Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
April 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 9, Minnesota Twins 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss,2b 5 2 2 2
Hill 2b 5 1 3 1
  McDonald ss 0 0 0 0
Rios rf,cf 5 0 0 0
Wells cf 4 1 2 0
  Snider ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Lind dh 3 1 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 0 0
Millar 1b 5 1 1 4
Barajas c 5 1 2 0
Bautista lf 4 1 2 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 3 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 4 0 0 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 2 0
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 2 2 1
Buscher 3b 4 0 2 0
Young lf 4 0 0 1
Morales c 4 0 1 0
Harris ss 4 0 2 0
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Dickey p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Toronto 100 010 7009140
Minnesota 010 000 010291
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  W(3-0) 7.0 8 1 1 0 8
  Murphy   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Frasor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano  L(0-3) 6.0 7 2 1 1 5
  Guerrier   0.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Breslow   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Dickey   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Ayala   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Crain   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
5
7

  E–Casilla (1).  DP–Toronto 1. Hill-Scutaro-Millar.  2B–Toronto Scutaro (2,off Liriano); Bautista (2,off Liriano); Barajas (3,off Dickey); Snider (4,off Ayala).  HR–Toronto Scutaro (3,7th inning off Guerrier 1 on 1 out); Millar (1,7th inning off Dickey 3 on 2 out), Minnesota Cuddyer (1,8th inning off Murphy 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Span (1,by Halladay).  Team–7.  CS–Hill (1,2nd base by Liriano/Morales).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:57.  A–15,169.
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