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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins
2016-05-21 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 30460 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:19
Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 5–3. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 3rd — Jose Bautista homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Darwin Barney scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 8th — Eduardo Nunez homers (3) on a line drive to left center field. Danny Santana scores. Brian Dozier scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Danny Santana doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Jose Bautista. Robbie Grossman scores. Darin Mastroianni scores — worth 39% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Josh Donaldson (P): Balls and strikes.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
W: Fernando Abad L: J.A. Happ SV: Kevin Jepsen
Umpires — HP: Toby Basner · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Bautista | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edwin Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Justin Smoak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Troy Tulowitzki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Saunders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russell Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Pillar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darwin Barney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Goins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Dozier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eduardo Nunez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Sano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Byung Ho Park | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Robbie Grossman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darin Mastroianni | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Santana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 J. A. Happ | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Gavin Floyd | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Dean | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Brandon Kintzler | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Fernando Abad | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Jepsen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Bautista: 4/F4D-
- Josh Donaldson: 63/G6
- Edwin Encarnacion: W
- Justin Smoak: 4/F34D
Bot 1
- Brian Dozier: 8/F78M
- Eduardo Nunez: 3/P3F
- Miguel Sano: W
- Trevor Plouffe: K
Top 2
- Troy Tulowitzki: S5/G-
- Michael Saunders: K
- Russell Martin: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+
Bot 2
- Byung Ho Park: K
- Robbie Grossman: 53/G56
- Darin Mastroianni: 3/G3
Top 3
- Kevin Pillar: 8/F8RM
- Darwin Barney: D8/L89M
- Jose Bautista: HR/F7D+.2-H
- Ryan Goins: 43/G4+
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
Bot 3
- Kurt Suzuki: 8/F78M
- Danny Santana: 8/F8RD
- Brian Dozier: 7/F7D
Top 4
- Justin Smoak: 9/L9M
- Troy Tulowitzki: 6/L6+
- Michael Saunders: 53/G6
Bot 4
- Eduardo Nunez: D7/L7M+
- Miguel Sano: 8/DP.2X3(85)
- Trevor Plouffe: 13/G15-
Top 5
- Russell Martin: K
- Kevin Pillar: 7/F8LM
- Darwin Barney: W
- Jose Bautista: 3/G3S-
Bot 5
- Byung Ho Park: 3/F23F-
- Robbie Grossman: 63/G6
- Darin Mastroianni: W
- Kurt Suzuki: SB2
- Kurt Suzuki: 53/G56
Top 6
- Ryan Goins: K
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
- Justin Smoak: W
- Troy Tulowitzki: 7/F78D
Bot 6
- Danny Santana: K
- Brian Dozier: 8/F78D
- Eduardo Nunez: 13/G15-
Top 7
- Michael Saunders: 9/F9D+
- Russell Martin: S9/G4
- Kevin Pillar: K
- Darwin Barney: 13/G13-
Bot 7
- Miguel Sano: K
- Trevor Plouffe: 7/F7M
- Byung Ho Park: K
Top 8
- Jose Bautista: W
- Ryan Goins: K
- Edwin Encarnacion: S7/G56+.1-2
- Justin Smoak: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Robbie Grossman: S7/G56+
- Darin Mastroianni: W.1-2
- Kurt Suzuki: 1/BP
- Danny Santana: D9/L9LS+.2-H;1-H
- Brian Dozier: HP
- Eduardo Nunez: HR/F78D+.2-H;1-H
- Miguel Sano: K
- Trevor Plouffe: 4/F89S
Top 9
- Troy Tulowitzki: 63/G6
- Michael Saunders: HR/F89D+
- Russell Martin: 2/F2RF-
- Kevin Pillar: 53/G56
Notes & reviews
- Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson ejected by HP umpire Toby Basner