Minneapolis (AP) — Jorge Polanco had two RBIs and Jose Miranda of the Minnesota Twins hit a homer. The Minnesota Twins beat Toronto's Blue Jays 7-3 on Saturday night with his excellent bullpen performance. .
All-Star Luis Araez beat his No. 1 Twins with 5 RBIs in his 3rd at-bat. The Twins maintained his two-game lead over Cleveland in his AL Central.
Arraez doubled on him and both Polanco's clutches he scored on hits. Blue his single in the third from Jays starter Mitch White (1-3) and his double in the fifth after White was replaced by Tim Maza.
Mayza had a painful night, eventually dislocating his shoulder. After surrendering Miranda's home run in the 11th to start the sixth, three batters charged a squeeze bunt that allowed Sandy Leon to drop in front of the mound and single, scoring a speedy Nick Gordon.
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His only chance is to scoop the ball with his glove and use the same motion to flip the ball over to the plate or to Gordon. was to tag. However, he blew and hit Gordon with his fully extended right arm. An awkward turn in the collision caused Mayza to writhe in the dirt for a few seconds before grabbing her shoulder and slowly walking away.After a solid season with a 2.88 ERA, Mayza is now Toronto's only left-handed reliever. Pitcher. Bo Bichette hit his two-run homer to tie the game off Twins starter Dylan Bundy in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the eighth inning.
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Joan Duran in his eighth inning he inherited a runner in the corner with one out and Bichette in midfield. A right-handed player who gave up the bouncer, but led his league in the majors at 100 mph. The pitch handed Matt Chapman his fourth strikeout of the game at 101 mph. Heaters and retired Whit Merrifield on fielder-selected ground balls ended the inning with a 5–3 lead.
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Trevor Megill (3-1) leads the relief parade with a perfect fifth and the newly acquired closer After Jorge Lopez went hitless on Friday night, the Twins won 6–5 in 10 innings, finishing in the ninth after blowing a save chance.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored his one run in his 2-for-5 and AL Wild his card his race-leading Blue Jays career-best hitting streak in his 17 games. extended to They are three games behind Baltimore, the first club to fall short of the three-team cut. Guerrero, a two-time All-Star selection, batted .
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Blue Jays: CF George Springer has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to prolonged inflammation in his right elbow, missing four of his last five games.
Twins: RF Max Kepler has returned from his 10-day injured list, recovering from a broken pinky toe on his right foot.
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Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (8-8, 3.06 ERA) pitches his 4-game finale of his series. In his final game against Tampa Bay, he shutout eight innings with just one hit and one walk.
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Twins: RHP Chris Archer (2-5, 4.05 ERA) takes to the mound Sunday afternoon. Although he recorded a season-high eight strikeouts on the final turn, he failed to finish five innings on four consecutive offenses.
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