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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 26, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 26, 2016 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 2016 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 2016 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dean |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 42,534 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Manny Gonzalez 1B: Chad Fairchild 2B: James Hoye 3B: Marvin Hudson |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Robbie Grossman | Left Fielder |
Trevor Plouffe | First Baseman |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Eddie Rosario | Center Fielder |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Troy Tulowitzki | Shortstop |
Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
Justin Smoak | First Baseman |
Ezequiel Carrera | Left Fielder |
John Gibbons | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 26, 2016
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Liriano
Dozier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Liriano
Grossman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Liriano
Plouffe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Liriano
Sano 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
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Dean
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Dean
Donaldson hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Dean
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a popup towards first. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Liriano
Kepler 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 -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Liriano
Polanco strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Polanco out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Dean
Tulowitzki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Dean
Upton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tulowitzki moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Barney vs. Dean
Barney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Smoak vs. Dean
Smoak hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carrera vs. Dean
Carrera 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 -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Dean
Bautista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Dean
Donaldson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Dean
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Liriano
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Liriano
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano juggles the ball. That's an error on Liriano. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Dozier vs. Liriano
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Grossman vs. Liriano
Grossman takes first base on ball four. Rosario moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Plouffe vs. Liriano
Plouffe hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Suzuki tags and scores. Rosario tags and moves to third. Grossman tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sano vs. Liriano
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dean
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Dean
Tulowitzki hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Dean
Upton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Dean
Barney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smoak vs. Dean
Smoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upton scores. Barney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Carrera vs. Dean
Carrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Liriano
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Liriano
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar takes first base on ball four. Kepler moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Liriano
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Suzuki reaches second base with a double. Kepler scores. Escobar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Liriano
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Liriano
Dozier hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Albers
Andrew Albers now pitching.
Bautista hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Albers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bautista for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Albers
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Albers
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Liriano
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Liriano
Plouffe strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Liriano
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Albers
Martin 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 -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Albers
Tulowitzki strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Albers
Upton 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
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Biagini
Joe Biagini now pitching.
Kepler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Biagini
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Biagini
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Biagini
Suzuki is hit by the pitch. Polanco moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Rosario vs. Biagini
Rosario hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dozier vs. Biagini
Dozier strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dozier out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Albers
Barney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Albers
Smoak hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carrera vs. Albers
Carrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Polanco. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Light
Pat Light now pitching.
Bautista strikes out. The ball gets by Suzuki. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Donaldson vs. Light
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Light
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Light
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosario. Martin reaches second base with a double. Carrera scores. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tulowitzki vs. Light
Tulowitzki takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Tonkin
Michael Tonkin now pitching.
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Benoit
Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
Grossman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Benoit
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Benoit
Sano hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Tonkin
Barney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosario. Barney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smoak vs. Tonkin
Smoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barney scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carrera vs. Tonkin
Carrera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Tonkin
Bautista hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grossman. Bautista reaches second base with a double. Smoak moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Donaldson vs. Tonkin
Donaldson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smoak scores. Bautista moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. O'Rourke
Ryan O'Rourke now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it and throws to second for the out. Bautista scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. O'Rourke
Martin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. O'Rourke
Tulowitzki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. O'Rourke
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Loup
Aaron Loup now pitching.
Kepler 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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Loup
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Loup
Escobar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Escobar reaches second base with a double. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suzuki vs. Loup
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco tags and scores. Escobar tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Rosario vs. Loup
Rosario hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Escobar scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Loup
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Wimmers
Alex Wimmers now pitching.
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Wimmers
Smoak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carrera vs. Wimmers
Carrera strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Loup
Josh Thole now catching.
Grossman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Grossman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Plouffe vs. Loup
Plouffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sano vs. Loup
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out. Grossman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kepler vs. Loup
Kepler hits a fly ball into left field. Carrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grossman tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Blue Jays, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Loup
Polanco strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/2016 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Dozier B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bautista J, rf 4 2 2 0 Grossman R, lf 4 1 2 0 Donaldson J, 3b 4 2 2 3 Plouffe T, 1b 3 1 1 2 Encarnacion E, dh 4 2 0 1 Sano M, dh 5 0 0 0 Martin R, c 5 1 2 5 Kepler M, rf 3 1 1 1 Thole J, c 0 0 0 0 Polanco J, ss 5 2 1 0 Tulowitzki T, ss 3 1 1 0 Escobar E, 3b 3 2 2 0 Upton M, cf 5 2 2 0 Suzuki K, c 1 1 1 3 Barney D, 2b 5 2 3 1 Rosario E, cf 3 0 1 2 Smoak J, 1b 5 2 3 5 Carrera E, lf 5 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 8 9 8 40 15 15 15 Minnesota 101 201 021 -- 8 Toronto 051 004 50x -- 15 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Dean P (L) 3.0 8 6 6 1 1 Albers A 2.1 1 2 1 0 1 Light P 0.1 1 2 2 3 1 Tonkin M 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 O'Rourke R 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 Wimmers A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F (W) 5.0 2 4 3 4 7 Biagini J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Benoit J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Loup A 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 E -- Liriano F, Polanco J, Suzuki K DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Minnesota 7, Toronto 6 2B -- Suzuki K, Martin R, Barney D, Bautista J, Escobar E, Grossman R HR -- Plouffe T, Smoak J, Donaldson J, Barney D, Martin R SB -- Carrera E SF -- Plouffe T, Rosario E, Suzuki K, Kepler M HBP -- by Biagini J (Suzuki K) WP -- Light P T -- 3:11 A -- 42534
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