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Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays · TRD News

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9th Inning
End Inning
9–1
9th Inning
End of the 9th inning
Play Result
9–1
9th Inning
Smoak flied out to center.
Start Batter/Pitcher
9–1
9th Inning
Blake Parker pitches to Justin Smoak

TOR

Play Result

9–1

9th Inning

Grichuk struck out swinging.

TOR

Play Result

9–1

9th Inning

Galvis to second on passed ball by.

TOR

Passed Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Galvis to second on passed ball by.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

9th Inning

Blake Parker pitches to Randal Grichuk

TOR

Play Result

9–1

9th Inning

Galvis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Sogard out at second in rundown.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

9th Inning

Blake Parker pitches to Freddy Galvis

TOR

Play Result

9–1

9th Inning

Sogard walked.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

9th Inning

Blake Parker pitches to Eric Sogard

TOR

Start Inning

9–1

9th Inning

Bottom of the 9th inning

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 3

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Fly Out

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 1

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Fly Out

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball 4

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 3

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Single

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Single

9–1

9th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Play Result

9–1

9th Inning

Pannone relieved Hudson

8th Inning

TOR

End Inning

9–1

8th Inning

End of the 8th inning

TOR

Play Result

9–1

8th Inning

Maile flied out to center.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

8th Inning

Mike Morin pitches to Luke Maile

TOR

Play Result

9–1

8th Inning

Brito struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

8th Inning

Mike Morin pitches to Socrates Brito

TOR

Play Result

9–1

8th Inning

Drury grounded out to shortstop.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

8th Inning

Mike Morin pitches to Brandon Drury

TOR

Start Inning

9–1

8th Inning

Bottom of the 8th inning

TOR

Ground Out

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Fly Out

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Ball

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Fly Out

9–1

8th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Play Result

9–1

8th Inning

Hudson relieved Mayza

7th Inning

TOR

End Inning

9–1

7th Inning

End of the 7th inning

TOR

Play Result

9–1

7th Inning

McKinney grounded out to second.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

7th Inning

Ryne Harper pitches to Billy McKinney

TOR

Play Result

9–1

7th Inning

Tellez struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

7th Inning

Ryne Harper pitches to Rowdy Tellez

TOR

Play Result

9–1

7th Inning

Smoak lined out to center.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

7th Inning

Ryne Harper pitches to Justin Smoak

TOR

Start Inning

9–1

7th Inning

Bottom of the 7th inning

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Single

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Single

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

7th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Play Result

9–1

7th Inning

Mayza relieved Luciano

6th Inning

TOR

End Inning

9–1

6th Inning

End of the 6th inning

TOR

Play Result

9–1

6th Inning

Grichuk struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

6th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Randal Grichuk

TOR

Play Result

9–1

6th Inning

Galvis singled to deep center.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

6th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Freddy Galvis

TOR

Play Result

9–1

6th Inning

Sogard grounded out to first.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

6th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Eric Sogard

TOR

Play Result

9–1

6th Inning

Maile grounded out to shortstop.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

9–1

6th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Luke Maile

TOR

Start Inning

9–1

6th Inning

Bottom of the 6th inning

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Fly Out

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Single

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Home Run

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

TOR

Ball

9–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Fly Out

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Double

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Looking

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

7–1

6th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Play Result

7–1

6th Inning

Luciano relieved Law

5th Inning

TOR

End Inning

7–1

5th Inning

End of the 5th inning

TOR

Play Result

7–1

5th Inning

Brito struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–1

5th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Socrates Brito

TOR

Play Result

7–1

5th Inning

Drury struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–1

5th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Brandon Drury

TOR

Play Result

7–1

5th Inning

McKinney homered to right (344 feet).

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

5th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Billy McKinney

TOR

Play Result

7–0

5th Inning

Tellez popped out to second.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

5th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Rowdy Tellez

TOR

Start Inning

7–0

5th Inning

Bottom of the 5th inning

TOR

Ground Out

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Foul Ball

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Looking

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Ball

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 2

TOR

Foul Ball

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

TOR

Ball

7–0

5th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

4th Inning

TOR

End Inning

7–0

4th Inning

End of the 4th inning

TOR

Play Result

7–0

4th Inning

Smoak struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

4th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Justin Smoak

TOR

Play Result

7–0

4th Inning

Grichuk struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

4th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Randal Grichuk

TOR

Play Result

7–0

4th Inning

Galvis struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

4th Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Freddy Galvis

TOR

Start Inning

7–0

4th Inning

Bottom of the 4th inning

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Foul Ball

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Single

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Ball

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Ground Out

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

4th Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Play Result

7–0

4th Inning

Law relieved Gaviglio

3rd Inning

TOR

End Inning

7–0

3rd Inning

End of the 3rd inning

TOR

Play Result

7–0

3rd Inning

Sogard grounded out to second.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

3rd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Eric Sogard

TOR

Play Result

7–0

3rd Inning

Maile struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

3rd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Luke Maile

TOR

Play Result

7–0

3rd Inning

Brito struck out looking.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

7–0

3rd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Socrates Brito

TOR

Start Inning

7–0

3rd Inning

Bottom of the 3rd inning

TOR

Strike Swinging

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Single

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Fly Out

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Looking

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Home Run

7–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Swinging

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

TOR

Strike Looking

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Ball

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Single

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Play Result

5–0

3rd Inning

Gaviglio relieved Thornton

TOR

Home Run

5–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

TOR

Single

3–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Ball

3–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Swinging

3–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

TOR

Ball

3–0

3rd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

2nd Inning

TOR

End Inning

3–0

2nd Inning

End of the 2nd inning

TOR

Play Result

3–0

2nd Inning

Drury popped out to third.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

3–0

2nd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Brandon Drury

TOR

Play Result

3–0

2nd Inning

McKinney grounded into fielder's choice to second, Smoak out at second in rundown.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

3–0

2nd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Billy McKinney

TOR

Play Result

3–0

2nd Inning

Tellez flied out to right.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

3–0

2nd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Rowdy Tellez

TOR

Play Result

3–0

2nd Inning

Smoak walked.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

3–0

2nd Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Justin Smoak

TOR

Start Inning

3–0

2nd Inning

Bottom of the 2nd inning

TOR

Line Out

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Looking

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Home Run

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 8 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball 3

TOR

Foul Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Foul Ball

3–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 7 : Ball 4

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball 3

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 5 : Ball 2

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Swinging

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Single

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 5 : Ball 3

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball 1

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

2nd Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

1st Inning

TOR

End Inning

1–0

1st Inning

End of the 1st inning

TOR

Play Result

1–0

1st Inning

Grichuk struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

1–0

1st Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Randal Grichuk

TOR

Play Result

1–0

1st Inning

Galvis struck out swinging.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

1–0

1st Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Freddy Galvis

TOR

Play Result

1–0

1st Inning

Sogard struck out looking.

TOR

Start Batter/Pitcher

0–0

1st Inning

Kyle Gibson pitches to Eric Sogard

TOR

Start Inning

1–0

1st Inning

Bottom of the 1st inning

TOR

Pop Out

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 5 : Ball 4

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 3

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 2

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 1 : Ball 1

TOR

Single

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

TOR

Foul Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 4 : Ball 2

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

TOR

Ball

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 2 : Ball 1

TOR

Strike Looking

1–0

1st Inning

Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking