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THE TWINKIES GROUND THE BLUEBIRDS AT DOVERCOURT PARK

Twins pitchers Julius (11) [left] and Lewis (7) [right] would combine to limit the Jays to one hit while allowing no runs and tallying eleven strikeouts over the course of four innings. Twins starter Julius rang up 5 strikeouts over two innings while reliever Lewis faced just six batters and chalked up 6 K's.

Twins pitchers Julius (11) [left] and Lewis (7) [right] would combine to limit the Jays to one hit, while allowing no runs and tallying eleven strikeouts over the course of four innings. Twins starter Julius rang up five strikeouts over two innings. Reliever Lewis faced just six batters while chalking up 6 K’s in the latter two frames.

Beneath a blanket of hot and humid skies, the Twins defeated the Jays 4-0 in 3 ½ innings of Mosquito Division round robin tournament action this evening at Dovercourt Park.

Here are the highlights:

  • Myles (12) delivered a solo home run shot in the third inning.

    Myles (12) delivered a solo home run shot in the third inning.

    With 1-2-3 finesse, Twins starter Julius (11) would in strike out two in the top of the first to keep the Jays in the nest.

  • Jays starter Malcolm (12) would return the favour in the bottom of the first by striking out three in 1-2-3 fashion to keep the Twins off the scoring ledger.
  • Picking up from where he left off in the first frame, Julius would mow down three Jays with a John Deere X380 Lawn Tractor on the top of the second to keep them off the scoresheet.
  • In the bottom of the second, the Twins would stake themselves to a 3-0 lead. Following a lead off single by Thomas (4), Emmi (10) and Lewis (7) would garner back to back walks to load the bases. Camille (9) would follow with a RBI walk that allowed Thomas to shimmy home with the opening run of the game. With no outs and the bases still juiced to the gills, Theo (5) stroked a 2 RBI double to bring home Emmi and Lewis.
  • Twins reliever Lewis (7) would strike out three Jays in 1-2-3 fashion in the top of the third to keep them off the scoreboard.
  • Myles (12) would lead off the bottom of the third with a home run blast to give the Twins an insurance run.
  • With 1-2-3 flair, Lewis would mow down three Jays with a Toro 50″ TimeCutter® SW5000 Lawn Tractor in the bottom of the fourth to close out the Twins victory.