THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/25/2041
 
THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 932 - THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (13-10) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 10 0
Toronto Blue Jays (10-13) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Twins Snatch Late Win
The Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in part because of designated hitter Orlando Rodríguez. He was 3-5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Andy Dawson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Juan Sandoval was tagged with the loss. The win takes Minnesota to 13-10.

Rodríguez had a timely hit for Minnesota in the top of the ninth. With Toronto trailing 5-3, he turned a first pitch fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season, making it 6-5, Minnesota.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Minnesota manager Michael Brewer.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Quebell 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .293 0 3
O. Rodríguez DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .304 3 7
D. England LF 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .308 1 3
   b-D. Adams 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
S. Sanders 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .312 0 5
L. Boccasino CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 3 7
R. Richards RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .208 1 4
K. Linge SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 11
C. Porter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 11
   a-R. Rosete PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .343 0 1
E. Paganin C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .183 1 9
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 6 12      
a - R. Rosete pinch hit for C. Porter in the 9th
b - D. Adams substituted for D. England in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. England (2, 1st Inning off J. Walkup, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Rodríguez (2, 8th Inning off B. Jamison, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Richards (1, 2nd Inning off J. Walkup, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Rodríguez (3, 9th Inning off J. Sandoval, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Quebell 3 , O. Rodríguez 8 , D. England 3 , S. Sanders , R. Richards 4
2-out RBI: O. Rodríguez , D. England
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Sanders 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Quebell (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lindsay RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 2 7
J. Baker SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292 2 14
D. Watanabe CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 2 6
B. Hart LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .224 5 10
   a-J. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
R. Stephens 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .234 2 8
A. Hernández DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .238 2 11
J. Hall 2B 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .310 3 12
J. Mora C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .172 0 1
J. Valadez 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .246 5 9
Totals 36 5 10 5 4 7 15      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for B. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valadez (4, 3rd Inning off C. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hall 2 (8, 4th Inning off C. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Hart (5, 5th Inning off C. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valadez (5, 5th Inning off C. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Baker , B. Hart 3 , R. Stephens , A. Hernández , J. Hall 4 , J. Valadez 7
2-out RBI: B. Hart , A. Hernández , J. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mora 3
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hart (5) , R. Stephens (4)
CS: J. Lindsay (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valadez (2)
OF assists: 1 (Watanabe(Rodríguez at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Foster 5.1 9 5 5 4 4 1 96 5.19   
A. Dawson W (1-0) 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 50 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Foster 30
Batters Faced: C. Foster 28, A. Dawson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Foster 7-4, A. Dawson 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Foster 96-57, A. Dawson 50-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Dawson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walkup 6.2 6 2 2 2 4 1 90 3.23   
B. Jamison H (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 11.25   
J. Rivera H (1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 23 2.13   
J. Sandoval L (0-2), BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walkup 56
Batters Faced: J. Walkup 28, B. Jamison 5, J. Rivera 4, J. Sandoval 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walkup 6-9, B. Jamison 2-1, J. Rivera 0-1, J. Sandoval 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walkup 90-58, B. Jamison 18-12, J. Rivera 23-14, J. Sandoval 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Jamison 1-0 , J. Sandoval 2-2
WP: J. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Rodríguez
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 44 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 26132
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