Toronto pitchers keep the Minnesota bats silent and Sweep the Twins

Toronto 5 Minnesota 0

Game MVP Mike Flanagan threw a 3 hit 9 inning shutout game. Dave Boswell took the loss and allowed 6 hits and 5 runs over 7 2/3. The Blue Jays struck first on a Willie Upshaw triple bringing in Jesse Barfield. He then scored on a passed Ball. In the third Tony Fernandez stole second and George Bell knocked him in with a double. In the 8th an error by Rod Carew allowed Flanagan to get on base and advance to 2nd. he would advance to 3rd on a Lloyd Moseby single and would score on 1 2 out Ernie Whitt single. Moseby would score on a Barfield single. 

Toronto 5 Minnesota 1

Game MVP Jimmy Key went 7 innings allowed 3 hits and 1 run before being pulled with a 5-1 lead. Perry went the distance for Minnesota allowing 8 hits and 5 runs. Minnesota opened the scoring in the 2nd when Key walked Tovar who stole 2nd and scored on a Cardenas single. Toronto got that back in the 4th when Whitt double to the right field fence and Oliva bobbled the ball and Whitt advanced to 3rd on the error. He scored on a Liriano single. In the 4th an error by Carew allowed Upshaw to get to 1st, although pitcher Key was up the coach called hit and run, Key whiffed but a bad throw by Roseboro allowed Upshaw go to 3rd. He scored when Moseby homered. The Jays added to the lead in the 6th when Barfield hit a 360 foot home run and in the 7th Moseby hit his 2nd homerun of the game. Key was showing signs of being tired after 7 and to start the bottom of the 8th Eichhorn came in allowing only a double. In the 9th Reese grounded to Eichhorn but Eichhorn error ed on the throw to 1st, Reese advanced to 2nd. Henke came in and got the next 3 batters to fly, ground and line out. 

Minnesota 1 Toronto 4

John Cerutti kept the streak going by being the 3rd Blue Jays pitcher in as many games receiving Game MVP honors. He pitched 7 2/3 innings 4 hits 1 unearned run and struck out 7. Kaat went the distance allowing 4 hits and 4 earned runs. Minnesota once again opened the scoring in the 4th Uhlaender singled, Carew reached 1st on a Cerutti error, Oliva grounded into a double play but Uhlaender went to third. Killebrew was walked and Tovar doubled scoring Uhlaender. Toronto got on the board in the 6th when Upshaw and Fernandez walked and Bell blasted a 394 footer over the left-field wall. Messelman came in to relieve Cerutti when the Twins had runners on the corners. He got Oliva to ground out. In the 8th Bell repeated the feat with a solo 381 footer. In the ninth Musselman ran onto trouble with2 out and runners on the corner. The Twins brought in Mitterwald to pinch hit for Holt. The Jays countered by bringing in Henke who grounded to third and Cardenas was forced out at 2nd. Henke got the save. George Bell brought his consecutive game hitting streak to 11 games which started in the Blue Jays first game of the season. He was 3 for 4 today with a double, 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs. 

Thanks to Marvin for playing.

--Submitted by Robert Chisholm--