Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins: game summary
Final · September 23, 2021 at 7:40 p.m.
Target Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Blue JaysTOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
 Minnesota TwinsMIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerMichael Pineda
- LoserThomas Hatch
- SaveRalph Garza Jr.
Scoring plays
- Top 2Lourdes Gurriel doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Teoscar Hernandez scores.1-0
- Bot 3Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Byron Buxton scores.1-1
- Bot 3Mitch Garver singles on a line drive to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.1-2
- Top 4Teoscar Hernandez homers (30) on a fly ball to left field.2-2
- Bot 5Luis Arraez grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero. Josh Donaldson scores. Mitch Garver to 3rd.2-3
- Bot 5Nick Gordon homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Mitch Garver scores. Brent Rooker scores.2-6
- Bot 7Nick Gordon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Brent Rooker scores.2-7
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| Bo BichetteSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Teoscar HernándezRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Corey DickersonLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Randal GrichukCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Breyvic Valera3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Alejandro KirkPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Kevin Smith3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .094 |
| Danny JansenC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 80-57 | 3.88 |
| Thomas Hatch | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30-12 | 6.75 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-18 | 4.66 |
| Ryan Borucki | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.94 |
| Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.17 |
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .249 |
| Mitch GarverC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Max KeplerRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Luis ArraezLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Jake CaveRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| Brent RookerDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .204 |
| Nick GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pineda | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 78-54 | 3.73 |
| Nick Vincent | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 1.23 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.47 |
| Luke Farrell | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 3.22 |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 2.54 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Target Field
- Attendance
- 15,509
- Duration
- 3 h 34
- Weather
- 70 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 5 mph, R To L
- Umpires
- Scott Barry (Home plate) · Dan Iassogna (First base) · Roberto Ortiz (Second base) · Jeremie Rehak (Third base)
About this game
Who won Blue Jays vs Twins?
Twins won 7-2 over Blue Jays on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
When was Blue Jays vs Twins played?
On Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 7:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where was Blue Jays vs Twins played?
At Target Field.