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Monday September 7, 1981
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The Twins snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking the Blue Jays, 4-0, behind the pitching of Darrell Jackson and Doug Corbett. John Castino cracked a two-run double in the fourth inning and the Twins picked up two more runs in the eighth on a single by Tim Corcoran. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  5  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manrique ss           3   0   0   0     0   3   .231      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .239
  Griffin ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Wilfong 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .235
Ainge 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Hatcher cf            3   2   1   0     0   0   .269
Moseby cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Corcoran 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .222
Bell lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Iorg 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .278        Funderburk ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mayberry dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .226      Castino 3b            3   0   1   2     1   0   .263
Wells 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Sofield lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .171
Barfield rf           4   0   2   0     0   2   .316        Ward ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Martinez c            0   0   0   0     2   0   .209      Butera c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Whitt c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   8   0     2  11             Totals               29   4   5   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,024
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Twins 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Twins 0
Errors: Griffin, Bell
Doubles: Corcoran (1), Hatcher (22), Castino (10)
Stolen Bases: Sofield (3)
Caught Stealing: Barfield (2), Washington (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hatcher (1,by Berenguer)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer L(2-8)        7.1   5   4   3   3   2   0  31   4.35
Garvin                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.47
Murray                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     5   4   3   4   3   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson W(3-2)       6.2   5   0   0   2   9   0  26   2.87
Corbett SV(9)           2.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.85
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2  11   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Berenguer (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Manrique struck out; Ainge grounded out (third to
first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Hatcher lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Iorg flied out to
center; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Corcoran doubled to right; Goodwin made an out to
second; Castino flied out to right; Sofield lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Wells struck out (catcher to first); Barfield
singled to center; Barfield was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Martinez walked; Manrique struck out [Manrique out
at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Butera flied out to right; Washington singled to
left; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge grounded out (pitcher to first); Moseby
struck out; Bell singled to third; Iorg singled to left [Bell to
third]; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong flied out to center; Hatcher doubled to left;
Corcoran walked; Goodwin made an out to shortstop; Castino
doubled to left [Hatcher scored, Corcoran scored]; Sofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Wells grounded out (third to first); Barfield was
called out on strikes; Martinez walked; Manrique struck out
[Manrique out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Butera made an out to second; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge singled to right; Moseby flied out to left;
Bell struck out; Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Hatcher
flied out to left; Corcoran lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry struck out; Wells grounded out (third to
first); Barfield singled to center; CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON
(PITCHING); WOODS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Woods lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: WHITT REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING C ); Goodwin lined to
right; Castino lined to left; Sofield walked; Sofield stole
second; Butera walked; Washington forced Sofield (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GRIFFIN BATTED FOR MANRIQUE; Griffin grounded out
(first unassisted); Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moseby singled to third; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Powell struck
out; Wilfong reached on an error by Bell [Wilfong to second];
Hatcher was hit by a pitch; Corcoran singled to right [Wilfong
scored (unearned), Hatcher scored, Corcoran to second (error by
Griffin)]; GARVIN REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); FUNDERBURK
BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Funderburk flied out to right; Castino was
walked intentionally; MURRAY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); WARD
BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Ward struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: FUNDERBURK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Iorg singled to center; Mayberry
struck out; Wells singled to center [Iorg to third]; Barfield
struck out; Whitt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 4.



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