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Minnesota Twins @
Toronto Blue Jays
2017-08-25 Β· Night game Β· Rogers Centre Β· Att: 37525 Β· 63Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 6 mph to CF Β· 3:05
Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6β1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 3rd β Byron Buxton singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher J. A. Happ. Brian Dozier scores. Joe Mauer to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Jorge Polanco doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kevin Pillar. Joe Mauer scores. Byron Buxton scores β worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
W: Bartolo Colon L: J.A. Happ SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Chris Segal Β· 1B: Bill Miller Β· 2B: Todd Tichenor Β· 3B: Adam Hamari Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Dozier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Mauer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Byron Buxton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Eddie Rosario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mitch Garver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Max Kepler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Gimenez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Pearce | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Josh Donaldson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Smoak | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jose Bautista | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miguel Montero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kevin Pillar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nori Aoki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Goins | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darwin Barney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kendrys Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Refsnyder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bartolo Colon | 6.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Alan Busenitz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taylor Rogers | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trevor Hildenberger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Curtiss | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. A. Happ | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Dominic Leone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Aaron Loup | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T. J. House | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Dozier: S9/L89M
- Joe Mauer: K
- Byron Buxton: 13/G13S-.1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: 53/G5-
Bot 1
- Steve Pearce: 43/G4MD+
- Josh Donaldson: 43/G4MD
- Justin Smoak: DGR8/F78XD+
- Jose Bautista: 9/F9LM
Top 2
- Jorge Polanco: S7/L7M
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Mitch Garver: K
- Max Kepler: SB2
- Max Kepler: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Miguel Montero: 8/F8RXD+
- Kevin Pillar: S4/G4+
- Nori Aoki: 7/F7LD+
- Ryan Goins: S9/G34+.1-2
- Darwin Barney: 7/F78M
Top 3
- Chris Gimenez: 8/F8LM
- Brian Dozier: W
- Joe Mauer: S9/G34.1-3
- Byron Buxton: S1.3-H;1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: 9/L89M
- Jorge Polanco: D8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Steve Pearce: 3/F3D-
- Josh Donaldson: 53/G56-
- Justin Smoak: HR/F78XD+
- Jose Bautista: 8/F8RD+
Top 4
- Mitch Garver: T8/F89XD+
- Max Kepler: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
- Chris Gimenez: K
- Brian Dozier: 8/F8RM
Bot 4
- Miguel Montero: 8/F8LD
- Kevin Pillar: S8/G6M
- Nori Aoki: S7/G6+.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Ryan Goins: 8/F8RS
- Darwin Barney: 8/L8LD+
Top 5
- Joe Mauer: D8/L78D+
- Byron Buxton: S5/BG25.2-3
- Eduardo Escobar: SB2
- Eduardo Escobar: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Eddie Rosario: 5/F5F-
Bot 5
- Steve Pearce: 13/G13-
- Josh Donaldson: 63/G6
- Justin Smoak: W
- Jose Bautista: 4(1)/FO/G4M
Top 6
- Mitch Garver: K
- Max Kepler: K
- Chris Gimenez: 8/F89M
Bot 6
- Miguel Montero: S8/L8RS
- Kevin Pillar: 8/L8RM
- Nori Aoki: 6/F6D-
- Ryan Goins: S8/G4M.1-2
- Kendrys Morales: 43/G4-
Top 7
- Brian Dozier: S7/L7S
- Joe Mauer: K
- Byron Buxton: K+SB2
- Eduardo Escobar: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Steve Pearce: 3/G34
- Josh Donaldson: 5/F25F-
- Justin Smoak: S49/G34+
- Jose Bautista: 63/G6
Top 8
- Jorge Polanco: S1/BG25
- Eddie Rosario: 4/L4+
- Mitch Garver: K
- Max Kepler: 3/G3
Bot 8
- Miguel Montero: W
- Kevin Pillar: 9/F9LM
- Nori Aoki: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Ryan Goins: S7/G6.1-2
- Rob Refsnyder: 8/F89XD+
Top 9
- Chris Gimenez: D7/L7S
- Brian Dozier: 3/F4S-
- Joe Mauer: S7/L78S.2-3
- Byron Buxton: S7/L6D.3-H;1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: 9/L89M
- Jorge Polanco: W.2-3;1-2
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Steve Pearce: K
- Josh Donaldson: 7/F78M
- Justin Smoak: 7/F7LS




























