Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins, AL Wild Card Game 1

MLB

Blue Jays

89-73

1-3

Final

Twins

87-75

Target Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Twins 3-1

The Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in AL Wild Card Game 1 on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-0. The Twins outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 1st inning. Royce Lewis went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Twins. Kevin Kiermaier went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

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What it means

Twins won the series 2-0.

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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 · 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Brandon BeltDH
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Bo BichetteSS
5Cavan Biggio2B
6Alejandro KirkC
7Kevin KiermaierCF
8Matt Chapman3B
9Daulton VarshoLF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 2-0, 0.71 ERA, 10 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard Julien2B
2Jorge Polanco2B
3Royce LewisDH
4Max KeplerRF
5Alex Kirilloff1B
6Carlos CorreaSS
7Ryan JeffersC
8Matt WallnerLF
9Michael A. TaylorCF

The series

MIN wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 38,450
Officials: Andy Fletcher (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Hamari (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Left Field Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Right Field Umpire)