Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, August 26th, 2016 6:07PM CST

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Game Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated Minnesota by a score of fifteen to eight on Friday night, a game where Russell Martin and Justin Smoak proved instrumental, each hitting a home run and driving in five runs as the defeat became the Twins' eighth consecutive loss.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 26th, 2016

Time: 6:07PM CST

Stadium: Rogers Centre

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 42,534

Line Score

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Toronto Blue JaysTOR 05100450-
Minnesota TwinsMIN 101201021

Game Stats


Toronto Blue Jays Batting

Blue Jays Batting

Doubles: Martin (15, Light); Barney (13, Tonkin); Bautista (20, Tonkin)

Home Runs: Smoak (14, 2nd inning off Dean 2 on, 1 Out); Donaldson (30, 2nd inning off Dean 1 on, 2 Out); Barney (4, 6th inning off Albers 0 on, 0 Out); Martin (15, 7th inning off O'Rourke 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Smoak 5 (33), Donaldson 3 (85), Barney (19), Martin 5 (59), Encarnación (102)

2-out Runs Batted In: Donaldson 2, Smoak, Martin 5

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-9 (Smoak 3-3, Donaldson 1-1, Martin 1-1, Carrera 0-1, Encarnación 0-1, Barney 0-1, Upton Jr. 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Carrera 1; Upton Jr. 1


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

Blue Jays Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Liriano 9-22; Biagini 4-6; Benoit 1-3; Loup 5-11

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Liriano 15-14-19-11; Biagini 3-1-6-4; Benoit 3-0-0-3; Loup 7-2-8-9

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 4-4; Biagini 1-1; Benoit 2-1; Loup 3-2

Game Scores: F Liriano 52


Toronto Blue Jays Fielding

Blue Jays Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Donaldson-Barney-Smoak)

Errors: Liriano (1, ground ball)


Toronto Blue Jays Baserunning

Blue Jays Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Carrera (6, 2nd base off Light/Suzuki)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Suzuki (22, Liriano); Escobar (13, Loup); Grossman (16, Loup)

Home Runs: Plouffe (8, 1st inning off Liriano 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Plouffe 2 (37), Suzuki 3 (41), Rosario 2 (30), Kepler (56)

2-out Runs Batted In: Plouffe, Rosario

Sacrifice Flies: Rosario; Kepler; Plouffe; Suzuki

Ground Into Double Play: Plouffe

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Rosario 1-2, Sanó 0-2, Dozier 0-3, Suzuki 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 2; Dozier 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: Light

Hit By Pitch: Suzuki (By Biagini)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Dean 9-18; Albers 6-9; Light 1-5; Tonkin 4-6; O'Rourke 0-4; Wimmers 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Dean 12-3-16-15; Albers 6-3-3-8; Light 4-1-2-1; Tonkin 3-3-3-5; O'Rourke 1-0-0-3; Wimmers 4-1-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Dean 4-4; Albers 4-2; Light 0-0; Tonkin 1-0; O'Rourke 2-0; Wimmers 1-0

Game Scores: P Dean 19


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Polanco (7, throw); Suzuki (4, throw)


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