Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

AL Wild Card - Game 1 • MIN leads series 1-0

89-73, 46-35 Away

Final

87-75, 47-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
G. SpringerRF	0-5	0	0	0	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Springer safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Polanco. 3rd: Springer fouled out to first. 5th: Springer flied out to center, Chapman to third. 7th: Springer grounded out to shortstop. 9th: Springer grounded out to first.
B. BeltDH	0-4	0	0	0	.000
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	1-4	0	0	0	.250
B. BichetteSS	2-4	1	0	0	.500
C. Biggio2B	0-4	0	0	0	.000
A. KirkC	0-2	0	0	0	.000
K. KiermaierCF	2-3	0	0	1	.667
M. Chapman3B	1-4	0	0	0	.250
D. VarshoLF	0-2	0	0	0	.000
W. MerrifieldPH-LF	0-1	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Gausman	4.0	3	3	3	5	73-43	6.75
E. Swanson	0.2	0	0	1	1	11-5	0.00
T. Mayza	0.1	1	0	0	0	3-2	0.00
C. Green	1.1	0	0	0	1	14-11	0.00
G. Cabrera	0.2	0	0	0	2	12-9	0.00
J. Hicks	1.0	1	0	2	2	25-12	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Target Field

4:30 PM, October 3, 2023Coverage: ESPN

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 38,450

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Left Field Umpire - Mark Wegner
Right Field Umpire - Jeremie Rehak

Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs

— Royce Lewis felt a jolt of confidence from his inclusion on Minnesota’s roster for the AL Wild Card Series, ending the uncertainty...

Oct 4, 2023, 09:50 am - AP


TOR
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	5	1

Scoring Summary

		TOR	MIN
1st	Lewis homered to left (386 feet), Julien scored.	0	2
3rd	Lewis homered to right center (397 feet).	0	3
6th	Kiermaier singled to left, Bichette scored, Kirk to second.	1	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Blue Jays
1
Twins
3

Game 1

10/3

Blue Jays
0
Twins
2

Game 2

10/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	56	38	.596	-	L1
New York	54	42	.563	3	W4
Boston	46	48	.489	10	W9
Baltimore	46	51	.474	11.5	W4
Toronto	45	51	.469	12	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins

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Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs

P. Lopez1-0

K. Gausman0-1

J. Duran1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year