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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Target Field
September 16, 2017
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 16, 2017 at Target Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 2017 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 2017 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marco Estrada |
Home Starting Pitcher | Adalberto Mejia |
Ballpark | Target Field |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 29,917 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Ron Kulpa 2B: Chris Conroy 3B: Ryan Blakney |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Teoscar Hernandez | Left Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Justin Smoak | First Baseman |
Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
Kendrys Morales | DH |
Kevin Pillar | Center Fielder |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
Richard Urena | Shortstop |
John Gibbons | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
Jason Castro | Catcher |
Robbie Grossman | DH |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Twins
Target Field
September 16, 2017
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Mejia
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Mejia
Donaldson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Mejia
Smoak strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Mejia
Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Estrada
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Estrada
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Estrada fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Estrada
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Mejia
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Mejia
Pillar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Mejia
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Estrada
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Estrada
Buxton hits a line drive into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Estrada
Kepler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Mejia
Barney hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Urena vs. Mejia
Urena hits a line drive towards first. Mauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Mejia
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Estrada
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Estrada
Castro hits a popup towards short. Urena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Estrada
Grossman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Mejia
Donaldson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smoak vs. Mejia
Smoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buxton. Smoak reaches second base with a double. Donaldson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bautista vs. Mejia
Bautista hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Smoak moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Mejia
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smoak scores. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pillar vs. Gee
Dillon Gee now pitching.
Pillar hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Gee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Estrada
Dozier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Estrada
Mauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Estrada
Polanco hits a popup towards short. Urena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Gee
Barney strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Urena vs. Gee
Urena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Gee
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Gee
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Estrada
Rosario hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Estrada
Buxton hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Estrada
Kepler hits a popup towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Estrada
Escobar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Gee
Smoak strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Gee
Bautista hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Bautista reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Busenitz
Alan Busenitz now pitching.
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pillar vs. Busenitz
Pillar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Estrada
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Estrada
Grossman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Estrada
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Estrada
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Busenitz
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Busenitz
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busenitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Urena vs. Busenitz
Urena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Estrada
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Estrada
Rosario takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buxton vs. Estrada
Buxton hits a popup towards short. Urena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Estrada
Kepler strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carrera vs. Hildenberger
Trevor Hildenberger now pitching. Ezequiel Carrera pinch hits for Teoscar Hernandez.
Carrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Hildenberger
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Carrera moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Smoak vs. Hildenberger
There goes Donaldson. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Donaldson steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Smoak vs. Hildenberger
Smoak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Bautista vs. Hildenberger
Bautista hits a popup towards second. Dozier picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dozier. Carrera scores. Donaldson scores. Smoak moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Hildenberger
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smoak scores. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pillar vs. Tonkin
Michael Tonkin now pitching.
Pillar hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Tonkin
Martin takes first base on ball four. Bautista moves to third. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Goins vs. Tonkin
Rob Refsnyder pinch runs for Kendrys Morales. Ryan Goins pinch hits for Darwin Barney.
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Urena vs. Tonkin
Urena strikes out. There goes Refsnyder. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Martin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Estrada
Ezequiel Carrera now playing left field. Ryan Goins now playing second base.
Escobar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Estrada
Castro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Estrada
Grossman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Estrada
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carrera vs. Moya
Gabriel Moya now pitching.
Carrera hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Moya
Donaldson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Moya
Smoak hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Moya
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Refsnyder vs. Moya
Refsnyder hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Dermody
Matt Dermody now pitching.
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Pillar. Mauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Dermody
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Dermody
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. Mauer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Buxton vs. Dermody
Buxton hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/2017 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Hernandez T, lf 3 0 0 0 Dozier B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Carrera E, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Mauer J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Donaldson J, 3b 5 4 4 2 Polanco J, ss 4 0 0 0 Smoak J, 1b 4 2 1 1 Rosario E, lf 3 1 1 1 Bautista J, rf 4 0 3 1 Buxton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Morales K, dh 4 0 2 2 Kepler M, rf 3 0 0 0 Refsnyder R, pr 1 0 0 0 Escobar E, 3b 3 1 1 1 Pillar K, cf 4 0 0 0 Castro J, c 3 0 0 0 Martin R, c 3 0 0 0 Grossman R, dh 3 0 0 0 Barney D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Goins R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Urena R, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 6 31 2 4 2 Toronto 100 200 031 -- 7 Minnesota 000 010 010 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Estrada M (W) 8.0 3 2 2 1 4 Dermody M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Mejia A (L)* 3.0 5 3 3 0 3 Gee D 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 Busenitz A 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 Hildenberger T+ 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 Tonkin M 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Moya G 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th + Pitched to 5 batters in 8th E -- Dozier B DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Toronto 7, Minnesota 3 2B -- Smoak J, Bautista J, Mauer J HR -- Donaldson J 2, Rosario E, Escobar E SB -- Donaldson J T -- 2:50 A -- 29917
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