SARASOTA, Fla. Pedr... Rodriguez Spain Jersey . -- Game-ending home runs in spring training are not a big deal. However, Ryan Flaherty enjoyed his. A year ago, Flaherty was a Rule 5 draft choice of the Baltimore Orioles, and he stayed with the team the entire season, and even hit a home run in the Division Series against the New York Yankees. Flaherty isnt a sure thing to make the roster this year, but manager Buck Showalter likes the utility mans versatility. He came to the plate with two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, and hit a three-run homer to give the Orioles an 11-10 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. "Everyone knows the games dont mean anything, but at the same time, everyone is competing, everyone is trying, so it always feels good every time you do something good," Flaherty said. During the regular season, the atmosphere would have been electric. In spring training, its anything but. "Right before, the umpire and the catcher were sitting there joking, hey its 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and you can hear a penny drop in here. So, it was kind of funny," Flaherty said. Mark Buehrle, the Blue Jays third starter behind R.A. Dickey and Josh Johnson, allowed Nolan Reimolds lead-off home run in the first in his two innings. He allowed two hits and walked three. "For me, I hate walking guys. Id rather give up 10 hits and no walks," Buehrle said. "Thats the frustrating part." Jason Hammel, a likely candidate to start opening day for Baltimore, allowed five hits in 2 1-3 innings. He struck out four. Hammel wants to build up his stamina before Apr. 2 when the Orioles play at Tampa Bay. "Id like to be six, seven, eight innings strong by then. Once the first game of the season happens, everybody should be in midseason form, if you ask me, strength-wise. Maybe youre still looking for some feel. I think I want to be ready to go when the season starts," Hammel said. Manager Buck Showalter wont pitch Hammel or any of his other starters in remaining exhibition games against American League East opponents. "Were going to see these guys a ton of times this year. It was my first look at the revamped Toronto lineup. They got a lot of guys that put the ball in play. It used to be a high strikeout team. Still a couple of guys at the top of the order that can put the bat on the ball. They showed me that today. Its nice to see these guys early, but you dont want to be overexposed," Hammel said. NOTES: Blue Jays 3B Brett Lawrie has withdrawn from Team Canadas entry in the World Baseball Classic with a rib injury. Lawrie is expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks, Toronto general manager Alex Anthopolous said. Lawrie was on the disabled list with a similar injury last year that Anthopolous said was "10 times worse" than this one. ... Toronto OF Colby Rasmus, whos been out since Thursday with soreness in his right shoulder is expected to play this weekend, manager John Gibbons said. ... Blue Jays RHP Sergio Santos will be held out until Tuesday, Gibbons said. ... Orioles LHP Tsuyoshi Wada will not pitch this spring training, Showalter said. Hes still recovering from Tommy John surgery in May. ... Baltimore 3B Manny Machado left the game to have a root canal that was previously scheduled, Showalter said. ... Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken threw out the first pitch and signed copies of his new childrens book, "Wild Pitch." ... Baltimore sent five players to minor league camp: RHP Mike Wright, LHPs Zach Braddock and LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, Cs Luis Martinez and Allan de San Miguel. 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St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina stood up, spoke softly to his pal and twice patted him on the side. (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants found out rather quickly on Tuesday just how well the Minnesota Twins are playing right now. The struggling 2010 world champions will be out to produce a better start and result in tonights middle test of a three-game interleague series with a red- hot Minnesota squad thats aiming for its longest winning streak in three years. The Twins wasted no time asserting their authority in last nights opener of this set, tying a major league record by recording eight consecutive hits to begin the game. The barrage was part of an eight-run first inning that helped propel Minnesota to a 9-2 victory and the clubs eighth straight triumph. Minnesota sent 12 men to the plate in its opening-inning outburst and knocked San Francisco starter Madison Bumgarner out of the game on Ben Reveres two- run double which gave the visitors a comfortable 8-0 advantage. Luke Hughes also brought home a pair of runners with a single during the frame. We just hit and found the right holes, said Revere, who began the contest with a single that started Minnesotas onslaught. Bumgarner retired just one batter -- opposing pitcher Carl Pavano -- and was raked for nine hits and all eight runs before his early exit. I think [this experience] will help the focus of executing pitches for the rest of my career, because now I know what happens when you dont, said the young left-hander afterward. I think thats one thing that will come from it. Pavano was far more sharp, as the veteran yielded just two runs and scattered nine hits over eight innings of work to help deal the Giants a season-high fifth straight loss. He did not walk a batter and threw 75-of-107 pitches for strikes. The Twins, who were 20 games under .500 (17-37) at the start of June, will be trying to win nine in a row for the first time since a 10-game surge from June 17-27, 2008. Theyve now registered 15 victories in their last 17 tilts. Nick Blackburn has done his part in Minnesotas turnaround, and the steady right-hander will attempt to nail down a sixth straight winning decision when he takkes the mound tonight. [url=http://www.worldsocceronlineshop.com/Chelsea-Fc-Eden-Hazard-Jersey.html]Ede... Hazard Chelsea Jersey. Blackburn is unbeaten over his last nine starts, compiling a 5-0 record and an excellent 2.29 earned run average over that outstanding stretch. He hasnt lost since April 28 and surrendered two earned runs or less in all but one of those appearances during this unblemished streak. The 29-year-old was certainly on top of his game in last Thursdays start against fellow AL Central member Chicago, holding the White Sox to seven hits over eight shutout innings to lower his season ERA to 3.16. Blackburn will be facing the Giants for the first time and owns a 4-3 record with a 5.04 ERA over nine career interleague starts. San Francisco, which now trails surprising Arizona by a half-game for the NL Wests top spot due to its current funk, will pin its hopes on Ryan Vogelsong in tonights matchup. The rejuvenated right-hander has come through more often than not since earning a spot in the teams rotation, as his stellar 1.92 season ERA will attest. Vogelsong has not permitted more than two runs in any of his last eight starts and has thrown six innings or more on all but one of those occasions during that span. The 33-year-old, who hadnt pitched in the majors since 2006 prior to this year, was promoted from Triple-A Fresno in April to take the rotation spot of the injured Barry Zito. In his most recent start, Vogelsong allowed two runs and struck out six Arizona hitters over six innings in a no-decision against the Diamondbacks last Thursday. Vogelsong has been particularly tough at home, having produced a 2-1 record along with a sensational 0.96 ERA in six AT&T Park appearances (five starts) since his callup. This will be his first career start against the Twins, though he opposed them in relief while with Pittsburgh in 2006 and was reached for three runs and five hits in just one inning of work. San Francisco won two of three bouts with the Twins when these teams last met at the Metrodome in 2005. Minnesota took two of three matchups from the Giants in their only prior trip to AT&T Park, which occurred in 2003. ' ' '