MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/30/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2600 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (76-61) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 6 1
Minnesota Twins (56-78) 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 X 9 12 2
Carpenter drives in 3 runs in Twins Win
With first baseman Matt Carpenter leading the charge, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4, at Target Field. Carpenter, who finished 3rd in the NL in RBI with 110 last year, was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. Taijuan Walker, the winner, goes to 8-10. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts over 5 innings. Easton McGee recorded the save, making him 1 for 3.

In the first inning, Carpenter had a 3-run home run for Minnesota. It was his 20th home run of the season and put the Twins on top, 3-0.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Toronto manager Dan D.

Minnesota is now 56-78, while Toronto is 76-61.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Carlson RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .266 23 65
G. Lux 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .255 2 22
W. Contreras C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .240 21 69
B. Harper 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .264 28 76
J. Walker DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .281 24 76
M. Muncy 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .214 26 58
W. Langford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 8 38
J. Outman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 21 55
K. Hayes SS 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .245 12 56
Totals 34 4 6 4 5 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Muncy (11, 2nd Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Contreras (27, 5th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Walker (24, 7th Inning off E. McGee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Carlson , G. Lux , W. Contreras 2 , J. Walker 5 , M. Muncy 2
2-out RBI: , J. Walker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lux , B. Harper 2 , M. Muncy , J. Outman
GIDP: W. Contreras
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Lux-Harper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .263 11 46
C. Cron DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .219 21 65
M. Yastrzemski RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .241 23 64
P. Wisdom 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .181 18 48
M. Carpenter 1B 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 .214 20 49
C. Bethancourt C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .267 21 51
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263 8 39
K. Newman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .295 3 47
S. Hilliard LF 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .201 17 40
Totals 36 9 12 8 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cron (17, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Wisdom (20, 3rd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Carpenter (20, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Yastrzemski (23, 3rd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bethancourt (21, 5th Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell , C. Cron 3 , M. Yastrzemski 5 , P. Wisdom 2 , M. Carpenter 4 , C. Bethancourt 5 , B. Crawford , S. Hilliard 2
2-out RBI: C. Cron , M. Carpenter , B. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Crawford
GIDP: C. Cron
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Carpenter (5) , S. Hilliard (10)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wisdom (11) , K. Newman (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Crawford-Carpenter)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez L (9-8) 4.1 9 7 7 2 8 3 93 3.93   
N. Anderson 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 4.73   
E. Swanson 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 22 5.04   
P. Strzelecki 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 23
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 24, N. Anderson 7, E. Swanson 5, P. Strzelecki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 3-2, N. Anderson 3-1, E. Swanson 0-1, P. Strzelecki 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 93-57, N. Anderson 26-17, E. Swanson 22-13, P. Strzelecki 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker W (8-10) 5.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 97 4.49   
A. Speas 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 28 4.86   
E. McGee SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 33 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 52
Batters Faced: T. Walker 22, A. Speas 7, E. McGee 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 5-3, A. Speas 1-1, E. McGee 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 97-60, A. Speas 28-12, E. McGee 33-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Carpenter
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 26911
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