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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 16, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 16, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Halladay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 15,169 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Wegner 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marco Scutaro | Shortstop |
| Aaron Hill | Second Baseman |
| Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
| Vernon Wells | Center Fielder |
| Adam Lind | DH |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Millar | First Baseman |
| Rod Barajas | Catcher |
| Jose Bautista | Left Fielder |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Jose Morales | Catcher |
| Brendan Harris | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 16, 2009
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Liriano
Scutaro hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Scutaro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Liriano
Hill hits a fly ball towards right field. Cuddyer fields the ball and throws to second. Casilla drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Casilla. Scutaro scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Liriano
Rios hits a line drive towards third. Buscher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Liriano
Wells strikes out. Morales drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wells out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Halladay
Span hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Halladay
Casilla strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Halladay
Morneau hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Halladay
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubel for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Liriano
Lind hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Liriano
Rolen hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Millar vs. Liriano
Millar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Liriano
Barajas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Halladay
Cuddyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Halladay
Buscher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cuddyer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Halladay
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it and throws to second for the out. Cuddyer scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Halladay
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Halladay
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hill fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Liriano
Bautista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. Liriano
Scutaro strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Liriano
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rios vs. Liriano
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wells vs. Liriano
Wells hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Halladay
Span strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Halladay
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar scoops it up and throws to first, with Halladay covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Halladay
Morneau hits a line drive beyond third. Rolen can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Halladay
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Liriano
Lind hits a line drive into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Liriano
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Millar vs. Liriano
Millar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Halladay
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar scoops it up and throws to first, with Halladay covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Halladay
Buscher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halladay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Halladay
Young strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Halladay
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Liriano
Barajas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Liriano
Bautista hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scutaro vs. Liriano
Scutaro hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bautista moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Liriano
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bautista scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Liriano
Liriano fires to first and has Hill trapped. There's the throw to Harris who tags Hill for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Halladay
Harris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Halladay
Span is hit by the pitch. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Halladay
Casilla strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Halladay
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Halladay
Kubel strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Liriano
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Liriano
Wells hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Liriano
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Liriano
Rolen takes first base on ball four. Wells moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Millar vs. Liriano
Millar hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Halladay
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Halladay
Buscher hits a popup towards short. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Halladay
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Barajas hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Guerrier
Bautista hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. Guerrier
Scutaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Guerrier
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Guerrier
Rios hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Guerrier
Wells hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lind vs. Breslow
Craig Breslow now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hill scores. Wells moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Breslow
Lind takes first base on ball four. Wells moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rolen vs. Breslow
Rolen takes first base on ball four. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millar vs. Dickey
R.A. Dickey now pitching.
Millar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Dickey
Barajas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Span. Barajas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bautista vs. Dickey
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Scutaro vs. Ayala
Luis Ayala now pitching.
Scutaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Halladay
Morales hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Halladay
Harris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Halladay
Span strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Halladay
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Ayala
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Ayala
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Ayala
Travis Snider pinch hits for Vernon Wells.
Snider hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Ayala
Lind takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Ayala
Rolen hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Murphy
Marco Scutaro now playing second base. John McDonald now playing shortstop. Alex Rios now playing center field. Travis Snider now playing right fi
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Murphy
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Murphy
Cuddyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Murphy
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millar vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching.
Millar hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Crain
Barajas hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Crain
Bautista strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Frasor
Jason Frasor now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Frasor
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Frasor
Harris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/2009 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Scutaro M, ss-2b 5 2 2 2 Span D, cf 3 0 0 0
Hill A, 2b 5 1 3 1 Casilla A, 2b 4 0 0 0
McDonald J, ss 0 0 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Rios A, rf-cf 5 0 0 0 Kubel J, dh 4 0 0 0
Wells V, cf 4 1 2 0 Cuddyer M, rf 4 2 2 1
Snider T, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Buscher B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Lind A, dh 3 1 1 0 Young D, lf 4 0 0 1
Rolen S, 3b 3 1 0 0 Morales J, c 4 0 1 0
Millar K, 1b 5 1 1 4 Harris B, ss 4 0 2 0
Barajas R, c 5 1 2 0
Bautista J, lf 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 14 7 35 2 9 2
Toronto 100 010 700 -- 9
Minnesota 010 000 010 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay R (W) 7.0 8 1 1 0 8
Murphy B 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Frasor J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (L) 6.0 7 2 1 1 5
Guerrier M 0.2 4 4 4 0 0
Breslow C* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Dickey R+ 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Ayala L 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Crain J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Casilla A
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Minnesota 7
2B -- Scutaro M, Bautista J, Barajas R, Snider T
HR -- Scutaro M, Millar K, Cuddyer M
CS -- Hill A
HBP -- by Halladay R (Span D)
WP -- Breslow C 2
T -- 2:57
A -- 15169
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