Toronto 2, Minnesota 1
When: 7:07 PM ET, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Toby Basner, 1B -
Tim McClelland, 2B -
Marvin Hudson, 3B -
Clint Fagan
Attendance:
19769
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Blue Jays 2, Twins 1: Brandon Morrow pitched eight innings of three-hit ball and Rajai Davis and Adeiny Hechavarria contributed run-scoring singles as Toronto closed a disappointing season with at three-game sweep of visiting Minnesota.
Morrow (10-7) struck out 11 and walked three. The Twins' lone run came in the fourth, when a single and two walks loaded the bases ahead of Matt Carson's RBI groundout.
Brandon Lyon pitched around a one-out single in the ninth for his first save of the season.
Morrow's gem spoiled Twins left-hander Scott Diamond's first start in his native Canada. Diamond (12-9) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings, finishing the season with a 3.54 ERA.
The Blue Jays gave Morrow a 2-0 lead in the third, when Anthony Gose's two-out triple started a rally. Davis and Hechavarria followed with consecutive singles for a 2-0 lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Twins C/DH Joe Mauer played in his 147th game of the season, surpassing his career high of 146 in 2008. … Blue Jays INF Omar Vizquel drew big applause after an over-the-shoulder catch and a standing ovation after a single in his final at-bat. Vizquel is retiring after 24 seasons in the majors. … Toronto won five of seven meetings this season, taking the season series from the Twins for the seventh consecutive year.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Minnesota
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
.129 |
16 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
6 |
0 |
8 |
.214 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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