MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/02/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1207 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (45-42) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Minnesota Twins (51-36) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 13 0
Blue Jays Come Up Short at Minnesota, 4-3
Minnesota rode a decent outing from starter Sonny Gray to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 4-3. Gray got the win, improving to 10-2. He allowed 4 hits and walked 1 over 5 innings. Gray allowed 1 run. Jhoan Duran got the save, the 17th for him this season.

The Twins got a lift from first baseman José Miranda, who in the bottom of the fourth hit a run-scoring double. His 17th double of the season put the Twins on top, 4-1.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Toronto manager Nersha Bainco said following the tough loss.

Minnesota is now 51-36, Toronto 45-42.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259 18 47
W. Merrifield RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184 3 11
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312 29 73
B. Bichette SS 4 3 3 0 0 1 1 .310 13 52
A. Kirk DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .241 5 22
B. Belt LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .181 9 31
D. Jansen C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .246 19 39
S. Espinal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 2 23
C. Biggio 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .200 2 10
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 13 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirk 2 (12, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off E. Pagan, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Bichette (25, 8th Inning off E. Pagan, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bichette (3, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Varsho , B. Bichette 6 , A. Kirk 4 , D. Jansen , S. Espinal
2-out RBI: D. Jansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , D. Jansen 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Varsho
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Merrifield(Gallo at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .299 1 11
N. Gordon 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .219 5 17
J. Gallo RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .188 20 49
A. Kirilloff LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .282 2 7
J. Miranda 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .290 13 54
M. Wallner DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 2
K. Farmer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 4 25
C. Vázquez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .271 5 28
M. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 4 18
Totals 36 4 13 4 3 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Vázquez (12, 2nd Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Miranda (17, 4th Inning off K. Gausman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gallo (20, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Castro 2 , N. Gordon , J. Gallo 4 , A. Kirilloff , J. Miranda 4 , M. Wallner , K. Farmer , C. Vázquez 3 , M. Taylor
2-out RBI: , J. Miranda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Castro , N. Gordon 2 , J. Gallo , M. Wallner
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Castro (3) , N. Gordon (9)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman L (6-9) 5.0 12 4 4 3 5 1 104 5.56   
A. Cimber 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 6.35   
N. Pearson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 29
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 29, A. Cimber 6, N. Pearson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 6-3, A. Cimber 2-2, N. Pearson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 104-62, A. Cimber 19-14, N. Pearson 15-9
WP: K. Gausman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray W (10-2) 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 81 3.22   
J. Lopez H (5) 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 27 4.53   
E. Pagan H (10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20 3.62   
J. Duran SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 59
Batters Faced: S. Gray 21, J. Lopez 8, E. Pagan 5, J. Duran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 5-5, J. Lopez 1-1, E. Pagan 0-1, J. Duran 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 81-52, J. Lopez 27-21, E. Pagan 20-12, J. Duran 16-10
WP: S. Gray
Hit Batsmen: S. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sonny Gray
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 38707
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