Twins win at Knology Park

Minnesota 4 Jays 0.

NOT a good game....
Teams today.
Twins CF. Gomez, 2BPunto, LF. Young, RF. Jones, DH. Ruiz, 1B.Buscher, 3B.Macri, C. Norales, S.S. Everett and pitching RHP. Perkins
Jays. CF. Rios, C.Zaun, LF.Stairs, DH. Thomas, 1B. Overbay, RF. Lind, SS Macdonald, 3B.Inglett, 2B. Adamas, P AJ Burnett.

Weather today a factor, very windy and humid, but the same for both teams. Wind was swirling from right to left, quite an adventure for fielders.

The good: Definitely Lind with three hits.
Matt Stairs over the shoulder catch in left in 2nd after it looked like wind had turned him around.
Reasonably good outing by AJ Burnett two out of three innings.
Good relief pitching by Accardo, League and Wells.

The bad: Two on in 1st nobody out and could not bring them in.. sounds like a broken record from 2007.
Man at third with one out could not score him.
Bases loaded in 8th, one out, could not score.
Very poor clutch hitting by Jays.

The game. Top of 1st Gomez bunts on, steals second, Punto moves him to 3rd Young brings him in with base hit.
This to me was the story of the afternoon. Twins outplayed the Jays and gave them a lesson in short ball and basics. Bunting, stealing and timely hitting by the Twins, none of which were present for Jays. Inning fortuantely ended for Burnett with double play Johhny Mac to Adams to Overbay. Not a good start with three base hits.
Bottom of 1st Rios leadoff walk, Zaun base hit two on... BUT Stairs strikes out, Thomas flies out, Overbay grounds to second...
2nd. Much better for Burnett, two quickouts and great catch by Stairs.
Lind leadoff double, first of three hits in game, Johnny Mac moves him to third, one out. Inglett first pitch groundout, Adams strikes out. Again great opportunity missed.
Now 3 LOB in first two innnings.
Third inning three up and down by Burnett. A good outing apart from first.
Bottom of third good hit by Rios to centre but wind pulled it down. Stairs seeing ball well.
4th Downs pitching, good inning but needed four outs after Adams in the hole almost behind first went to second to try to get runner when easier play would have been to first.
Bottom of 4th. Lind a single, his second hit of the game.
5th. Tallett pitching. Everett base hit, Gomez triple ( this guy can really run !) Everett scores.
Punto bunts to 1st, Gomez scores easily.... Twins are giving a lesson in fundamentals to Jays.
3-0 Twins.
Bottom of 5th three up three down for Jays. Rios strikes out.
6th Accardo pitching Buck Coats for Rios. HR Twins 4-0. 9 hits to 3 for Jays.
Bottom of 6th. Three up three down, Zaun, Thomas and Stairs.
7th League pitching. good inning, three up three down. Good play by Johhny Mac.
Bottom of 7th. Jays three up, three down for the third inning in a row... not good at all.
8th Wells pitching, good inning.
Bottom of 8th. Lopez on via error, Coats base hit, this kid keeps hitting, Thigpen on second esrror by Twins in inning, bases loaded. Matt Watson grounds into double play... that kind of day for Jays.
9th Wells pitched well.
Bottom of 9th. Snider walks (this guy is also good..) Cannon flies out. Lind another base hit third of the game. Two on and Lopez hits into double play....

Twins 11 hits to Jays 5.
Tomorrow Detroit is in town and Jays must play much better or be embarassed..