Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins

Saturday, August 27th, 2016 12:07PM CST

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Game Recap

The first-place Toronto Blue Jays erased a five-run deficit to defeat the Minnesota Twins. The winning rally unfolded in the eighth inning when Melvin Upton Jr. hit an RBI triple and subsequently scored on a misplay, completing the comeback victory.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, August 27th, 2016

Time: 12:07PM CST

Stadium: Rogers Centre

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 47,485

Line Score

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Game Stats


Toronto Blue Jays Batting

Blue Jays Batting

Doubles: Saunders (29, E. Santana); Pillar (29, Pressly); Thole (3, Pressly)

Triples: Upton Jr. (1, Pressly)

Home Runs: Encarnación (36, 6th inning off E. Santana 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Saunders (51), Encarnación 3 (105), Donaldson 2 (87), Upton Jr. (10)

2-out Runs Batted In: Saunders, Donaldson 2, Encarnación

Ground Into Double Play: Bautista; Saunders

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Donaldson 1-1, Bautista 0-1, Thole 0-1, Tulowitzki 0-1, Encarnación 1-1, Upton Jr. 1-1, Pillar 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bautista 1; Tulowitzki 1; Pillar 1


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

Blue Jays Pitching

Wild Pitches: Stroman

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stroman 19-27; Schultz 4-5; Grilli 3-4; Osuna 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stroman 14-9-24-21; Schultz 6-2-2-3; Grilli 3-6-7-2; Osuna 3-4-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stroman 9-4; Schultz 2-0; Grilli 0-1; Osuna 0-1

Game Scores: M Stroman 38


Toronto Blue Jays Fielding

Blue Jays Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Stroman-Tulowitzki-Encarnación)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Escobar (14, Stroman); Dozier (30, Stroman); Kepler (16, Stroman)

Home Runs: Plouffe (9, 7th inning off Schultz 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sanó (51), Escobar (33), Dozier 2 (78), Plouffe 2 (39)

2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier 2, Plouffe 2

Ground Into Double Play: Mauer

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (D. Santana 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Centeno 0-1, Mauer 0-3, Sanó 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Dozier 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Mauer 1; Sanó 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 16-28; Pressly 4-8; Rogers 0-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana 17-13-13-19; Pressly 6-1-8-8; Rogers 1-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 10-6; Pressly 0-3; Rogers 0-1

Game Scores: E Santana 39


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Dozier-Mauer, Mauer-Escobar-Mauer)

Errors: Kepler (6, bobble)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Dozier (11, 2nd base off Stroman/Thole)


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