Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins, Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLB

Blue Jays

89-73

0-2

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	0	0	0	0	0
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	2

Who won: Twins 2-0

The Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-0. The Twins outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 4th inning. Carlos Correa went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Twins. George Springer went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Oct 4

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What it means

Twins won the series 2-0.

Latest headlines

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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

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 5 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

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

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Sonny Gray SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 4.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.78 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

MIN wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Twins 3, Blue Jays 1 (Oct 3)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 38,518
Officials: Adam Hamari (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Left Field Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Right Field Umpire)