Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Toronto 0
When: 4:38 PM ET, Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Mark Wegner, LF - Jeremie Rehak, RF - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38518
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
George Springer RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222
Brandon Belt DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143
Bo Bichette SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Cavan Biggio 2B-LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .125
Alejandro Kirk C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333
Kevin Kiermaier CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
     Santiago Espinal PH-2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
     Whit Merrifield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .143
Daulton Varsho LF-CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Totals 33 0 9 0 2 12 14  
Batting
TB - George Springer 2, Bo Bichette 2, Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk 2, Santiago Espinal 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - George Springer 2 (2), Cavan Biggio (1), Daulton Varsho (1)
S - Daulton Varsho (1)
GIDP - Matt Chapman (1)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
PO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2nd by Gray)
Fielding
E - Bo Bichette (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jose Berrios (L 0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 3.00
Yusei Kikuchi 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
Yimi Garcia 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Erik Swanson 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Jordan Romano 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
HBP - Carlos Correa (by Romano)
Pitches-Strikes - Jose Berrios 47-32, Yusei Kikuchi 21-13, Yimi Garcia 24-13, Erik Swanson 16-7, Jordan Romano 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jose Berrios 2-0, Yusei Kikuchi 3-1, Yimi Garcia 0-0, Erik Swanson 1-0, Jordan Romano 2-1
Batters Faced - Jose Berrios 12, Yusei Kikuchi 8, Yimi Garcia 5, Erik Swanson 4, Jordan Romano 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Yusei Kikuchi 1-1, Yimi Garcia 1-0, Jordan Romano 2-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Edouard Julien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167
     Kyle Farmer PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jorge Polanco 3B-2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .286
Royce Lewis DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .333
Max Kepler RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Alex Kirilloff 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
     Donovan Solano PH-1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
Carlos Correa SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .429
Matt Wallner LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Willi Castro PH-LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Ryan Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000
Michael A. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167
Totals 29 2 7 1 5 10 15  
Batting
TB - Edouard Julien, Jorge Polanco 2, Max Kepler, Carlos Correa 2, Willi Castro
RBI - Carlos Correa (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Royce Lewis 2 (2), Ryan Jeffers 3 (3)
GIDP - Royce Lewis (1), Willi Castro (1)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
SB - Jorge Polanco (1, 2nd off Garcia/Kirk)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Sonny Gray (W 1-0) 5.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 0.00
Louie Varland (H 2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Caleb Thielbar (H 2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Brock Stewart (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Griffin Jax (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jhoan Duran (SV 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
WP - Sonny Gray
Pitches-Strikes - Sonny Gray 85-55, Louie Varland 17-10, Caleb Thielbar 4-3, Brock Stewart 13-10, Griffin Jax 15-11, Jhoan Duran 13-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sonny Gray 2-4, Louie Varland 0-0, Caleb Thielbar 1-0, Brock Stewart 0-1, Griffin Jax 2-0, Jhoan Duran 0-0
Batters Faced - Sonny Gray 21, Louie Varland 3, Caleb Thielbar 2, Brock Stewart 3, Griffin Jax 3, Jhoan Duran 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Caleb Thielbar 2-0