MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/05/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1108 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (57-45) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (49-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Welmaker, Twins Jam Up Blue Jays
Minnesota beat Toronto on the strength of starting pitcher Roy Welmaker's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-0. With the win, Minnesota pushed its record to 57-45.

Welmaker, who dominated for Minnesota, earned the victory to move to 11-7. He was in control the whole game, scattering 1 hit over 7.1 innings, while striking out 7. Toronto batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"Coulda, shoulda, woulda," said Toronto manager . "We had our chances and didn't cash in."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 2 17
R. Carew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 3 20
J. Gibson DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .213 27 60
O. Charleston CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 24 65
K. Puckett LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .232 5 24
C. Travis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 1 17
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220 1 14
J. Mauer C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .230 11 31
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 8 25
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 12 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Smalley III (12, 5th Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mauer (11, 5th Inning off J. Key, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gibson (27, 8th Inning off M. Eichhorn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew , J. Gibson 4 , K. Puckett 2 , J. Mauer 4 , R. Smalley III 2
2-out RBI: J. Gibson , J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice
GIDP: C. Travis
Hit by Pitch: B. DeMoss
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-DeMoss-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McNair LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 8 32
B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 14 44
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 19 57
C. Taylor DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171 19 55
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 11 32
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 7 33
D. White CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .228 9 34
A. Rios RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .184 1 7
B. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 3 16
Totals 27 0 1 0 3 9 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McNair , B. Martinez
GIDP: B. Bichette
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Alomar-Guerrero Jr.)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Welmaker W (11-7) 7.1 1 0 0 3 7 0 107 2.34   
E. Guardado SV (8) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Welmaker 80
Batters Faced: R. Welmaker 25, E. Guardado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Welmaker 4-10, E. Guardado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Welmaker 107-64, E. Guardado 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Key L (7-11) 5.2 4 2 2 1 10 1 94 2.92   
M. Eichhorn 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 26 4.44   
D. Ward 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 62
Batters Faced: J. Key 22, M. Eichhorn 9, D. Ward 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 5-2, M. Eichhorn 3-2, D. Ward 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 94-62, M. Eichhorn 26-18, D. Ward 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Eichhorn 1-0
WP: M. Eichhorn
Hit Batsmen: D. Ward
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Welmaker
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 25882
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