Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Blue Jays

66-71

0-2

Final

Twins

73-61

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	0	2	0	0	0	X	2

Who won: Twins 2-0

The Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 5th inning. Spencer Horwitz went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 30

Pablo López, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran pitch Twins past Blue Jays 2-0, ending 4-game skid

Pablo López pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and Jhoan Duran rebounded from a rough outing to record the save as the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 32-38 on the road; Twins 38-29 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

Kevin Gausman SP

Probable starter · 14-11, 3.83 ERA, 162 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Daulton VarshoCF
2Will Wagner2B
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Spencer Horwitz1B
5Addison BargerRF
6Alejandro KirkC
7Ernie Clement3B
8Nathan LukesLF
9Leo JimenezSS

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 15-10, 4.08 ERA, 198 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Willi CastroSS
2Trevor LarnachLF
3Royce Lewis3B
4Matt WallnerRF
5Edouard Julien2B
6Jose MirandaDH
7Carlos Santana1B
8Ryan JeffersC
9Austin MartinCF

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 24,623
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Will Little (Third Base Umpire)