J Morneau singled to right, J Mauer scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 1st | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 1st | D Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Kubel scored, M Cuddyer out at second. | 5 | 0 |
 | 3rd | A Lind hit sacrifice fly to center, M Scutaro scored, A Hill to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 5th | J Bautista homered to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 5th | V Wells reached on infield single to pitcher, A Lind scored, L Overbay to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 6th | D Span singled to center, B Buscher scored, A Casilla to second. | 6 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| JAYS SECOND BASEMAN AARON HILL LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE THIRD INNING FOR PERSONAL REASONS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 13,153 (26.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Joe West |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 7th
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
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| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
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| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
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| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
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| San Diego | 4 | Final |
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| Cleveland |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 11 |