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Twins seeks fourth consecutive win

May 26, 2007 - 1:53 PM Toronto (21-26) at Minnesota (23-24) 7:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins will try to reach .500 when the host the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a weekend series Saturday.

Ramon Ortiz (3-4, 5.36 ERA) hopes to get out of his personal funk for Minnesota. The righthander allowed five runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings for a no-decision at Milwaukee.

Ortiz has posted a lackluster 0-4 record since starting the season on a three-game winning streak. He is 4-7 through 13 career starts against Toronto.

Michael Cuddyer had two RBI and Justin Morneau and Tim Hunter both drove in a run as the Twins came away with a 4-3 triumph in Friday's series opener.

Minnesota has won three straight games.

The Blue Jays will counter with Tomo Ohka (2-4, 5.52), who makes his first appearance on the hill since May 14. Ohka needs a good outing as he and rookie Jesse Litsch are fighting for the fifth spot in the rotation.

In his last outing, the righthander gave up three runs and five hits in five frames at Baltimore but did not figure into the decision before leaving without a decision.

Ohka is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA in two lifetime starts against the Twins.

Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas homered on Friday, surpassing Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 21st place on the all-time list. Thomas is 6-for-13 with two home runs against Ortiz.