MIN 8, TOR 9 | Mar 17, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, March 17, 2019•Dunedin Stadium•71°F, Sunny

MIN

Twins

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Justin Shafer

LOSS

Ryan Eades

SAVE

Justin Watts

The Blue Jays edged the Twins 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Alex Kirilloff3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Mitch Garver3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Brock Lundquist doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Kirilloff, deflected by first baseman Tomas Telis. Nash Knight scores. Luke Maile to 3rd.

Weather: 71°F, SunnyWind: 5 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 5:07 PM UTCT: 3:31Att: 4,598Venue: Dunedin Stadium

Win Probability

TOR WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	8	13	1
TOR	1	0	5	0	0	0	2

Game 566860 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jon KemmerLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.444/.286
Tomás Telis1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238/.238/.286
Randy César3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.269/.321/.500
Joe CroninSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500/.500/2.000
Brian NavarretoC	1	1	0	0	0	0	.188/.176/.563
Jordany Valdespin2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.400/.625/1.000
Wynston SawyerPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.176/.263/.294
Gilberto CelestinoCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Alex KirilloffRF	4	0	3	1	0	0	.364/.364/.364
Bench
Michael ReedLF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.313/.294/.500
Ronald Torreyes2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.293/.341/.439
Jake CaveCF
Totals	38	8	13	7	4	12	-

HR:Adrianza (5th off Fisk, 2 on, 2 out); Austin (7th off Tepera, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:César; Garver 2

TB:22

RBI:Adrianza 2; Austin; Kirilloff; Reed; Garver; Rosales

SB:Adrianza; Cave; Kirilloff

CS:Torreyes

SF:Reed

Team LOB:9

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Brock LundquistDH	2	0	1	1	0	1	.250/.400/.500
Rodrigo OrozcoLF	1	0

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Preston Guilmet	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	10-10	4.70
Tim CollinsH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	5.40
Fernando Romero	0.0	1	5	4	3	0	0	14-2	5.00
Austin AdamsBS	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	16-8	0.00
DJ Baxendale	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	8-8	1.80
Adalberto Mejía	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	12-8	4.50
Mike Morin	1.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	14-10	2.08
Ryan EadesL	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	7-6	1.29
Totals	8.0	12	9	8	7	10	2	88-59	-

Inherited runners-scored:Adams 3-3; Mejía 1-0; Morin 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Guilmet 10-10; Collins 7-7; Romero 14-2; Adams 16-8; Baxendale 8-8; Mejía 12-8; Morin 14-10; Eades 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Guilmet 0-0; Collins 0-1; Romero 1-0; Adams 0-1; Baxendale 2-1; Mejía 1-0; Morin 1-3; Eades 1-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Aaron Sanchez	3.0	6	4	3	1	4	0	30-24	2.31
Conor Fisk

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • MIN

1-0

Mitch Garver strikes out swinging, catcher Luke Maile to first baseman Justin Smoak.

Bot 1 • TOR

1-1

Randal Grichuk homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

Top 2 • MIN

3-1

Michael Reed out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Anthony Alford. Lucas Duda scores.

2-1

Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to left fielder Billy McKinney. Ehire Adrianza scores. Lucas Duda to 3rd.

Top 3 • MIN

4-1

Mitch Garver doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Billy McKinney. Jake Cave scores.

Bot 3 • TOR

4-2

Billy McKinney walks. Dalton Pompey scores. Luke Maile to 3rd. Randal Grichuk to 2nd.

4-3

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. walks. Luke Maile scores. Randal Grichuk to 3rd. Billy McKinney to 2nd.

4-4

Justin Smoak walks. Randal Grichuk scores. Billy McKinney to 3rd. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to 2nd.

4-6

Cavan Biggio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Cave. Billy McKinney scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. Justin Smoak to 2nd.

Top 5 • MIN

6-6

Ehire Adrianza homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Mitch Garver scores.

Top 7 • MIN

8-6

Adam Rosales grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Bo Bichette. Brian Navarreto scores. Ehire Adrianza out at 2nd. Adam Rosales to 1st.

7-6

Tyler Austin homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

Bot 7 • TOR

8-7

Cal Stevenson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Reed. Anthony Alford scores.

8-8

Brock Lundquist doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Kirilloff, deflected by first baseman Tomas Telis. Nash Knight scores. Luke Maile to 3rd.

Bot 8 • TOR

8-9

Rowdy Tellez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

HR:Grichuk (1st off Guilmet, 0 on, 0 out); Tellez (8th off Eades, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Lundquist; Maile

TB:20

RBI:Tellez; Lundquist; Grichuk; Biggio 2; McKinney; Stevenson; Smoak; Jr.

SB:Pompey

CS:Obeso; McKinney

SF:Stevenson

Team LOB:9

WP:Fisk 2

HBP:Torreyes (by Giles)

Pitches-strikes:Sanchez 30-24; Fisk 20-13; Morimando 5-1; Giles 8-6; Tepera 17-10; Shafer 6-6; Watts 8-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Sanchez 3-2; Fisk 1-1; Morimando 0-1; Giles 0-1; Tepera 1-1; Shafer 1-1; Watts 0-1

Bench
Randal GrichukDH	3	2	2	1	0	0	.313/.450/.750
Billy McKinneyLF	1	1	1	1	2	0	.273/.415/.485
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.SS	2	1	0	1	1	1	.345/.417/.621
Justin Smoak1B	2	0	0	1	1	2	.321/.406/.714
Cavan Biggio2B	4	0	2	2	0	1	.250/.325/.444
Anthony AlfordRF	2	1	0	0	1	0	.242/.342/.636
Richard Urena3B	3	0	1	0	1	2	.290/.389/.452
Dalton PompeyCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.406
Luke MaileC	3	1	2	0	1	1	.148/.233/.185
Aaron SanchezP							.000/.000/.000
Conor FiskP							.000/.000/.000
Shawn MorimandoP							.000/.000/.000
Ken GilesP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan TeperaP							.000/.000/.000
Justin ShaferP							.000/.000/.000
Justin WattsP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays

Game Notes