MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/30/2110
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 849 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (12-7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Minnesota Twins (11-8) 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 X 9 13 0
Blue Jays Lose 9-2 Decision to Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins topped the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 9-2. Leading the way was catcher Brian Duncan. Duncan went 2-4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Twins. Danny Aguirre picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 3 in 5.2 innings. With the loss, Toronto is 12-7.

With Minnesota leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Duncan hit a sinker from Billy Demeter for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 4-1.

"No one player deserves all the credit when you win," Duncan said. "And the same is true when you lose."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Starnes RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 7
V. Rivera DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .222 6 11
M. Iniguez 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 4 12
   a-K. Harvey 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 2 6
A. Castaneda 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333 2 10
N. Maruschak 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .326 2 10
M. Polanco LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .218 1 8
M. Beiriger C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .233 2 10
H. Amador SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 0 3
   b-J. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 3 12
Z. Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 3 6
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 9 10      
a - K. Harvey substituted for M. Iniguez in the 6th
b - J. Thompson pinch hit for H. Amador in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Polanco (5, 9th Inning off A. Pennington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Rivera (6, 1st Inning off D. Aguirre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Rivera 4 , N. Maruschak , M. Polanco 3 , J. Thompson
2-out RBI: N. Maruschak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beiriger , H. Amador , Z. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: M. Polanco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Maruschak-Amador-Castaneda)
OF assists: 1 (Starnes(Hanagan at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Tian DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .284 1 11
N. Carpenter 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287 0 7
B. Hinson CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .258 1 15
D. Pereyra RF 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .283 2 11
B. McBride 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .273 4 11
E. Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 6
C. Pope LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .271 1 3
B. Duncan C 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .297 1 10
B. Hanagan SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 1 7
Totals 35 9 13 9 2 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Carpenter (13, 1st Inning off B. Demeter, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Pope (3, 4th Inning off B. Demeter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Pope (2, 6th Inning off B. Demeter, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Duncan (1, 6th Inning off B. Demeter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Duncan (1, 4th Inning off B. Demeter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Tian , N. Carpenter 2 , B. Hinson , D. Pereyra 2 , C. Pope 6 , B. Duncan 7 , B. Hanagan 3
2-out RBI: B. Hinson , D. Pereyra , B. Duncan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Tian , E. Hernandez
GIDP: B. Duncan
Hit by Pitch: D. Pereyra
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hanagan (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Demeter L (1-2) 5.1 10 6 6 1 3 1 80 3.80   
S. Makeever 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 36 6.14   
S. Jinks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Demeter 26
Batters Faced: B. Demeter 26, S. Makeever 9, S. Jinks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Demeter 6-5, S. Makeever 1-2, S. Jinks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Demeter 80-48, S. Makeever 36-26, S. Jinks 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Makeever 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Demeter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Aguirre W (2-1) 5.2 2 2 2 3 3 1 77 7.04   
T. Waterbury H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 1.80   
A. Pennington 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Aguirre 57
Batters Faced: D. Aguirre 22, T. Waterbury 8, A. Pennington 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Aguirre 5-9, T. Waterbury 1-2, A. Pennington 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Aguirre 77-47, T. Waterbury 28-18, A. Pennington 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Waterbury 2-1
WP: D. Aguirre
Hit Batsmen: T. Waterbury
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Duncan
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 33963
Special Notes: 3B Marcos Iniguez was injured while running the bases.
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