Maybe I get too wound up when pitchers do well, but I felt Kevin Slowey did a very good job on Wednesday  - especially after learning during the post-game pressers that Slowey had a bad bullpen session before the game and really didn’t feel right until the third inning.

I’ve seen so many pitchers identify problems but, for whatever reason, couldn’t make make the adjustment. Slowey seems able to do that, which is why he’s 6-2 since late July.

I wondered if Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was going to give Jose Mijares a shot late in the game, but he went with Boof Bonser and Craig Breslow. I don’t view it as a disaster if a double-A pitcher who was injured for half the season doesn’t get in. I would, however, like to see what Mijares has.

With the Twins safely ahead late, fans turned toward the scoreboard.

Toronto scored twice in the eighth and three in the ninth to close within 6-5. Bobby Jenks was struggling. It was obvious that a few fans were watching the scoreboard because a couple of them began to cheer, `Let’s go Blue Jays! Let’s go Blue Jays!’

Jenks struck out Alex Rios to end the game and end Toronto’s ten-game winning streak. Many among the announced crowd of 20,421 groaned when the 6-5 score went final.

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