Mark Buehrle feels about Jays the way he felt about '05 champion White Sox
Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer and Mark Buehrle earned his 30th career win against Minnesota as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the struggling Twins 9-3 on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
3
Toronto Blue Jays
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Hicks homered to center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Encarnación doubled to center, Revere scored, Tulowitzki thrown out at home.
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Advancing On Play 2-9
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Smoak doubled to left, Encarnación scored, Navarro to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Navarro singled to left, Donaldson and Bautista scored, Encarnación to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Advancing On Force 2-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Bautista doubled to left, Revere scored, Donaldson to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Plouffe homered to left center (386 feet), Sanó scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Encarnación homered to left (395 feet), Tulowitzki scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Donaldson singled to right, Revere scored, Tulowitzki to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Encarnación doubled to left, Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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End Inning 3-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Rosario flied out to left.
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Fly Out 3-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Rosario batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Hicks grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Plouffe grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Plouffe batting
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Start Inning 3-9
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Encarnación struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Encarnación batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Bautista struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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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
Dioner NavarroC17
Justin Smoak1B46
Kevin PillarCF1
Ryan Goins2B25
Ben RevereLF25
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel SanoDH22
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Aaron HicksCF12
Eddie RosarioLF9
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eduardo EscobarSS3
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