MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/24/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 227 - THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (8-8) 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 10 1
Minnesota Twins (8-7) 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
Blue Jays Raise Rally Flag, Beat Minnesota, 7-5
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, at Target Field. Joe Carter, who is tied for 5th in the AL with a .609 slugging percentage, starred for Toronto. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Toronto reliever Mark Eichhorn picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Ron G Davis was saddled with the loss. Tom Henke earned save number 1 this season.

Toronto used a timely hit from Roberto Alomar to get the win. The second baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Blue Jays ahead, 7-5. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"We're playing like we're capable of," said Toronto manager .

Minnesota drops to 8-7.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 .348 2 9
T. Fernandez SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .324 1 6
B. Bichette DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 0 11
J. Donaldson 3B 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .274 4 11
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .276 4 10
D. White CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .200 3 10
J. Carter LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .304 4 9
   a-C. Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   c-S. Stewart LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
S. Green RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .432 2 8
B. Martinez C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .213 1 4
   b-J. Olerud PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1
   d-E. Whitt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 35 7 10 7 6 8 17      
a - C. Delgado pinch hit for J. Carter in the 8th
b - J. Olerud pinch hit for B. Martinez in the 8th
c - S. Stewart substituted for C. Delgado in the 8th
d - E. Whitt substituted for J. Olerud in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Green (5, 3rd Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Fernandez (7, 3rd Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Carter (2, 4th Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Alomar (5, 8th Inning off R. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Carter (4, 3rd Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , T. Fernandez 2 , B. Bichette , J. Donaldson , V. Guerrero Jr. , D. White , J. Carter 6 , S. Green 2 , B. Martinez
2-out RBI: R. Alomar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Donaldson , V. Guerrero Jr. , D. White , B. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (2) , D. White (7)
CS: D. White (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Alomar-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .188 0 5
R. Carew 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .200 0 6
K. Puckett LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .314 0 8
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 1 7
   a-G. Goslin PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 0 2
   b-J. Morneau 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 0 0
C. Knoblauch DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .273 2 9
C. Travis 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .293 1 7
T. Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .196 1 2
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 0 4
   c-H. Manush PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 1
   d-Z. Versalles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Battey C 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .167 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5 5 9 19      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for H. Killebrew in the 7th
b - J. Morneau substituted for G. Goslin in the 8th
c - H. Manush pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 8th
d - Z. Versalles substituted for H. Manush in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Peckinpaugh (2, 2nd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Travis (2, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Carew (1, 1st Inning off J. Key, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , R. Carew 3 , K. Puckett , C. Travis 3 , R. Peckinpaugh 2 , E. Battey
2-out RBI: S. Rice , C. Travis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett , C. Travis , T. Oliva 2
GIDP: H. Killebrew
Hit by Pitch: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Knoblauch 2 (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rice(Alomar at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Key 6.0 6 4 3 4 6 0 106 7.20   
M. Eichhorn W (1-0), BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 1.08   
T. Henke SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 48
Batters Faced: J. Key 29, M. Eichhorn 6, T. Henke 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 6-5, M. Eichhorn 3-0, T. Henke 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 106-60, M. Eichhorn 26-15, T. Henke 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Henke 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Key
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santana 4.1 9 5 5 1 6 1 79 9.00   
M. Marshall 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 1.12   
A. Worthington 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.91   
R. Davis L (1-1) 1.2 1 2 2 3 2 0 29 2.25   
J. Burton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santana 30
Batters Faced: J. Santana 22, M. Marshall 6, A. Worthington 4, R. Davis 8, J. Burton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santana 5-1, M. Marshall 3-2, A. Worthington 2-1, R. Davis 1-1, J. Burton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santana 79-53, M. Marshall 21-11, A. Worthington 13-8, R. Davis 29-14, J. Burton 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Marshall 2-0 , A. Worthington 1-0 , J. Burton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Carter
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 23056
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