Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays, September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021, 7:40 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Toronto Blue JaysMinnesota Twins
.796
OPS.737
262
HR228
846
Runs729
3.91
ERA4.83
1.23
WHIP1.32
1468
Strikeouts by pitchers1317
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
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Box Score
Batting
Marcus Semien and Teoscar Hernández led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo BichetteSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teoscar HernándezRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey DickersonLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Breyvic Valera3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro KirkPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin SmithPR/3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny JansenC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Mitch Garver and Nick Gordon led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis ArraezLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CavePR/RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent RookerDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick GordonLF/RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Steven Matz went 3.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (6 SO, 2 ER); Michael Pineda went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (2 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Steven Matz | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Thomas Hatch | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Borucki | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Michael Pineda | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Vincent | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- ER
- earned runs
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