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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins
2021-09-23 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 15509 · 70°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:34
Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–2. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 2nd — Lourdes Gurriel doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 3rd — Mitch Garver singles on a line drive to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Nick Gordon homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Mitch Garver scores. Brent Rooker scores — worth 21% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Michael Pineda L: Thomas Hatch SV: Ralph Garza
Umpires — HP: Scott Barry · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Roberto Ortiz · 3B: Jeremie Rehak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Springer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marcus Semien | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Bichette | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Teoscar Hernandez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lourdes Gurriel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Randal Grichuk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Breyvic Valera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Jansen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Corey Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alejandro Kirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Josh Donaldson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Mitch Garver | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Sano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brent Rooker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick Gordon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arraez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Matz | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
 Thomas Hatch | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 Julian Merryweather | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Borucki | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Pineda | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick Vincent | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Farrell | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ralph Garza | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Springer: 8/F8XD+
- Marcus Semien: S8/L8
- Vladimir Guerrero: 8/F8XD+
- Bo Bichette: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: S7/G56
- Jorge Polanco: 8/L89
- Josh Donaldson: K
- Mitch Garver: S8/L78D+.1-3
- Max Kepler: K
Top 2
- Teoscar Hernandez: D8/L89XD+
- Lourdes Gurriel: D8/L78XD+.2-H
- Randal Grichuk: K
- Breyvic Valera: W
- Danny Jansen: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 2
- Miguel Sano: W
- Brent Rooker: K
- Nick Gordon: S8/L8D+.1-2
- Andrelton Simmons: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 3
- George Springer: 63/G6S+
- Marcus Semien: 4/P4D
- Vladimir Guerrero: S5/G5S-
- Bo Bichette: 8/L8D+
Bot 3
- Byron Buxton: D7/L7LS+
- Jorge Polanco: S8/G4M.2-H
- Josh Donaldson: W.1-2
- Mitch Garver: S8/L8.2-H;1-2
- Max Kepler: K
- Miguel Sano: S7/L7+.2-3;1-2
- Brent Rooker: K
- Nick Gordon: K
Top 4
- Teoscar Hernandez: HR/F7LD
- Lourdes Gurriel: K
- Randal Grichuk: S7/L7S
- Breyvic Valera: S9/F89S.1-3
- Danny Jansen: 6/P5D
- George Springer: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Andrelton Simmons: 5/P25F/FL
- Byron Buxton: W
- Jorge Polanco: PO1(E1/TH).1-3
- Jorge Polanco: 6/L6/DP.3X3(65)
Top 5
- Marcus Semien: 7/F7LS
- Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G6+
- Bo Bichette: S8/G6M+
- Teoscar Hernandez: 63/G6M
Bot 5
- Josh Donaldson: W
- Mitch Garver: D8/L78XD+.1-3
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4D.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Sano: K
- Brent Rooker: W
- Nick Gordon: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
- Andrelton Simmons: S5/G5
- Byron Buxton: WP.1-2
- Byron Buxton: 63/G6
Top 6
- Corey Dickerson: W
- Randal Grichuk: 3/P3F/FL
- Breyvic Valera: PO1(E1/TH).1-2
- Breyvic Valera: 7/F7
- Danny Jansen: S7/L7.2XH(72)
Bot 6
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Josh Donaldson: 7/L7D+
- Mitch Garver: 8/F8XD
Top 7
- George Springer: K
- Marcus Semien: S8/G6M
- Vladimir Guerrero: 9/F9
- Bo Bichette: 43/G4D+
Bot 7
- Luis Arraez: S8/L8D
- Miguel Sano: 64(1)3/GDP/G56+
- Brent Rooker: D9/F9D+
- Nick Gordon: S8/G6M.2-H
- Andrelton Simmons: 53/G56
Top 8
- Teoscar Hernandez: 6/L6D+
- Corey Dickerson: S4/G4+
- Randal Grichuk: 4/P4M
- Alejandro Kirk: W.1-2
- Danny Jansen: W.2-3;1-2
- George Springer: 1/L4MS
Bot 8
- Byron Buxton: K
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Josh Donaldson: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 9
- Marcus Semien: 53/G56
- Vladimir Guerrero: K
- Bo Bichette: 53/G56
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged call that Jansen was safe at 1st; call overturned - double play