Smoak, Martin homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Twins 7-5
Justin Smoak and Russell Martin homered, Yangervis Solarte had three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Minnesota Twins for a 7-5 win on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
7
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Solarte singled to center, Smoak scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Kepler doubled to deep right, Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Garver grounded out to shortstop, Grossman scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Escobar homered to center (412 feet), Rosario scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Martin homered to left (394 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Morrison grounded out to second, Kepler scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Smoak homered to right (377 feet), Hernández scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 3-0
Granderson scored, Hernández to third on passed ball by Garver.
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Passed Ball 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Grossman flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Kepler doubled to right, Rosario to third.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Double 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Kepler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Escobar popped out to third.
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Pop Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Rosario singled to center.
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Single 7-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Rosario batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Mauer fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Mauer batting
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Play Result 7-5
Osuna relieved Clippard.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Lineup Change 7-5
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Gurriel flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Eddie RosarioLF9
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Max KeplerCF22
Robbie GrossmanRF8
Logan MorrisonDH21
Mitch GarverC18
Ehire AdrianzaSS13
TOR
Curtis GrandersonLF21
Teoscar HernandezRF37
Justin Smoak1B46
Yangervis Solarte3B70
Kevin PillarCF1
Russell MartinC55
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.2B12
Aledmys DiazSS12
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