After having scored plenty of runs against Boston, the Twins could not muster enough to beat the Blue Jays and fell to them 5-3. The team was able to jump out in front first, but starter Kevin Slowey was unable to hold the lead and the offense couldn’t make up the deficit.
The Twins starting the scoring in the 3rd with Carlos Gomez’s solo shot. Justin Morneau nearly had a home run in the 6th, but had to settle for a triple that scored Brendan Harris. The final Twins run came in the 8th with Jason Kubel’s pinch hit solo home run. The only other Twins to get hits were Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer and Mike Lamb.
Slowey started off solid before running into trouble in the 4th. With two outs he allowed two doubles in a row that scored 2 runs. He nearly made it out of the 6th, before allowing a solo shot to Matt Stairs with 2 outs. Matt Guerrier then came in to finish the 6th and pitch the 7th, allowing one run. Dennys Reyes couldn’t even record an out in the 8th, throwing only 3 pitches, but allowing a run on 2 hits. Brian Bass pitched a scoreless final two innings to give the Twins a chance to come back.
The Twins tried to stage a comeback but fell short in their bid to extend their winning streak to 3 games. The offense just wasn’t there to carry the team like it was in the Boston series. On the plus side, 2 of the 3 runs did come from homers, so the power was evident. The Twins face a tough task in the rest of the series against the Blue Jays’ high caliber pitching.
