Blue Jays top Twins 6-2 despite Willingham's homer

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Toronto Blue Jays topped the Twins, 6-2 in the opener of a four-game series last night at Target Field.

Josh Willingham belted a solo homer for the Twins, who have dropped five-of-six. Jason Marquis allowed five earned runs in only four innings to fall to 2-2. The series resumes at 7:10 p.m. tonight in Minneapolis.

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Here are the projected pitching pairings for the remaining games in the four-game series between the Twins and Blue Jays (Twins pitchers listed first)

Friday - Nick Blackburn (0-4, 6.84 ERA) vs. Kyle Drabek (2-3. 3.34 ERA)

Saturday - P.J. Walters (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Drew Hutchinson (1-1, 6.65 ERA)

Sunday - Scott Diamond (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Ricky Romero (4-0, 3.56 ERA)

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