MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/12/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2015 - SUNDAY, JULY 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (43-54) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 13 0
Minnesota Twins (45-53) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Blue Jays Win at Minnesota, 6-2
Starting pitcher Tanner Roark held up his part of the bargain, helping the Toronto Blue Jays stymie the Minnesota Twins, 6-2. Toronto is now 43-54. Minnesota is 45-53.

It could have been a different outcome for Toronto, had it not been for Reese McGuire, the 25-year old catcher . McGuire contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put Toronto up, 2-1.

"I like to lead by example," said McGuire. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .248 15 39
L. Gurriel Jr. DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 19 55
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .348 15 50
B. Bichette SS 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .351 27 77
T. Shaw 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .194 20 51
R. Grichuk RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 9 .194 15 52
R. McGuire C 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .289 1 17
T. Hernandez LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .260 13 42
A. Alford CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .213 5 17
Totals 38 6 13 6 4 12 26      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Shaw 2 (17, 2nd Inning off R. Dobnak, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Dobnak, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Bichette (27, 5th Inning off R. Dobnak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hernandez (13, 9th Inning off T. Duffey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. , L. Gurriel Jr. , C. Biggio , R. McGuire 3 , T. Hernandez 5 , T. Shaw 4 , B. Bichette 4
2-out RBI: T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , T. Hernandez , R. Grichuk 2
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr. , T. Hernandez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Alford (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Biggio-Shaw)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 6 34
L. Arraez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .334 3 26
N. Cruz DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .243 22 53
M. Sano 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .226 33 68
M. Kepler RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .259 14 40
M. Garver C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 4 15
M. Gonzalez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .261 8 23
W. Astudillo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 3 19
E. Adrianza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 4 31
Totals 34 2 8 2 0 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kepler 2 (20, 4th Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off K. Giles, 0 on, 1 out) M. Gonzalez (13, 2nd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (22, 4th Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Sano (33, 2nd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 4 , L. Arraez , W. Astudillo , M. Kepler 4 , M. Sano 4 , M. Gonzalez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Astudillo , M. Gonzalez 2
GIDP: N. Cruz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Astudillo-Adrianza-Sano, Adrianza-Gonzalez-Sano)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Roark W (4-6) 6.1 5 2 2 0 4 2 93 61 4.86   
J. Miller H (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 21 5.26   
K. Giles 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 10 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Roark 59
Batters Faced: T. Roark 24, J. Miller 6, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Roark 8-7, J. Miller 2-1, K. Giles 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Roark 93-61, J. Miller 28-21, K. Giles 17-10
Balk: T. Roark
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Dobnak L (4-7) 5.0 8 3 3 2 7 0 92 56 5.15   
Z. Littell 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 26 3.02   
T. Duffey 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 19 10 6.42   
T. May 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 13 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dobnak 44
Batters Faced: R. Dobnak 24, Z. Littell 9, T. Duffey 4, T. May 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dobnak 4-3, Z. Littell 3-2, T. Duffey 0-0, T. May 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dobnak 92-56, Z. Littell 36-26, T. Duffey 19-10, T. May 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. May 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tanner Roark
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 31577
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