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Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

MLB
Blue Jays
27-26
7-9
Final
Twins
27-25
Target Field
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Twins 9-7

The Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Target Field. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Blue Jays 3-0 in the 5th inning. Willi Castro went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Twins. Bo Bichette went 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · May 27
Castro hits 2 of Minnesota's 4 home runs in 9-7 win over Toronto

Willi Castro had his first career multi-homer game, Matt Wallner homered amongst his career-high four hits, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Saturday.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
  • Blue Jays 14-17 on the road; Twins 16-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players
ESPN · Sep 28
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins
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
Chris Bassitt SP
Probable starter · 16-8, 3.60 ERA, 186 K, 1.18 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Bo BichetteSS
  3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 4Brandon BeltDH
  5. 5Matt Chapman3B
  6. 6Whit MerrifieldLF
  7. 7Daulton VarshoCF
  8. 8Kevin KiermaierCF
  9. 9Tyler HeinemanC
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Pablo Lopez SP
Probable starter · 11-8, 3.66 ERA, 234 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Joey Gallo1B
  2. 2Edouard Julien2B
  3. 3Byron BuxtonDH
  4. 4Alex KirilloffLF
  5. 5Willi Castro3B
  6. 6Matt WallnerRF
  7. 7Ryan JeffersC
  8. 8Kyle FarmerSS
  9. 9Michael A. TaylorCF

The series

TOR wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Blue Jays 3, Twins 1 (May 26)

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Game info

Venue
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 29,111
Officials
Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTOR wins series 2-1

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