Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Blue Jays

27-25

3-1

Final

Twins

26-25

Target Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Blue Jays 3-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Target Field. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · May 27

Kiermaier, Bichette homer in Blue Jays' 3-1 win over Twins

Kevin Kiermaier and Bo Bichette homered in a three-run third, Kevin Gausman won for the first time in more than month and the slumping Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 14-16 on the road; Twins 15-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

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ESPN · Sep 28

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Recap · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Recap · Sep 26

Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Kevin Gausman SP

Probable starter · 12-9, 3.16 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Matt Chapman3B
5Brandon Belt1B
6Whit Merrifield2B
7Daulton VarshoLF
8Alejandro KirkC
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Louis Varland SP

Probable starter · 4-3, 4.63 ERA, 71 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Donovan Solano1B
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Byron BuxtonDH
4Alex KirilloffLF
5Kyle Farmer3B
6Edouard Julien2B
7Kyle GarlickRF
8Christian VazquezC
9Michael A. TaylorCF

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 25,061
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)