MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/06/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1522 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (27-37) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 0
Minnesota Twins (32-32) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 9 0
Twins Drop Blue Jays, 5-4
The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins provided some drama for the home crowd.

Minnesota starter Jack Flaherty pitched well against the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. The win for the Twins raised their record to 32-32.

The Twins got a clutch hit from second baseman Maikel Garcia. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Twins.

"This game had its share of tense moments," Flaherty said, postgame.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Outman CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .236 13 31
X. Edwards 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .257 0 21
B. Harper DH 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .281 18 49
M. Muncy 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 11 31
   a-J. Walker PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 4 11
   b-C. Kieboom 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
W. Langford LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .217 11 37
G. Lux 3B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 7 21
W. Benson RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .135 4 13
   c-J. Triolo PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 6
M. Amaya C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .202 3 11
K. Hayes SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 4 14
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 10 13      
a - J. Walker pinch hit for M. Muncy in the 8th
b - C. Kieboom substituted for J. Walker in the 8th
c - J. Triolo pinch hit for W. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Lux (10, 4th Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (18, 1st Inning off J. Flaherty, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Langford (11, 8th Inning off T. Szapucki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 3 , B. Harper 4 , M. Muncy , W. Langford 4 , G. Lux 2 , K. Hayes
2-out RBI: W. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Outman , M. Muncy , K. Hayes
GIDP: C. Kieboom , K. Hayes
Sac Bunt: X. Edwards
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Edwards (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Edwards-Hayes-Muncy, Kieboom-Hayes-Kieboom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. De La Cruz SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .223 6 30
D. Blanco LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .276 5 29
O. Cruz CF 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .280 15 42
M. Yastrzemski DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .269 4 25
   b-R. Hoskins DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 9 17
T. Casas 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .265 11 37
J. Westburg 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .221 4 26
E. Carter RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 7 23
   a-R. Refsnyder PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 0 10
J. Rogers C 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .281 5 22
M. Garcia 2B 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .194 1 3
Totals 36 5 9 5 9 11 23      
a - R. Refsnyder pinch hit for E. Carter in the 8th
b - R. Hoskins inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Carter (12, 7th Inning off T. Banks, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (2, 9th Inning off M. Kopech, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Casas (11, 5th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Cruz (15, 6th Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. De La Cruz , O. Cruz 4 , T. Casas 4 , J. Westburg , E. Carter 2 , J. Rogers 2 , M. Garcia 3
2-out RBI: O. Cruz , M. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Blanco , M. Yastrzemski , R. Hoskins , R. Refsnyder
GIDP: T. Casas 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. De La Cruz (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (De La Cruz-Garcia-Casas, Westburg-Garcia-Casas)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer 6.1 4 4 4 2 8 2 96 4.33   
T. Banks 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.92   
B. Burke 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.63   
R. Stanek 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 4.46   
A. Ashby 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.60   
M. Kopech 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 2.60   
J. Hader L (1-7) 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 17 4.66   
E. Swanson 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 55
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 24, T. Banks 3, B. Burke 2, R. Stanek 4, A. Ashby 1, M. Kopech 5, J. Hader 4, E. Swanson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 6-4, T. Banks 0-0, B. Burke 1-0, R. Stanek 1-0, A. Ashby 0-1, M. Kopech 0-1, J. Hader 0-2, E. Swanson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 96-58, T. Banks 14-8, B. Burke 5-5, R. Stanek 20-7, A. Ashby 2-2, M. Kopech 20-13, J. Hader 17-11, E. Swanson 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Banks 1-1 , B. Burke 3-0 , A. Ashby 2-0 , J. Hader 3-0 , E. Swanson 1-1
WP: M. Scherzer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaherty 5.0 6 2 2 1 6 1 96 6.08   
L. Varland 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 2.23   
T. Szapucki BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 21 4.26   
J. Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 2.70   
L. Erceg W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 52
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 22, L. Varland 6, T. Szapucki 5, J. Alvarado 4, L. Erceg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 6-3, L. Varland 1-2, T. Szapucki 1-1, J. Alvarado 2-0, L. Erceg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 96-60, L. Varland 27-17, T. Szapucki 21-15, J. Alvarado 21-8, L. Erceg 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Erceg 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Flaherty
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 36534
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