Perez pitches 7 scoreless innings, Twins beat Blue Jays 8-0
Martin Perez and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Eddie Rosario hit his AL-leading 12th home run and the Minnesota Twins blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
8
Toronto Blue Jays
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Rosario hit sacrifice fly to right, Cave scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 8-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Out 7-0
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Polanco homered to center (404 feet).
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Home Run 7-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Rosario homered to center (412 feet).
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Home Run 6-0
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 5-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 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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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Buxton hit a ground rule double to deep right, Schoop scored.
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Ground Rule Double 5-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Castro grounded out to second, Gonzalez scored, Schoop to third.
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Ground Out 4-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Inning 8-0
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Smoak lined out to right.
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Line Out 8-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
Matt Magill pitches to Justin Smoak
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Grichuk singled to left.
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Single 8-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
Matt Magill pitches to Randal Grichuk
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Brito grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
Matt Magill pitches to Socrates Brito
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Sogard grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 8-0
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
Matt Magill pitches to Eric Sogard
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Play Result 8-0
Magill relieved Harper
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Play Result 8-0
Garver catching.
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Start Inning 8-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-0
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Cron struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 9 : Strike 3 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 3-0
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Eric SogardSS4
Freddy GalvisSS8
Randal GrichukCF34
Justin Smoak1B46
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.3B27
Rowdy TellezDH44
Brandon Drury2B24
Teoscar HernandezLF37
Danny JansenC9
Substitutes
Socrates BritoRF67
MIN
Max KeplerRF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Eddie RosarioLF9
C.J. Cron1B28
Marwin Gonzalez3B14
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Jason CastroC18
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
Jake CaveRF11
Ehire Adrianza3B13
Mitch GarverC18
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