MIN 9, TOR 3 | Jun 3, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Friday, June 3, 2022•Rogers Centre•65°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Jharel Cotton

LOSS

Yusei Kikuchi

The Twins cruised past the Blue Jays 9-3 in a dominant performance.

★Kyle Garlick2 HR, 3 RBI

★Jose F Miranda2 HR, 3 RBI

★Byron Buxton3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Jermaine Palacios scores.

Weather: 65°F, CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:07 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 27,753Venue: Rogers Centre

Ump Audit

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94.6%B

8 missed calls

+0.8% MIN

+0.19 runs MIN

Win Probability

TOR WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	9	12	0
TOR	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 661761 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonCF	5	1	3	2	0	2	.221/.296/.517	111.4	.744	.998
Jorge Polanco2B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.223/.318/.346	102.3	.311	.374
Nick GordonLF	1	1	0	0	0	1	.254/.292/.360	-	-	-
Gary SánchezDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.225/.287/.430	111.8	.479	.564
Luis Arraez1B	2	1	1	1	0	0	.342/.430/.394	93.4	.158	.148
Jose F Miranda3B	4	2	2	3	0	1	.185/.214/.395	101	.378	.617
Trevor LarnachRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.271/.350/.467	94.7	.182	.212
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.178/.271/.297	105.4	.288	.482
Jermaine PalaciosSS	3	1	0	0	1	1	.133/.235/.133	89.8	.037	.038
Bench
Kyle GarlickLF	3	2	3	3	0	0	.250/.324/.567	107.3	.704	.1139
Gio Urshela3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.270/.330/.403
Totals	37	9	12	9	1	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Garlick (1st off Kikuchi, 1 on, 1 out); Miranda (2nd off Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 out); Garlick (3rd off Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 out); Miranda (6th off Richards, 1 on, 2 out); Buxton (9th off Beasley, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Urshela; Buxton

TB:29

RBI:Garlick 3; Miranda 3; Arraez; Buxton 2

SB:Gordon

GIDP:Urshela

Team LOB:3

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerCF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.276/.351/.529	107.1	.491

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chi Chi González	3.0	4	3	3	0	1	2	45-32	88.3	9.00
Jovani Morán	1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	27-13	88.2	0.00
Jharel CottonW	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23-14	84.4	1.04
Tyler DuffeyH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20-11	89.6	4.43
Joe Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	83.2	1.59
Griffin Jax	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	91.5	3.20
Totals	9.0	4	3	3	3	7	2	144-88	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Cotton 2-0

Pitches-strikes:González 45-32; Morán 27-13; Cotton 23-14; Duffey 20-11; Smith 15-9; Jax 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:González 6-2; Morán 0-0; Cotton 2-2; Duffey 3-0; Smith 3-0; Jax 1-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei KikuchiL	4.2	7	4	4	0	6	3	67-48	91.1	3.91

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Luis Arraez grounds into a force out, shortstop Bo Bichette to second baseman Cavan Biggio. Kyle Garlick out at 2nd. Luis Arraez to 1st.

Top 1 • MIN

2-0

Kyle Garlick homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 413 ftLA: 25°

Bot 1 • TOR

2-1

George Springer homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 411 ftLA: 22°

2-2

Teoscar Hernandez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Kyle Garlick. Bo Bichette scores.

EV: 100.4 mph202 ftLA: 13°

Top 2 • MIN

3-2

Jose Miranda homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 93.6 mph💣 355 ftLA: 33°

Top 3 • MIN

4-2

Kyle Garlick homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 379 ftLA: 29°

Bot 3 • TOR

4-3

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (11) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 114.4 mph💣 421 ftLA: 18°

Top 6 • MIN

6-3

Jose Miranda homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 101.0 mph💣 360 ftLA: 35°

Top 8 • MIN

7-3

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Santiago Espinal, deflected by pitcher Andrew Vasquez. Nick Gordon scores.

EV: 64.1 mph72 ftLA: 7°

Top 9 • MIN

9-3

Byron Buxton homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Jermaine Palacios scores.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 410 ftLA: 28°

HBP:Gordon (by Vasquez)

Inherited runners-scored:Richards 1-0; Beasley 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kikuchi 67-48; Richards 26-17; Merryweather 20-16; Vasquez 10-6; Beasley 37-24

Groundouts-flyouts:Kikuchi 3-3; Richards 1-0; Merryweather 1-2; Vasquez 0-1; Beasley 0-2

Bench
Yusei KikuchiP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew VasquezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jeremy BeasleyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-