AL Wild Card Game 1: Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays, October 3, 2023
AL Wild Card Game 1
October 3, 2023, 4:38 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Toronto Blue JaysMinnesota Twins
.746
OPS.754
188
HR233
746
Runs778
3.78
ERA3.87
1.25
WHIP1.20
1528
Strikeouts by pitchers1560
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bo Bichette and Kevin Kiermaier led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon BeltDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo BichetteSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan Biggio2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro KirkC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin KiermaierCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daulton VarshoLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whit MerrifieldPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Royce Lewis led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard Julien2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle FarmerPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco3B/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Royce LewisDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Kirilloff1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan SolanoPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt WallnerLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi CastroLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Pitching
Kevin Gausman went 4.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (5 SO, 3 ER); Pablo López went 5.2 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Kevin Gausman | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Erik Swanson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Mayza | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Green | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Pablo López | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Louis Varland | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jhoan Duran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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