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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

2007-06-28 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 31038 · 68°F · Wind L to R · 2:35

Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–5. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Carlos Silva earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Torii Hunter went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
MIN	1	0	1	1	4	1	0	0		8	8

W: Carlos Silva L: Jason Frasor SV: Joe Nathan

Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Brian Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Rios	4	1	1	0	0	2
Howie Clark	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Wells	3	2	1	0	1	1
Matt Stairs	4	1	2	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	1	2	4	0	2
Aaron Hill	4	0	0	0	0	1
Adam Lind	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0
John McDonald	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Tyner	4	2	3	1	0	0
Jason Bartlett	3	2	2	1	0	0
Joe Mauer	4	0	0	1	0	1
Michael Cuddyer	3	1	1	1	1	2
Justin Morneau	3	0	0	1	1	2
Torii Hunter	4	2	2	3	0	0
Jason Kubel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Rodriguez	4	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Punto	3	0	0	0	1	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
A. J. Burnett	4.0	6	0	6
Jason Frasor	1.0	1	1	0
Jordan De Jong	3.0	1	2	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Silva	7.0	6	2	5
Juan Rincon	1.0	0	0	1
Joe Nathan	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Rios: S9/L89M
Howie Clark: 7/F7M
Vernon Wells: W.1-2
Matt Stairs: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Frank Thomas: HR/F78D+.2-H;1-H
Aaron Hill: 63/G56
Adam Lind: 9/L9M

Bot 1

Jason Tyner: S6/G6
Jason Bartlett: HP.1-2
Joe Mauer: K
Michael Cuddyer: S8/L4MD+.2-H;1-2
Justin Morneau: K
Torii Hunter: 63/G6

Top 2

Jason Phillips: 53/G5
John McDonald: 3/G34
Alex Rios: 7/F78XD+

Bot 2

Jason Kubel: K
Luis Rodriguez: E6/TH/G6
Nick Punto: K
Jason Tyner: 7/F7LM

Top 3

Howie Clark: 7/F78M
Vernon Wells: S7/L6D
Matt Stairs: K
Frank Thomas: D9/L89XD+.1-H
Aaron Hill: K

Bot 3

Jason Bartlett: HR/F7LD+
Joe Mauer: 43/G4M
Michael Cuddyer: K
Justin Morneau: K

Top 4

Adam Lind: 6/P5D
Jason Phillips: 9/F89M
John McDonald: 9/F9LM

Bot 4

Torii Hunter: HR/F8RXD+
Jason Kubel: 7/F7LMF
Luis Rodriguez: 7/F7M
Nick Punto: 7/F7LM

Top 5

Alex Rios: K
Howie Clark: 43/G4
Vernon Wells: 7/F7M

Bot 5

Jason Tyner: S8/L8RD
Jason Bartlett: S9/L9LM.1-3
Joe Mauer: SB2
Joe Mauer: 3/G3.3-H;2-3
Michael Cuddyer: W
Justin Morneau: 43/G34.3-H;1-2
Torii Hunter: HR/L7LD+.2-H
Jason Kubel: 31/G3

Top 6

Matt Stairs: S7/L78S
Frank Thomas: K
Aaron Hill: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Bot 6

Luis Rodriguez: E3/TH/G34
Nick Punto: SB2
Nick Punto: PB.2-3
Nick Punto: W
Jason Tyner: S8/G6M.3-H(UR);1-2
Jason Bartlett: 5(2)4(1)/GDP/G5
Joe Mauer: SB2
Joe Mauer: 7/F7LD

Top 7

Adam Lind: W
Jason Phillips: 5/P15
John McDonald: 64(1)/FO/G6-
Alex Rios: K

Bot 7

Michael Cuddyer: K
Justin Morneau: W
Torii Hunter: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 8

Howie Clark: 63/G6
Vernon Wells: K
Matt Stairs: 43/G34

Bot 8

Jason Kubel: 8/F8LXD
Luis Rodriguez: 8/F8RXD+
Nick Punto: 5/L56-

Top 9

Frank Thomas: K
Aaron Hill: 8/L78M+
Adam Lind: K

Notes & reviews

Frank Thomas 500th HR; 21st player to reach the milestone
Blue Jays Frank Thomas & manager John Gibbons ejected by HP umpire Mark Wegner; Thomas became the first player to hit 500th career homer and get ejected in the same game

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