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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 27, 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 27, 2016 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 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 27, 2016 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ervin Santana |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marcus Stroman |
Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 47,485 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chad Fairchild 1B: James Hoye 2B: Marvin Hudson 3B: Manny Gonzalez |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Eddie Rosario | Center Fielder |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Eduardo Escobar | Shortstop |
Juan Centeno | Catcher |
Danny Santana | Left Fielder |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Bautista | DH |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Edwin Encarnacion | First Baseman |
Troy Tulowitzki | Shortstop |
Michael Saunders | Right Fielder |
Kevin Pillar | Center Fielder |
Melvin Upton | Left Fielder |
Devon Travis | Second Baseman |
Josh Thole | Catcher |
John Gibbons | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 27, 2016
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Stroman
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Stroman
There goes Dozier. The throw from Thole and he is safe. Dozier steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Stroman
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dozier moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kepler vs. Stroman
There's a wild pitch. Dozier scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Stroman
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Stroman
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Stroman
Rosario strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Santana
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Santana
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Santana
Encarnacion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tulowitzki vs. Santana
Tulowitzki strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Stroman
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Stroman
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Centeno vs. Stroman
Centeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops it up and throws to first, with Stroman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Saunders vs. Santana
Saunders strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Santana
Pillar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Santana
Upton hits a line drive towards short. Escobar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Stroman
Santana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Stroman
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Stroman
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kepler vs. Stroman
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kepler for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Santana
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Santana
Thole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Santana
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Stroman
Plouffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Stroman
Rosario hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Plouffe moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sano vs. Stroman
Sano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Plouffe scores. Rosario moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Stroman
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Saunders. Escobar reaches second base with a double. Rosario scores. Sano moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Centeno vs. Stroman
Centeno hits a line drive towards the mound. Stroman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Santana vs. Stroman
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Dozier vs. Stroman
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Upton. Dozier reaches second base with a double. Sano scores. Escobar scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Stroman
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tulowitzki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Santana
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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Santana
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tulowitzki vs. Santana
Tulowitzki hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Saunders vs. Santana
Saunders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Saunders reaches second base with a double. Encarnacion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pillar vs. Santana
Pillar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Stroman
Kepler hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Plouffe vs. Stroman
Plouffe strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Stroman
Rosario hits a popup towards short. Tulowitzki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Stroman
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Santana
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Santana
Travis hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Santana
Thole hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Stroman
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tulowitzki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Centeno vs. Stroman
Centeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Stroman
Santana strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Santana
Bautista hits a fly ball into left field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Santana
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Santana
Encarnacion 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tulowitzki vs. Santana
Tulowitzki 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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Saunders vs. Santana
Saunders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Schultz
Bo Schultz now pitching.
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tulowitzki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Schultz
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Schultz
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Schultz
Plouffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Schultz
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops it up and throws to first, with Schultz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Santana
Pillar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Santana
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Santana
Travis takes first base on ball four. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thole vs. Santana
Thole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops it up and throws to first, with Santana covering, for the out. Upton moves to third. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bautista vs. Santana
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Donaldson vs. Pressly
Ryan Pressly now pitching.
Donaldson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upton scores. Travis scores. Bautista moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Pressly
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bautista scores. Donaldson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Tulowitzki vs. Pressly
Tulowitzki hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Sano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Grilli
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Centeno vs. Grilli
Centeno hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Grilli
Santana strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Saunders vs. Pressly
Saunders hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Pressly
Pillar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Santana. Pillar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Pressly
Upton hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kepler fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Kepler. Pillar scores. Upton moves all the way to home. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Pressly
Travis hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Pressly
Thole hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bautista vs. Rogers
Taylor Rogers now pitching.
Bautista hits a line drive into left field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Osuna
Roberto Osuna now pitching. Ezequiel Carrera now playing right field.
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Osuna
Mauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Travis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Osuna
Kepler strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/2016 -- Minnesota at Toronto (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Dozier B, 2b 5 1 3 2 Bautista J, dh 4 1 0 0 Mauer J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Donaldson J, 3b 2 1 1 2 Kepler M, rf 4 1 1 0 Encarnacion E, 1b 3 2 2 3 Plouffe T, 3b 3 2 2 2 Tulowitzki T, ss 4 0 1 0 Rosario E, cf 4 1 1 0 Saunders M, rf 4 0 1 1 Sano M, dh 4 1 2 1 Carrera E, rf 0 0 0 0 Escobar E, ss 4 1 1 1 Pillar K, cf 4 1 2 0 Centeno J, c 4 0 0 0 Upton M, lf 4 2 1 1 Santana D, lf 4 0 1 0 Travis D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Thole J, c 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 6 32 8 10 7 Minnesota 100 400 200 -- 7 Toronto 000 102 32x -- 8 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Santana E 6.2 5 6 6 5 4 Pressly R (L) 1.0 5 2 2 0 0 Rogers T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stroman M 6.0 9 5 5 1 5 Schultz B 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 Grilli J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Osuna R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Kepler M DP -- Minnesota 2, Toronto 1 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Toronto 5 2B -- Escobar E, Dozier B, Saunders M, Kepler M, Pillar K, Thole J 3B -- Upton M HR -- Encarnacion E, Plouffe T SB -- Dozier B WP -- Stroman M T -- 3:06 A -- 47485
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