MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/24/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1835 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (42-59) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays (64-36) 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 X 9 12 1
Blue Jays Roll to 9-2 Win Over Twins
The Toronto Blue Jays topped the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to left fielder Carlos Gonzalez. Gonzalez went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Blue Jays on the day. Jordan Lyles got the win, improving to 5-7. He held the Twins to 2 earned runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 1 and walking 1. Danny Barnes earned his 1st save in 3 chances.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from catcher Austin Hedges. For the game, Hedges went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Toronto a 2-1 lead.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Toronto manager Ryan Hicks.

The Blue Jays have an impressive 64-36 record.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 7 35
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 7 23
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .313 25 74
K. Morales DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 16 41
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270 18 58
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .264 14 54
M. Franco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 17 56
C. Iannetta C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .202 10 25
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 5 24
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Morales (14, 2nd Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Garcia (6, 6th Inning off D. Barnes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , A. Garcia 3 , F. Freeman , K. Morales 2
2-out RBI: A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , A. Jones
GIDP: M. Rojas
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 5 51
   b-B. Hamilton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 16
E. Andrus SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .245 10 47
A. McCutchen RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .249 6 54
J. Bell 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .276 13 60
C. Gonzalez LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .254 23 78
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .274 13 49
J. Soler DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 16 49
K. Broxton CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .229 13 43
   a-D. Machado PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 5
A. Hedges C 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .191 8 27
Totals 35 9 12 9 2 6 8      
a - D. Machado pinch hit for K. Broxton in the 8th
b - B. Hamilton substituted for D. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soler (17, 4th Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Andrus (20, 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Castellanos 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 2 on, 2 outs) E. Andrus (2, 1st Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gonzalez (23, 5th Inning off J. Hammel, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Hedges (8, 3rd Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Broxton (13, 6th Inning off A. Meyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 5 , J. Soler 2 , A. Hedges 4 , A. McCutchen , N. Castellanos 6 , K. Broxton 5 , E. Andrus 6
2-out RBI: C. Gonzalez , J. Soler , N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soler , A. Hedges , J. Bell
GIDP: A. McCutchen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: N. Castellanos (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Andrus-Bell)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel L (5-10) 5.0 8 6 6 2 1 2 84 53 6.46   
A. Meyer 3.0 4 3 3 0 5 1 41 28 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 26
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 24, A. Meyer 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 6-7, A. Meyer 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 84-53, A. Meyer 41-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles W (5-7) 5.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 83 57 6.00   
D. Barnes SV (1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 42 27 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 54
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 21, D. Barnes 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 7-8, D. Barnes 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 83-57, D. Barnes 42-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Barnes 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Gonzalez
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 31009
Special Notes: Nicholas Castellanos ties the TOR regular season game record for triples with 2.
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