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| Blue Jays crush Twins |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Scott Rolen, Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells, and Michael Barrett each homered, as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Minnesota Twins, 12-2, in the third game of a four-game series at the Metrodome. Hill went 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI for Toronto, which has won two of three overall. Rolen, Marco Scutaro, and Travis Snider knocked in two RBI apiece. Scott Richmond (1-0) gave up two runs -- one earned -- on four hits for the Blue Jays. The 29-year-old Richmond also fanned three |
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| Twins activate Baker |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins activated pitcher Scott Baker off the 15-day disabled list in time to make Wednesday's start against the Toronto Blue Jays. Baker started the season on the disabled list with right shoulder stiffness. Last season with Minnesota, the 27-year-old right-hander went 11-4 with a 3.45 earned run average in 28 starts. In September during Minnesota's run for the Central Division, which the team lost in a one-game playoff against Chicago, Baker went 3-0 with a 2.53 |
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| Baker makes season debut for Twins versus Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Scott Baker makes his season debut this evening when the Minnesota Twins play the third contest of their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at the Metrodome. Baker, who signed a four-year, $15.25 million contract this offseason, was originally slated to be the Twins' Opening Day starter, but he experienced soreness in his shoulder right before the season and started the year on the disabled list. The 27-year-old righty enjoyed a breakout 2008 campaign that saw him go 11-4 with a 3.45 |
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| Blue Jays' Litsch lands on DL |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Jesse Litsch on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with soreness in his pitching elbow and forearm. Litsch left Monday's 8-6 win against the Minnesota Twins due to tightness in the forearm after giving up seven hits and four runs over three-plus innings. The club had earlier called it a forearm strain. The 24-year-old Litsch dropped his first decision of the season, a 5-1 loss to Detroit on April 8. He was charged with seven hits and fiv |
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| Blue Jays aim for yet another win over Twins |
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04/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays hope to continue their recent mastery of the Minnesota Twins this evening, when the teams continue their four-game set at the Metrodome. Toronto won all six of its games with the Twins last season and has won 10 in a row against them, as well as victories in six of its last eight visits to Minneapolis. That trend continued in the series opener on Monday, when Travis Snider belted a pair of homers, including the go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, as Toronto bange |
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| Blue Jays RHP Litsch leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
04/14/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jesse Litsch left Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins due to tightness in his right forearm. Litsch was charged with seven hits and four runs over three-plus innings and left after Brian Buscher smacked an RBI triple. Litsch, who came into the game a perfect 3-0 lifetime against the Twins with a 2.08 ERA in four starts, also had three strikeouts. The Blue Jays won the game, 8-6, but Litsch didn't get a decision. |
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| Blue Jays try to beat Twins for 10th straight time |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays hope to continue their recent mastery of the Minnesota Twins this evening when the two begin a four-game set at the Metrodome. Toronto won all six of its games with the Twins last season and has won nine in a row against them, including victories in five of its last seven visits to Minneapolis. Minnesota has not beaten the Blue Jays since an 8-5 home victory on June 28, 2007. The Blue Jays, though, enter tonight's opener on the heels of becoming the first team to lose to |
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| Carmona, Indians visit Royals |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| e times last season, going 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA over 17 innings while walking four and striking out 17. On Sunday in Cleveland, Travis Hafner and Mark DeRosa each belted two-run homers as the Indians got their first win of the season by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4. Hafner, who only had five homers in an injury-plagued 2008 season, has three already in 2009 for Cleveland, which lost its first five games of the season for the first time since 1985. DeRosa's homer was his first of the year, while Trevor Cro |
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| Tigers aim for fourth straight win in opener with White Sox |
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04/13/2009 |
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| n for Detroit after tossing two perfect innings in relief of Edwin Jackson, who gave up four runs on five hits and three walks in a six-inning start. Heading to the hill this afternoon for the Tigers will be right-hander Zach Miner, who defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in his initial start of the year on Wednesday. Miner surrendered a run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings of that one to nail down the win. Miner is just 2-5 lifetime against the White Sox with a 5.29 ERA in 13 games, four of which have been starts. Chic |
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| Indians pound Jays to win first of season |
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04/12/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Travis Hafner and Mark DeRosa each belted two-run homers, as the Cleveland Indians got their first win of the season by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4. Hafner, who only had five homers in an injury-plagued 2008 season, has three already in 2009 for Cleveland, which lost its first five games of the season for the first time since 1985. DeRosa's homer was his first of the year, while Trevor Crowe added a double and two runs batted in. Anthony Reyes (1-0) pitched six innings, |
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