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GAME LOG
TORONTO (AP) -- David Wells planned to celebrate his 150th win as
if it were just any other.
|  | | Toronto's David Wells won his ninth game Wednesday, tops in the American League. |
Wells struck out nine as the Toronto Blue Jays stopped the
Minnesota Twins' four-game winning streak, 4-2 Wednesday night.
"I'll do what I always do," he said. "I've got four days to
recoup."
Wells (9-2) allowed eight hits in eight-plus innings and walked
none. Cristian Guzman's two-out homer in the eighth drove in
Minnesota's first run.
Wells, who pitched a perfect game against Minnesota in 1998,
became the AL's first nine-game winner and upped his career record
to 150-101. He has won eight straight decisions against the Twins,
improving to 14-5 against them, and has won eight of his last nine
starts overall.
Toronto manager Jim Fregosi thinks Wells is having a great start
because of an improved attitude. Wells was devastated after being
traded from his beloved Yankees in February 1999.
"I think his mental outlook is much better this year right from
the start," Fregosi said. "He's been spectacular for us."
Wells said he's completely over the trade.
"I wanted to retire as a Yankee, but stuff happens and I'm
going to retire as a Blue Jay, and be just as happy," he said.
Billy Koch relieved with two on in the ninth, allowed a two-out
RBI single to Midre Cummings, then retired Denny Hocking on a
grounder with two on for 11th save in 14 chances.
"Billy gave me the ball and I told him to keep it," Wells
said.
Brad Radke (3-6) pitched a six-hitter in his second complete
game. Radke didn't walk anybody, either.
"I'm skinny, he's fat," Radke said. "Everybody goes about it
differently."
Carlos Delgado hit his 18th homer, a two-run drive in the first.
Rookie Chris Woodward hit his rst major league home run, a two-run
shot off Radke in the eighth.
Game
notes
Wednesday was Twin night at SkyDome. The first 107 sets of
twins received free tickets. ... Wells has beaten the opposing
team's No. 1 pitcher eight times. ... Toronto hit 43 homers in May,
a team record for the month. ... Five other Blue Jays have more
RBIs than Raul Mondesi, who bats third in the lineup. Mondesi,
acquired from Los Angeles in the Shawn Green deal, has 27 RBIs. ...
Toronto 3B Tony Batista is day to day with a strained rib cage. His
consecutive games streak ended at 151.
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