Bautista hits slam, Blue Jays beat Twins, win 4th in row
Jose Bautista hit a grand slam, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7 Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
7
Toronto Blue Jays
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOR | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 7-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Sanó homered to left center (447 feet), Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-9
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
Mauer singled to left, Robinson and Hicks scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-9
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Advancing On Play 4-9
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Foul Out 3-9
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Encarnación homered to left center (471 feet), Revere and Bautista scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Advancing On Force 3-8
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 3-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 4 (foul)
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Error On A Dropped Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
Bautista homered to center (423 feet), Goins, Pillar and Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-6
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Donaldson homered to left center (416 feet), Tulowitzki scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Plouffe doubled to deep right center, Mauer and Sanó scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Inning 7-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Dozier lined out to left.
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Line Out 7-9
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Hicks fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 7-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Robinson sacrificed to third, Escobar to third, Núñez to second.
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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Sacrifice 7-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Robinson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Núñez singled to center, Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-9
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Single 7-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 7-9
Núñez hit for Fryer.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Núñez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Escobar singled to left.
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Single 7-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Escobar batting
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Start Inning 7-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-9
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Lineup Change 7-9
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End Inning 7-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Chris Colabello1B15
Russell MartinC55
Ryan Goins2B25
Kevin PillarCF1
Ben RevereLF25
Substitutes
Justin Smoak1B46
MIN
Aaron HicksCF12
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Miguel SanoDH22
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Eddie RosarioRF9
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Eric FryerC41
Shane RobinsonLF38
Substitutes
Eduardo NunezPH12
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