This evening the Toronto Blue Jays try to go for a 4 game home sweep of the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Twins (54-53) @ Toronto Blue Jays (57-52)
The Jays were victorious for the 4th straight time as they took care care of the Twins 9-7 yesterday. Starter Drew Hutchison notched his 10th win of the season as he pitched 5 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run, struck out 5 and walked 2 batters, while throwing 84 pitches in the game. He is now 10-2 on the season. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in the game for the Jays.
- Reliever Liam Hendriks pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 3 batters.
- Reliever Brett Cecil pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He stuck out 2 batters.
- Reliever mark Lowe pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1.
- Reliever LaTroy Hawkins picked up his 1st save of the season as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 2 hits.
Right-fielder Jose Bautista hit a grand slam in the game, his 24th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 4 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 75 RBIs on the season. He also walked once. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson hit his 29th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 80 rbis on the season. He also walked once and struck out 3 times. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion hit his 20th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 60 rbis on the season. Left-fielder Ben Revere was 2 for 3 with 1 run scored. The Blue Jays had 8 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is left-handed Mark Buehrle. Buehrle is 11-5 with a 3.32 era and 70 strikeouts in 141 innings pitched. He’s made 21 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 1st at home versus Kansas City, he pitched 7 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits. He struck out 3 batters. He threw 89 pitches in the game. He is 4-1 in his last 7 starts.
The Minnesota Twins dropped their 4th in a row with a 9-7 loss to the Blue Jays. Starter Tyler Duffey was pegged with the loss as he pitched 2 innings while allowing 6 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck 1 out and walked 2 batters. He threw 60 pitches in the game. It was his first career start. Designated hitter Miguel Sano hit his 5th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 17 rbis on the season. He also struck out 2 times. 3rd baseman Trevor Plouffe was 1 for 4 with 2 runs batted in. He now has 57 rbis on the season. He hit his 26th double of the season. 1st baseman Joe Mauer was 1 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 46 rbis on the season. He walked once and struck out 1 time. Center-fielder Aaron Hicks was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. He hit his 5th double of the season. He struck out 1 time. Shortstop Eduardo Escobar was 2 for 3. He hit his 16th double of the season. He walked 1 time. The Twins had 10 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Kyle Gibson. Gibson is 8-8 with a 3.37 era and 92 strikeouts in 131 innings pitched. He’s made 21 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 1st at home versus the Seattle Mariners, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 1 batter. He threw 104 pitches in the game. This is his 3rd season in MLB, all with the Twins. He has a career record of 23-24 with a 4.36 era.
Toronto is 35-21 at home this season. They have scored 578 runs and allowed 464 runs on the season. Minnesota is 20-31 on the road this season. They have scored 447 runs and allowed 457 runs on the season.
This is the 7th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Twins. The Twins have won 4 of the previous 6 meetings. Tonight is the last game this season between the 2 teams.
Prediction: The Blue Jays are making their run at the Yankees in the AL East as they are now 4.5 games behind. I think they’ll keep the momentum going this evening with Buehrle on the mound.
Take the Blue Jays 1.62 (Bet365)
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