MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/27/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2578 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-64) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 8 0
Toronto Blue Jays (59-75) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 13 1
Minnesota Downs Toronto, 7-6
Brandon Pfaadt, who is tied for 8th in the AL with a 3.50 ERA, propelled his team to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 7-6, Minnesota. Pfaadt picked up the win for Minnesota, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 14-8. Minnesota is now 70-64, Toronto 59-75.

Rob Refsnyder helped out the Minnesota cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the right fielder drew 1 walk.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Toronto manager Dan D.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .283 11 67
E. Carter LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .273 11 49
I. Happ DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .214 8 47
J. Westburg 3B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .230 16 64
K. Campbell 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .249 13 55
M. Yastrzemski RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .210 12 50
   a-R. Jeffers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 9 22
   b-R. Refsnyder RF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306 5 29
R. Hoskins 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .272 15 28
S. Alcantara SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .203 0 2
J. Rogers C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 10 36
Totals 35 7 8 7 7 8 19      
a - R. Jeffers pinch hit for M. Yastrzemski in the 8th
b - R. Refsnyder substituted for R. Jeffers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Blanco (38, 5th Inning off K. Bradish, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Alcantara (3, 9th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Happ (6, 9th Inning off T. Banks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Westburg (16, 1st Inning off K. Bradish, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Yastrzemski (12, 6th Inning off K. Bradish, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 2 , E. Carter , I. Happ 3 , J. Westburg 4 , K. Campbell , M. Yastrzemski 4 , S. Alcantara 3
2-out RBI: E. Carter , I. Happ , J. Westburg , M. Yastrzemski , R. Refsnyder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , R. Hoskins 3
GIDP: J. Rogers
Hit by Pitch: D. Blanco
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco 2 (42)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .252 2 43
J. Outman CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .232 30 60
W. Langford LF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .215 27 71
B. Harper DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .243 29 82
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230 15 47
M. Muncy 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .227 27 73
J. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 15 49
W. Benson 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .198 12 38
   a-C. Kieboom PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
O. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .195 0 4
Totals 40 6 13 6 2 11 15      
a - C. Kieboom pinch hit for W. Benson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kieboom (1, 8th Inning off A. Chapman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: X. Edwards (2, 1st Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Benson (12, 4th Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Muncy (27, 8th Inning off A. Chapman, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Langford (27, 9th Inning off J. Alvarado, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 5 , J. Outman 3 , W. Langford 5 , B. Harper , M. Muncy 5 , J. Walker , W. Benson 4 , C. Kieboom 2
2-out RBI: W. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 2 , W. Contreras , O. Miller 3
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Outman (18)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Miller (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Contreras-Edwards-Benson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfaadt W (14-8) 5.2 7 2 2 2 8 2 90 3.50   
J. Foley H (8) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.16   
A. Chapman H (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 5.25   
J. Alvarado 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 16 3.86   
J. Hader SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfaadt 53
Batters Faced: B. Pfaadt 26, J. Foley 5, A. Chapman 5, J. Alvarado 3, J. Hader 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfaadt 1-8, J. Foley 2-0, A. Chapman 1-2, J. Alvarado 0-0, J. Hader 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfaadt 90-59, J. Foley 15-12, A. Chapman 13-10, J. Alvarado 16-11, J. Hader 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Foley 2-0
WP: B. Pfaadt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bradish L (10-9) 5.2 6 4 4 1 5 2 84 4.06   
J. Winder 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 0.59   
A. Ashby 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 29 4.87   
T. Banks 0.2 1 2 2 4 1 0 28 2.67   
B. Burke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bradish 45
Batters Faced: K. Bradish 24, J. Winder 7, A. Ashby 4, T. Banks 7, B. Burke 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bradish 6-5, J. Winder 2-2, A. Ashby 0-1, T. Banks 1-0, B. Burke 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bradish 84-52, J. Winder 27-16, A. Ashby 29-19, T. Banks 28-12, B. Burke 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 1-0 , T. Banks 1-1 , B. Burke 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Winder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Pfaadt
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 24321
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