MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/02/2061
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2171 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (60-47) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 3
Minnesota Twins (55-52) 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 1 X 11 14 0
Twins Lasso 11-5 Victory
Minnesota designated hitter Pete Kleinschmidt made his presence felt in the 11-5 Twins triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays. Kleinschmidt went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Willie Perez, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-9. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 3. With the win, Minnesota has a record of 55-52. Toronto falls to 60-47.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Twins grabbed the lead when Kleinschmidt hit his 17th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Butch Ball made it 5-4, Minnesota.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Kleinschmidt told the Minnesota Citizen.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Zankich RF 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .273 13 44
G. Keel 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 27 88
D. Rogers DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 12 49
   a-J. Bradford DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 2 10
T. Moog C 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .319 16 66
M. Schwartz CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .334 5 62
D. Leeuw LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .294 11 41
K. Matthews 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .287 0 38
J. Lucas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .233 20 53
E. Castillo SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297 15 63
Totals 35 5 9 4 5 9 19      
a - J. Bradford inserted as DH in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rogers (19, 3rd Inning off W. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Leeuw (20, 4th Inning off W. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Zankich (25, 4th Inning off W. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Matthews (23, 8th Inning off M. D'Arcy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Zankich 2 , D. Rogers 2 , J. Bradford , M. Schwartz 2 , D. Leeuw 3 , K. Matthews 2 , E. Castillo
2-out RBI: E. Zankich , D. Rogers , K. Matthews , E. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Keel , T. Moog , M. Schwartz , J. Lucas 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Zankich
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Zankich (23) , E. Castillo (31)
CS: D. Leeuw (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Hamilton 2 (2) , T. Moog (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Matthews-Castillo-Keel, Lucas-Moog-Keel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Burk 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .258 16 72
A. Stewart LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .277 3 17
E. Ling CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .280 8 46
P. Kleinschmidt DH 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .316 17 51
T. Givens RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .311 8 32
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .253 6 47
C. Cottone 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .267 6 35
B. Ayotte SS 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .233 3 18
S. Cole C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 4 29
Totals 37 11 14 9 2 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Givens (14, 4th Inning off B. Ball, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Burk (23, 5th Inning off B. Ball, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramirez (15, 6th Inning off S. Salinas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Stewart (1, 1st Inning off B. Ball, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Kleinschmidt (17, 6th Inning off B. Ball, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Burk 3 , A. Stewart 3 , E. Ling 2 , P. Kleinschmidt 5 , T. Givens 3 , J. Ramirez 2 , C. Cottone , B. Ayotte , S. Cole 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Stewart , P. Kleinschmidt , C. Cottone
GIDP: E. Ling , P. Kleinschmidt
Sac Fly: A. Stewart
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ling 2 (24)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ball L (5-7) 5.0 7 5 5 0 3 1 82 4.54   
S. Salinas 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 11 3.98   
J. Padilla 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 22 3.93   
N. Hamilton 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 26 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ball 36
Batters Faced: B. Ball 22, S. Salinas 4, J. Padilla 5, N. Hamilton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ball 7-5, S. Salinas 0-0, J. Padilla 2-0, N. Hamilton 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ball 82-52, S. Salinas 11-7, J. Padilla 22-9, N. Hamilton 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Padilla 1-1
WP: B. Ball
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Perez W (5-9) 6.0 6 4 4 3 5 0 93 5.72   
S. Musser 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.90   
M. D'Arcy 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 5.23   
P. Chappel 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Perez 46
Batters Faced: W. Perez 26, S. Musser 5, M. D'Arcy 6, P. Chappel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Perez 7-5, S. Musser 1-1, M. D'Arcy 0-1, P. Chappel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Perez 93-58, S. Musser 21-12, M. D'Arcy 24-16, P. Chappel 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Chappel 1-0
WP: W. Perez
Hit Batsmen: M. D'Arcy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Kleinschmidt
Ballpark: Richter Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 41921
Special Notes: LF Dave Rogers was injured while running the bases.
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