The Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays played game two of a three-game set. Previously Minnesota took game one by a score of 9-3. Both the Blue Jays and Twins currently sit in playoff positions.
(Game 1)Jorge Polanco got Minnesota on the board first hitting, a two-run home run off former teammate Jose Berrios. Polanco drove in Luis Arraez, who singled to start the game.
Bo Bichette cut the lead in half during the bottom of the first inning by hitting a solo shot off Twins' starter Dylan Bundy.
The Blue Jays would then take the lead in the second after Cavan Biggio doubled to drive in Alejandro Kirk, George Springer singled, driving in Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and Cavan Biggio scored on a Jermaine Palacios fielding error. The Jays took a 4-2 lead after two.
Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would add insurance runs by hitting two-run home runs in the third and fourth inning. Toronto took a commanding 8-2 lead after four innings.
Later in the game, the Jays would blow out the score. Springer and Biggio would drive in a run each, while Gurriel Jr. drove in two more. Toronto leads 12-2.
Mark Contreras would end up driving in a run for the Twins, he drove in Jose Miranda.
The Blue Jays crushed the Twins, by a final score of 12-3, racking up 16 hits compared to just six for Minnesota.
Pitching:
The Jays sent former Minnesota Twin Jose Berrios to the mound, facing off against Dylan Bundy.
Berrios pitched seven strong innings giving up just two runs on three hits while striking out a career-high 13 batters. He handed the baton to Julian Merryweather after throwing 90 pitches. Merryweather threw one scoreless inning, then Trent Thornton closed out the game allowing just one run.
Twins' starter Dylan Bundy had an awful start. The veteran pitched just 2.33 innings, allowing six runs (only five earned runs) on eight hits. Bundy struck out just two while giving up two home runs and driving his ERA up to 5.57. Ian Hamilton would be brought in relief and allowed two more runs in just 2.66 innings. Yennier Cano pitched the sixth and seventh inning giving up one run, while Juan Minaya pitched the eighth, giving up three runs.
Game three will ultimately decide the winner of the series, Minnesota hopes to reset, while Toronto hopes to boost with momentum.