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| Scouting Report: Blue Jays: Litsch struggled in his season debut on Wednesday, matching an unfortunate career high with three home runs allowed. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up two blasts to Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera -- both on sinkers -- and yielded another on a cutter to Brandon Inge. Overall, Litsch was tagged for five runs on seven hits and finished with five strikeouts and one walk over six innings, finishing with 106 pitches (64 strikes). In his career against the Twins, Litsch is 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in four starts. Twins: Usually known for his stellar command of his pitches, Slowey struggled to make adjustments early in his last start against the Mariners. But when the Twins really needed him to settle down, Slowey did just that, managing to toss six innings and allow five runs on nine hits. He had one wild pitch in the contest that scored a run, which is an unusual occurrence for the pitcher who had just one wild pitch in 27 starts last year. Now Slowey will have to see if he can relax and keep his pitches down when he faces the Blue Jays. He is 0-2 with a 5.51 ERA in three career starts vs. Toronto. |
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| Scouting Report: Blue Jays: Romero was part of a unique moment in baseball history on Thursday afternoon. Romero (the sixth overall pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft) squared off against Detroit starter Rick Porcello (27th overall in the '07 Draft). It marked the first time since the Draft began in 1965 that a pair of first-round picks faced each other in their respective Major League debuts. Romero came out on top, limiting the Tigers to two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks over six innings. Twins: Perkins delivered a stellar outing in his first start of the season, allowing just one run on five hits over eight innings to the Mariners. But it was not enough to get him the win as Seattle's left-hander Jarrod Washburn held the Twins scoreless over eight innings. Perkins' eight-inning outing tied his career high and while he threw 106 pitches in the start, he could have gone longer had it not been for two, 11-pitch at-bats by the Mariners in the seventh inning. Next up for Perkins will be a start against the Blue Jays. In two career starts against Toronto, Perkins is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA. |
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| Scouting Report: Blue Jays: In his season debut on Friday, Richmond was only able to work four innings against the Indians before a lengthy rain delay -- the longest in Jays franchise history -- forced him from the game. In his abbreviated appearance, the 29-year-old rookie allowed three runs on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision. The three runs Richmond allowed were each driven in by Cleveland's Travis Hafner, who tagged the pitcher for a two-run double and a solo homer. Richmond has never faced the Twins. Twins: Baker will make his first start of the season against the Blue Jays. The right-hander began the year on the disabled list with right shoulder stiffness. It was not a problem that the Twins felt would keep Baker out for long, but they didn't want to risk it considering that Baker had trouble keeping his arm loose between innings during his final Spring Training outing. All of that appears to be behind Baker now and he'll focus on building off his success last season. The right-hander has shown more consistency in each of the last two seasons and showed his focus under pressure by going 3-0 with 2.53 ERA during the Twins' pennant chase last September. Baker is 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA in three starts vs. Toronto. |
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| Scouting Report: Blue Jays:After a shaky season debut, Halladay rebounded with a strong showing against the Indians on Saturday. Over seven innings, Doc yielded only one run -- courtesy of an RBI double off the bat of Grady Sizemore -- on five hits. The ace of Toronto's staff finished with seven strikeouts, two walks and 12 outs created via grounders. In his career against the Twins, Halladay is 7-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 11 outings. Halladay has gone 3-0 with a 4.46 ERA in his career at the Metrodome. Twins:Liriano had problems with his command in his last start against the White Sox. The left-hander allowed five runs on six hits over his 4 2/3 innings on Saturday, but it was his four walks that stood out in the contest. Two of those scored runs as Liriano issued free passes to Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko with the bases loaded. Next up he'll face the Blue Jays at home. This will be Liriano's first career start vs. Toronto. He pitched two scoreless innings of relief in his only appearance against the club. |
