MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/12/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1765 - SUNDAY, JULY 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (44-53) 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 12 1
Minnesota Twins (45-53) 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 X 8 11 0
Great Effort by Broxton Wasted in 8-6 Blue Jays Loss
The Minnesota Twins outlasted Keon Broxton and the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-6. Broxton was impressive in the loss. The Toronto center fielder belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. With the win, the Twins have a record of 45-53.

In the bottom of the third, Minnesota first baseman Edwin Encarnacion had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Encarnacion stroked a 2-run single to left. It made the score 4-1, Minnesota. For the game, he went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"There's still time to turn this season around," said Encarnacion.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mendick DH 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .234 6 16
M. Dubon 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .289 7 19
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .274 24 57
J. Soler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 26 56
R. Chirinos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .162 7 20
A. Diaz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 14 47
D. Walton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283 8 36
E. Hernandez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 16 38
K. Broxton CF 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .173 14 29
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Broxton (8, 4th Inning off C. Stratton, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Walton (17, 2nd Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Broxton 2 (14, 3rd Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off N. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) D. Mendick (6, 4th Inning off C. Stratton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dubon 2 , J. Bell , K. Broxton 10 , E. Hernandez , D. Walton 3 , D. Mendick 6
2-out RBI: J. Bell , K. Broxton , D. Mendick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez , R. Chirinos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Dubon (4)
CS: D. Walton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dubon (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .266 4 32
M. Rojas 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .249 6 37
C. Correa SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .229 11 34
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .223 19 44
D. Santana LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .208 18 36
M. Chavis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259 25 52
J. Bruce DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .220 27 58
T. Hernandez CF 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .206 10 29
A. Garcia C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .219 3 13
Totals 36 8 11 8 3 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (27, 3rd Inning off M. Fiers, 2 on, 1 out) D. Santana (17, 4th Inning off A. Bettinger, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hernandez (10, 4th Inning off M. Fiers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia 2 , T. Hernandez 4 , C. Correa , W. Merrifield 3 , D. Santana 2 , M. Rojas , E. Encarnacion , M. Chavis 2
2-out RBI: D. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bruce 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Garcia (1) , T. Hernandez (6)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fiers L (6-6) 3.0 5 5 5 2 2 1 65 40 4.17   
A. Bettinger 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 0 33 25 5.15   
J. Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 10 2.95   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 10 6.07   
D. Valdez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 15 7.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fiers 27
Batters Faced: M. Fiers 17, A. Bettinger 11, J. Walker 3, T. Rosenthal 4, D. Valdez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fiers 2-5, A. Bettinger 3-1, J. Walker 0-0, T. Rosenthal 0-0, D. Valdez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fiers 65-40, A. Bettinger 33-25, J. Walker 16-10, T. Rosenthal 20-10, D. Valdez 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton W (7-6) 6.2 10 5 5 2 4 2 94 58 4.81   
S. Spitzbarth H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 3.24   
V. Arano H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.89   
N. Anderson SV (20) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 19 14 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 36
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 30, S. Spitzbarth 1, V. Arano 3, N. Anderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 8-6, S. Spitzbarth 0-0, V. Arano 1-1, N. Anderson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 94-58, S. Spitzbarth 4-3, V. Arano 12-8, N. Anderson 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Spitzbarth 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keon Broxton
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 33472
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