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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Target Field
May 21, 2016
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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 May 21, 2016 at Target Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 2016 |
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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 | May 21, 2016 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.A. Happ |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dean |
Ballpark | Target Field |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 30,460 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Toby Basner 1B: Mark Ripperger 2B: Joe West 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
Justin Smoak | First Baseman |
Troy Tulowitzki | Shortstop |
Michael Saunders | Left Fielder |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Kevin Pillar | Center Fielder |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
John Gibbons | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Eduardo Nunez | Shortstop |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Byung Ho Park | First Baseman |
Robbie Grossman | Left Fielder |
Darin Mastroianni | Right Fielder |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Danny Santana | Center Fielder |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Twins
Target Field
May 21, 2016
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Dean
Bautista hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Dean
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Dean
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smoak vs. Dean
Smoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Happ
Ryan Goins now playing second base. Darwin Barney now playing third base.
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Happ
Nunez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Happ
Sano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Happ
Plouffe strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Dean
Tulowitzki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Saunders vs. Dean
Saunders strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Park vs. Happ
Park strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Happ
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Happ
Mastroianni hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mastroianni for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Dean
Pillar hits a fly ball into center field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Dean
Barney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Santana. Barney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bautista vs. Dean
Bautista hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Dean
Goins 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Dean
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Happ
Suzuki hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Happ
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Happ
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field. Saunders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Dean
Smoak hits a line drive into right field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Dean
Tulowitzki hits a line drive towards short. Nunez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Saunders vs. Dean
Saunders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Happ
Nunez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Saunders. Nunez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Happ
Sano hits a fly ball towards center. Pillar catches it and throws to third to double up Nunez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Happ
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dean
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Dean
Pillar hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Dean
Barney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Dean
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards first. Park scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bautista for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Park vs. Happ
Park hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Happ
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tulowitzki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Happ
Mastroianni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Happ
There goes Mastroianni. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Mastroianni steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Happ
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Dean
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Dean
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Dean
Smoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tulowitzki vs. Dean
Tulowitzki hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Happ
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Happ
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Happ
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Saunders vs. Kintzler
Brandon Kintzler now pitching.
Saunders hits a fly ball into right field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kintzler
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pillar vs. Kintzler
Pillar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Kintzler
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kintzler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Happ
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Happ
Plouffe hits a fly ball into left field. Saunders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Park vs. Happ
Park strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Kintzler
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goins vs. Kintzler
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Kintzler
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Smoak vs. Abad
Fernando Abad now pitching.
Smoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Happ
Grossman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mastroianni vs. Happ
Mastroianni takes first base on ball four. Grossman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Happ
Suzuki bunts towards the mound. Happ settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Happ
Santana hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Santana reaches second base with a double. Grossman scores. Mastroianni goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Floyd
Gavin Floyd now pitching.
Dozier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Nunez vs. Floyd
Nunez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Floyd
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Floyd
Plouffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Jepsen
Kevin Jepsen now pitching.
Tulowitzki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saunders vs. Jepsen
Saunders hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Jepsen
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Jepsen
Pillar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/2016 -- Toronto at Minnesota (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Bautista J, rf 3 1 1 2 Dozier B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Donaldson J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Nunez E, ss 4 1 2 3 Goins R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sano M, dh 3 0 0 0 Encarnacion E, dh 3 0 1 0 Plouffe T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smoak J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Park B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Tulowitzki T, ss 4 0 1 0 Grossman R, lf 3 1 1 0 Saunders M, lf 4 1 1 1 Mastroianni D, rf 1 1 0 0 Martin R, c 4 0 1 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 0 0 Pillar K, cf 4 0 0 0 Santana D, cf 3 1 1 2 Barney D, 2b-3b 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 27 5 4 5 Toronto 002 000 001 -- 3 Minnesota 000 000 05x -- 5 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Happ J (L) 7.1 3 3 3 3 5 Floyd G 0.2 1 2 2 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Dean P 6.0 3 2 2 3 5 Kintzler B 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 Abad F (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Jepsen K (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 DP -- Toronto 1, Minnesota 2 LOB -- Toronto 5, Minnesota 2 2B -- Barney D, Nunez E, Santana D HR -- Bautista J, Nunez E, Saunders M SB -- Mastroianni D HBP -- by Floyd G (Dozier B) T -- 2:19 A -- 30460
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