Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

What it means

• Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
• Blue Jays 33-38 on the road; Twins 38-30 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

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 16-11, 3.60 ERA, 153 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1George SpringerRF
2. 2Daulton VarshoCF
3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4. 4Spencer HorwitzDH
5. 5Addison Barger3B
6. 6Alejandro KirkC
7. 7Will Wagner1B
8. 8Nathan LukesRF
9. 9Leo JimenezSS

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Zebby Matthews SP

Probable starter · 1-4, 6.69 ERA, 43 K, 1.65 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Willi CastroSS
2. 2Trevor LarnachDH
3. 3Matt WallnerLF
4. 4Royce Lewis3B
5. 5Max KeplerRF
6. 6Carlos Santana1B
7. 7Edouard Julien2B
8. 8Manuel MargotCF
9. 9Christian VazquezC

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 30,517

Officials

Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)