Toronto@ Minnestoa

[renuszm]

We had a tough series against the Yankees, but oh well, a new series and a new thread.

Here are the pitching matchups
Tonight (Friday) Tanyon Sturtze (4-18 5.18 ERA) vs. Rick Reed 15-7, 3.78 ERA) EdgeTwins. Sturtze will be better this year, but Reed is still the better pitcher
Saturday- Roy Halladay (19-7, 2.93 ERA, 0-1 This season) vs. Kenny Rogers (13-8, 2.84 ERA) Edge Toronto. Halladay is better then Rogers at this point in their careers.
Sunday- Cory Lidle (8-10, 3.89 ERA) vs. Brad Radke (9-5, 4.72 ERA) Edge Even. Radke hasn't been as effective as of late, and Lidle should get over his first start.

Who to watch out for- For the Jays, Vernon Wells was their best hitter in the Yankees series. Tanyon Sturtze gets his first start after being terrible last season. For the Twins, Kenny Rogers is trying to make an impression for the Twins, and going up against Halladay will be a test.

[Yonnis]

This is going to be a close series, hopefully the jays come out winning

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Sturtze might actually have the edge tonight because Toronto hitters have crushed Reed in the past. Carlos Delgado is a career .500 hitter against him going 9-18 with with 4 Homers.

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Alright I'll try PBP tonight

Stewart Grounds out to Short
Catolonatto singles to left center.
Wells flies out to left.
Delgado Strikes Out.

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Jacque Jones singles to left
Christian Guzman sacrifices to the catchers, jones goes to second
Jones steals third
Torri hunter grounded into a feilders choice to pitcher, Jones out at third, Hunter advances to second on the play
Bobby Kielty grounded out to second

Sturtze got out alive, it looked like he was up to his old tricks.

0-0 after 1.

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Yes josh Phelps leads off the 2nd with a solo homer to center!!!

1-0 jays still the second inning.

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Hinske grounds out to second
Greg Myers strikes out
Woodward flies out to right

Btw, why the hell is Bordy playing second tonight? He is way better defensively then Woodward?

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Twins up at the bottom of the second
Matt LeCroy grounds out to third
Doug Mientkiewicz grounded to first
Michael Cuddyer grounds to third

Sturtze is throwing a lot of stikes right now
1-0 Jays after 2.

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Damn, Bordy grounds to short
Shannon grounds to first :banghead
Catalonotto grounds to first

Through 2 1/2 Toronto still leads 1-0.

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AJ Pierzynski grounds to the pitcher
Luis Rivas flies out to center
Jacque Jones grounds out to second

Another good inning for Sturtze, he's gone three innings giving up 2 hits, no runs.

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Vernon Wells popped up to second
Carlos Delgado singles to center
Phelps singled to right, Delgado to third
Eric Hinske grounded into fielders choice at Shortstop, Josh Phelps to third, Delgado scored, Hinske to second on throwing error by Luis Rivas
Josh Phelps caught stealing home, something else happened but I didnt pick it up, Inning is over
jays still up 2-0. Sturtze goes back to work.

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Christian Guzman grounded to the pitcher
Torri Hunter grounds to the pitcher
Sturtze walks Bobby Kielty
Matt LeCroy flies to shallow center

Still 2-0 Jays after 4.

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Woodward grounds to short
Bordy flies to center
Shannon Stewart grounds to short.

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Sturtze walks Doug M (You know who he is, I cant spell his name LoL)
Mike Cuddyer grounds to third, Doug M moves to second
AJ Pierzynski flies out to center
Rivas safe at first on throwing error by Eric Hinske, Doug M scored Rivas to second on fielding error by Carlos Delgado
Jacque Jones grounds out to second

that was a scary inning, 2-1 Jays

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Frank Catalanotto homered to center

3-1 Jays

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Vernon Wells homered to left

4-1 Jays

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Carlos Delgado flied out to left
Reed walks Phelps
Hinske flies out to center
Greg Myers lined out to second
I missed something again
Still 4-1 Jays

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Christian Guzman grounded to first
Torri Hunter flied to center
Bobby Kielty singled to left
Sturtze strikes out leCroy

Jays leading 4-1 Sturtze has given up only 2 hits so far.

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Tony Fiore relieved Rick Reed

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Chris Woodward struck out swinging
Bordy walks
Fiore walks Stewart too, Bordy to second
Fiore strikes out Catalanotto looking
Vernon Wells homered to left center, bringing in Stewart and Bordick
2nd Homer of the night, his average is near .500!

:eek:

6-1 Jays
Fiore strikes out Delgado

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Doug Mientkiewicz homered to right

6-2 Jays

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Sorry I had to logoff for 10 minutes. It is 7-2 Toronto

Sturtze was pretty impressive
6 2/3 IP 1.35 ERA appears to have the win

[renuszm]

We won yesterday in extra innings, Phelps won it with a homer.

Were are smoking the Twins today, 6-0.Lidle has thrown well in the little work he's had.