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Minnesota Twins @ Toronto Blue Jays

2019-05-06 Β· Night game Β· Rogers Centre Β· Att: 12292 Β· 68Β°F, dome Β· 2:52

Minnesota Twins defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–0. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st β€” Eddie Rosario grounds out sharply, second baseman Eric Sogard to first baseman Justin Smoak. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Jason Castro homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Jonathan Schoop scores β€” worth 14% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection β€” Charlie Montoyo (M): Arguing called third strike.

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Line score

123456789RHE
MIN120210101812
TOR00000000003

W: Martin Perez   L: Marcus Stroman   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Adam Hamari Β· 1B: Todd Tichenor Β· 2B: Phil Cuzzi Β· 3B: Tom Hallion Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Max Kepler400001
Jorge Polanco423110
Nelson Cruz503000
Eddie Rosario411301
C. J. Cron500002
Marwin Gonzalez210011
Jonathan Schoop422000
Jason Castro312300
Byron Buxton401100
Ehire Adrianza100000
Jake Cave010010

Toronto Blue Jays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eric Sogard400002
Freddy Galvis301001
Randal Grichuk401001
Justin Smoak300011
Vladimir Guerrero300002
Rowdy Tellez301000
Brandon Drury300001
Teoscar Hernandez300002
Danny Jansen200010
Socrates Brito100000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Martin Perez7.0229
Ryne Harper1.0001
Matt Magill1.0100

Toronto Blue Jays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Marcus Stroman4.2822
Daniel Hudson1.2301
Sam Gaviglio1.2001
Joe Biagini0.1110
Thomas Pannone0.2001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Max Kepler: 31/G34S-
  • Jorge Polanco: S9/G34+
  • Nelson Cruz: S9/L4D+.1-2
  • Eddie Rosario: PO2(E6).2-3;1-2
  • Eddie Rosario: 43/G4+.3-H(UR);2-3
  • C. J. Cron: K

Bot 1

  • Eric Sogard: 8/F8RD
  • Freddy Galvis: 9/F9M
  • Randal Grichuk: 63/G6S

Top 2

  • Marwin Gonzalez: K
  • Jonathan Schoop: D7/L78D+
  • Jason Castro: HR/F9D+.2-H
  • Byron Buxton: E5/G5
  • Max Kepler: 3/G3.1-2
  • Jorge Polanco: PO2(16)

Bot 2

  • Justin Smoak: K
  • Vladimir Guerrero: K
  • Rowdy Tellez: 8/F8LD

Top 3

  • Jorge Polanco: 13/BG25
  • Nelson Cruz: S7/G6+
  • Eddie Rosario: 7/F78D
  • C. J. Cron: 54(1)/FO/G56+

Bot 3

  • Brandon Drury: 53/G56
  • Teoscar Hernandez: K
  • Danny Jansen: W
  • Eric Sogard: K

Top 4

  • Marwin Gonzalez: W
  • Jonathan Schoop: D7/L7D+.1-3
  • Jason Castro: 43/G4+.3-H;2-3
  • Byron Buxton: DGR/F9LD.3-H
  • Max Kepler: 3/DP.2X2(36)

Bot 4

  • Freddy Galvis: S7/L6D+
  • Randal Grichuk: K
  • Justin Smoak: W.1-2
  • Vladimir Guerrero: 5(2)3/GDP/G56

Top 5

  • Jorge Polanco: W
  • Nelson Cruz: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
  • Eddie Rosario: HR/F8LXD+
  • C. J. Cron: 9/F89M

Bot 5

  • Rowdy Tellez: S8/L8RS-
  • Brandon Drury: K
  • Teoscar Hernandez: 8/F8RD
  • Danny Jansen: 3/P3F

Top 6

  • Marwin Gonzalez: 6/F7S
  • Jonathan Schoop: 63/G6
  • Jason Castro: S7/G6+
  • Byron Buxton: 7/F78D

Bot 6

  • Eric Sogard: K
  • Freddy Galvis: K
  • Randal Grichuk: 43/G15+

Top 7

  • Max Kepler: K
  • Jorge Polanco: HR/F8RXD+
  • Nelson Cruz: S56/G6S-
  • Eddie Rosario: K
  • C. J. Cron: 23/G23-

Bot 7

  • Justin Smoak: 7/F7D+
  • Vladimir Guerrero: K
  • Rowdy Tellez: 8/F8RD+

Top 8

  • Ehire Adrianza: 3/G34-
  • Jonathan Schoop: 43/G6
  • Jason Castro: HP
  • Byron Buxton: 7/F78M

Bot 8

  • Brandon Drury: 43/G6MD
  • Teoscar Hernandez: K
  • Danny Jansen: 53/G56-

Top 9

  • Jake Cave: W
  • Jorge Polanco: DGR/L7LM.1-3
  • Nelson Cruz: 3/F3DF
  • Eddie Rosario: 9/SF/L89D+.3-H
  • C. J. Cron: PB.2-3
  • C. J. Cron: K

Bot 9

  • Eric Sogard: 13/G13
  • Socrates Brito: 53/G56-
  • Randal Grichuk: S7
  • Justin Smoak: 9/L9D+

Notes & reviews

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  • Blue Jays challenged call that Buxton was safe at 2nd; call was overturned - out on pickoff
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  • On-field Delay ej,montc001,M,hamaa901,Arguing called third strike
  • Toronto manager Montoyo ejected by HP umpire Hamari for arguing called third strike
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  • Castro left with an injured elbow