The Blue Jays had runners in scoring position again in the fifth inning but couldn’t cash in. Carlos Correa hit an RBI single and pinch-hitter Willi Castro hit into a double-play to bring another run home. Max Kepler reached on an infield single and pinch-hitter Donovan Solano walked to load the bases. With left-handed batters due to face the southpaw Kikuchi, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli turned to his bench early. He yelled out and smacked his glove in satisfaction when he fanned Jorge Polanco to end the third.Ī leadoff walk in the fourth ended his 47-pitch appearance. He wasn’t kidding.Įven though Berrios was in form, Kikuchi started warming in the second inning and reliever Genesis Cabrera got loose in the third.īerrios, who gave up three hits, one earned run and a walk, was fired up at times. With his team in must-win mode, manager John Schneider called the game an “all hands on deck” situation. READ MORE: Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in AL wild-card openerĪ sacrifice bunt by Daulton Varsho put runners in scoring position in the second inning but George Springer lined out to end the threat. Toronto fell to 6-8 all-time in post-season elimination games.īerrios, who spent parts of six seasons with Minnesota, started strong against his former team, retiring the first three batters on 13 pitches. Toronto had runners at second and third base in the second, fifth and sixth innings but didn’t score. The Blue Jays had several chances but couldn’t get timely hitting. The Twins, who ended an 18-game playoff losing skid on Tuesday with a 3-1 win in Game 1, will advance to the AL Division Series against the Houston Astros.Īs much as the Berrios decision will be a talking point, Toronto’s offence was far too quiet in this short series. The Blue Jays have lost seven straight playoff games dating back to the 2016 AL Championship Series. Toronto was also swept in the first round by the Seattle Mariners last year and by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. After a trainer came out to look at Jhoan Duran’s throwing hand, the Twins closer worked the ninth inning for the save. Sonny Gray threw five innings for the win as Minnesota swept the best-of-three American League wild-card series.įive relievers combined on the nine-hit shutout. The Twins scored twice in the frame against Yusei Kikuchi for a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Toronto starter Jose Berrios was pulled after giving up a leadoff walk in the fourth inning. The Toronto Blue Jays were eliminated from the playoffs with a winless record for a second straight year on Wednesday after dropping a 2-0 decision to the Minnesota Twins.
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