Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Retrosheet


Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 2017 (N) at Target Field

TOR A    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  1  -   7 11  0
MIN A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  1
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hernandez lf                  3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Carrera ph,lf               2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Donaldson 3b                  5   4   4   2       0   0       4   0
Smoak 1b                      4   2   1   1       1   2       6   0
Bautista rf                   4   0   3   1       1   0       3   0
Morales dh                    4   0   2   2       0   2       0   0
  Refsnyder pr,dh             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pillar cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Martin c                      3   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Barney 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Goins ph,2b                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Urena ss                      3   0   0   0       1   2       3   0
Estrada p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dermody p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   7  11   6       4  10      27   2
BATTING - 
2B: Smoak (25,off Mejia); Bautista (26,off Gee).
HR: Donaldson 2 (28,1st inning off Mejia 0 on 1 out,9th inning off Moya 0 on
1 out).
GDP: Martin (12,off Gee).
IBB: Smoak (3,by Hildenberger).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Donaldson (2,2nd base off Hildenberger/Castro).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dozier 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Mauer 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Polanco ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
E. Rosario lf                 3   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
Buxton cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Kepler rf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Escobar 3b                    3   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Castro c                      3   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Grossman dh                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Mejia p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gee p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Busenitz p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hildenberger p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tonkin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moya p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2       1   4      27   4
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Polanco-Dozier-Mauer.
E: Dozier (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Mauer (33,off Dermody).
HR: E. Rosario (24,5th inning off Estrada 0 on 0 out); Escobar (19,8th inning
off Estrada 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Estrada W(9-8)                8     3   2   2   1   4   2  28
Dermody                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     4   2   2   1   4   2  32

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mejia L(4-6)                  3     5   3   3   0   3   1  14
Gee                           2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8
Busenitz                      1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5
Hildenberger                  0     4   3   3   1   0   0   5
Tonkin                        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Moya                          1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5
Totals                        9    11   7   7   4  10   2  41
Mejia faced 4 batters in the 4th inning
Hildenberger faced 5 batters in the 8th inning
IBB: Hildenberger (2,Smoak).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gee 2-0; Busenitz 1-0; Tonkin 2-0.
.
Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Chris Conroy, 3B - Ryan Blakney
Official Scorer: Stew Thornley
Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 29917
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins          
1. Hernandez           lf        Dozier              2b
2. Donaldson           3b        Mauer               1b
3. Smoak               1b        Polanco             ss
4. Bautista            rf        E. Rosario          lf
5. Morales             dh        Buxton              cf
6. Pillar              cf        Kepler              rf
7. Martin              c         Escobar             3b
8. Barney              2b        Castro              c
9. Urena               ss        Grossman            dh
   Estrada             p         Mejia               p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Hernandez flied to right; Donaldson homered to
left-center; Smoak struck out; Bautista flied to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Dozier flied to left; Mauer grounded out (pitcher to
first); Polanco flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Morales struck out; Pillar struck out; Martin
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: E. Rosario struck out; Buxton lined to left; Kepler
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Barney flied to right; Urena lined to first;
Hernandez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Escobar grounded out (second to first); Castro popped
to shortstop; Grossman popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Donaldson singled to left; Smoak doubled to
center [Donaldson scored]; Bautista singled to left [Smoak to
third]; Morales singled to shortstop [Smoak scored, Bautista to
second]; GEE REPLACED MEJIA (PITCHING); Pillar flied to left;
Martin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Morales out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Dozier popped to first; Mauer popped to third;
Polanco popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Barney struck out; Urena walked; Hernandez flied
to right; Donaldson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: E. Rosario homered to center; Buxton flied to center;
Kepler popped to first; Escobar popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Smoak was called out on strikes; Bautista doubled
to left; BUSENITZ REPLACED GEE (PITCHING); Morales was called
out on strikes; Pillar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Castro struck out; Grossman struck out; Dozier
singled to left; Mauer flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Martin lined to center; Barney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Urena was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Polanco flied to right; E. Rosario walked; Buxton
popped to shortstop; Kepler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HILDENBERGER REPLACED BUSENITZ (PITCHING);
CARRERA BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Carrera singled to second;
Donaldson singled to left [Carrera to third]; Donaldson stole
second; Smoak was walked intentionally; Bautista singled to
second [Carrera scored, Donaldson scored (error by Dozier) (no
RBI), Smoak to second]; Morales singled to center [Smoak scored,
Bautista to second]; TONKIN REPLACED HILDENBERGER (PITCHING);
Pillar flied to left; Martin walked [Bautista to third, Morales
to second]; REFSNYDER RAN FOR MORALES; GOINS BATTED FOR BARNEY;
Goins struck out; Urena struck out [Bautista out at home
(catcher unassisted), Refsnyder to third, Martin to second,
Urena to first]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: REFSNYDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CARRERA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Escobar
homered to right; Castro popped to third; Grossman popped to
third; Dozier flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
6, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MOYA REPLACED TONKIN (PITCHING); Carrera flied to
center; Donaldson homered to center; Smoak flied to center;
Bautista walked; Refsnyder flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: DERMODY REPLACED ESTRADA (PITCHING); Mauer doubled to
center; Polanco flied to center; E. Rosario grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mauer to third]; Buxton flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Twins 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        7  11   0    7
 Twins            2   4   1    3
Read Me