Wednesday,
September 9, 2009
Twins Lose in
Canada
The Twins found a new way to
lose tonight. The team lost a game in Canada for the first time this year!
The Twins jumped out to a 3-0
lead. In the first inning, Justin Morneau doubled in Jason
Kubel. In the third inning, it was Kubel who drove in two runs.
Brian Duensing threw five shutout innings to start the game. But his
sixth inning began with back-to-back singles, followed by a walk. Duensing was relieved by Jon Rauch, and that’s when the flood gates opened. Former Twin Randy Ruiz hit a sacrifice fly, another
walk was issued, and Edwin Encarnacion singled in two runs to tie the game. A
couple of batters later, Rauch allowed a three-run homer to light hitting John McDonald that gave the Blue Jays a
6-3 lead that was last the rest of the game.
Denard Span and Orlando Cabrera each
had two hits for the Twins. Jose Mijares and Bobby
Keppel combined for 2.1 shutout innings.
The Tigers appear to be
headed toward a win against the Royals and will have a 7.5 game lead in the AL
Central.
Joe Mauer was not in the lineup. I think that is just fine. He
does need an occasional day completely off. He hasn’t had one in a while. On
the road is a good place to do that. And then you have to pick who you want him
to not play against. A tough, young lefty just makes sense. Mauer
did pinch hit and made the final out of the game.
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