Twins 4,
Blue Jays 1
| W: | C. Pavano (12-11) |
| L: | R. Halladay (14-9) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (38) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-RF-LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .309 | .393 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .274 | .309 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .367 | .433 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .279 | .366 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .306 | .379 |
C Gomez CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .293 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .265 | .288 |
A Casilla PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .275 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .238 | .362 |
| J Morales C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .342 | .398 |
M Tolbert PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .272 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .242 | .307 | |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .221 | .320 |
a-M Cuddyer PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | .335 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 108 | ||
| a-doubled to deep left center for N Punto in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Buscher (3, R Halladay); D Young (10, R Halladay); M Cuddyer (30, R Halladay) HR: O Cabrera (6, 6th inning off R Halladay 0 on, 0 Out); J Morneau (30, 8th inning off R Halladay 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: O Cabrera (57), J Morneau (100), M Cuddyer 2 (70) 2-out RBI: J Morneau Twins RISP: 2-8 (O Cabrera 0-1, M Redmond 0-1, J Morales 0-1, D Span 0-3, M Cuddyer 1-1, B Buscher 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Morales (3, throw) DP: 1 (O Cabrera-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano (W, 12-11) | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 103-65 | 4.92 |
| J Mijares (H, 21) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.17 |
| J Nathan (S, 38) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 126-79 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 19/29; J Mijares 0/2; J Nathan 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 16-13-15-21; J Mijares 2-1-1-1; J Nathan 2-0-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 8-9; J Mijares 1-0; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: C Pavano 65 | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Scutaro SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .282 | .379 |
| J Bautista RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .223 | .350 |
| A Lind DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .301 | .365 |
| L Overbay 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .268 | .377 |
| V Wells CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .252 | .305 |
| R Barajas C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .270 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .182 | .226 |
| T Snider LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .230 | .317 |
| J McDonald 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .258 | .275 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 126 | ||
| BATTING 2B: T Snider 2 (9, C Pavano 2) 3B: E Encarnacion (1, C Pavano) RBI: T Snider (17) S: J Bautista GIDP: R Barajas Blue Jays RISP: 1-11 (R Barajas 0-1, T Snider 1-1, A Lind 0-2, L Overbay 0-2, J McDonald 0-2, J Bautista 0-2, M Scutaro 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Scutaro (12, 2nd base off C Pavano/J Morales); V Wells (16, 2nd base off C Pavano/J Morales) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Scutaro (8, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Halladay (L, 14-9) | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 108-82 | 3.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 108-82 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Halladay 28/38 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Halladay 22-11-21-28 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Halladay 11-7 Game Scores: R Halladay 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TOR | |||
| 5th | T Snider doubled to deep right center, E Encarnacion scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | O Cabrera homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Morneau homered to right center. | 2 | 1 | |
| 9th | M Cuddyer doubled to deep left center, A Casilla and B Buscher scored. | 4 | 1 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 11,159 (22.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:23 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 9th
| Texas | 10 | Final |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | in 13 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |