April 1, 2011 - Blue Jays (0-0) vs. Minnesota Twins (0-0) - Game 1 - BlueJays09's Dynasty

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April 1, 2011 - Blue Jays (0-0) vs. Minnesota Twins (0-0) - Game 1

Posted on August 5, 2011 at 07:59 PM.

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Blue Jays 13 - Twins 4
Hits: Blue Jays - 18, Twins - 12
Errors: Blue Jays - 1, Twins - 3

W: Romero (1-0), L: Scott Baker (0-1)
H: Masset

Pitching: (Jays - Twins)
Romero - 6IP, 3K, 11H, 2ER ------- Baker - 5.2IP, 3K, 8H, 6ER
Masset - 1IP, 1K, 1H ------------- Nathan - 0IP, 1H, 1BB
Miller - 2IP, 2K, 0H --------------- Mijares - 2.1IP, 9H, 6ER, 1K

Jays Batting:
SS Escobar - 1/3, K
- Thome(ph) - 1/1, 2RBI
- McDonald(pr) - 0/1
CF Rasmus - 1/5, 2K
RF Zobrist - 0/5
LF Bautista - 3/5, 4R, 3 2B
1B Lind - 3/5, 2RBI, 3R, 2B
2B Espinosa - 4/5, HR(1), 5RBI, 4R, 2B
C Ianetta - 3/5, 2R, 2B
3B Lawrie - 2/5, 2RBI, K
DH Arencieba - 0/3, RBI, Sac Fly, BB

Twins Noticeables:
Castilla 2/5, RBI
Young 2/4, RBI
Hughes 1/4 2RBI

- Summary -
The new look Jays had a great 1st game under their new manager. Romero was shaky at 1st but then settled down to get the win in 6 innings, allowing 4 Runs, 2 of them earned because of an Escobar error. Baker looked rough allowing 6ER and Mijares's night was even worse allowing 6ER in 2.1 innings.
Youngs RBI single gave the Twins the 1-0 Lead, but next inning after a Bautista double, Lind cashed him in with a single to tie the game 1-1. In the 4th after a bunt single by Valencia and an Escobar error, Hughes singled to make it 3-1 Twins. Next inning however Danny Espinosa (after a Lind single), drove a 2 Run HR to opposite field to tie it. In the 6th Casilla doubled to score Revere (who stold 2nd base). However, just the Twins couldnt hold the lead. With runners on 1str/3rd, Espinosa came through again with a double to score a run. With a man on 2nd/3rd and 1 out they walked Arencieba to load the bases. Jim Thome was inserted as a pinch hitter for Escobar and hurt his old team by driving in 2 Runs with a single. Next inning (7th), after Bautista's 3rd double, Lind drove him in with a double of his own. Espinosa delivering his 4th RBI scored Lind with a single and Arencieba delivered with a Sacrafice Fly to score Lind later in the inning. In the 8th after Espinosa delivered his 5th RBI of the game scoring Bautista, Ianetta doubled and then Brett Lawrie drove in his 1st 2 career MLB RBI's with a single.

***Game 2 vs. Twins Next***
- Nick Blackburn vs. Francisco Liriano