Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 2,
Toronto 0
When: 4:38 PM ET, Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Mark Wegner, LF - Jeremie Rehak, RF - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38518
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Mark Wegner, LF - Jeremie Rehak, RF - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38518
Final Scoring Summary
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Brandon Belt | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Bo Bichette | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .125 |
| Alejandro Kirk | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| Santiago Espinal | PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Whit Merrifield | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .143 |
| Daulton Varsho | LF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - George Springer 2, Bo Bichette 2, Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk 2, Santiago Espinal 2 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - George Springer 2 (2), Cavan Biggio (1), Daulton Varsho (1) | |||||||||
| S - Daulton Varsho (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Matt Chapman (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2nd by Gray) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Bo Bichette (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jose Berrios (L 0-1) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Yimi Garcia | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Erik Swanson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Romano | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HBP - Carlos Correa (by Romano) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jose Berrios 47-32, Yusei Kikuchi 21-13, Yimi Garcia 24-13, Erik Swanson 16-7, Jordan Romano 15-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jose Berrios 2-0, Yusei Kikuchi 3-1, Yimi Garcia 0-0, Erik Swanson 1-0, Jordan Romano 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jose Berrios 12, Yusei Kikuchi 8, Yimi Garcia 5, Erik Swanson 4, Jordan Romano 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Yusei Kikuchi 1-1, Yimi Garcia 1-0, Jordan Romano 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Edouard Julien | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| Kyle Farmer | PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Polanco | 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Royce Lewis | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Donovan Solano | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Matt Wallner | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Willi Castro | PH-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Edouard Julien, Jorge Polanco 2, Max Kepler, Carlos Correa 2, Willi Castro | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Correa (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Royce Lewis 2 (2), Ryan Jeffers 3 (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Royce Lewis (1), Willi Castro (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jorge Polanco (1, 2nd off Garcia/Kirk) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Sonny Gray (W 1-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Louie Varland (H 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Caleb Thielbar (H 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brock Stewart (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Griffin Jax (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jhoan Duran (SV 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - Sonny Gray | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Sonny Gray 85-55, Louie Varland 17-10, Caleb Thielbar 4-3, Brock Stewart 13-10, Griffin Jax 15-11, Jhoan Duran 13-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sonny Gray 2-4, Louie Varland 0-0, Caleb Thielbar 1-0, Brock Stewart 0-1, Griffin Jax 2-0, Jhoan Duran 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Sonny Gray 21, Louie Varland 3, Caleb Thielbar 2, Brock Stewart 3, Griffin Jax 3, Jhoan Duran 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Caleb Thielbar 2-0 | ||||||||