Melvin Upton Jr. only saw third base coach Luis Rivera’s windmilling arms, telling him to sprint home. Trevor Plouffe homered in the series opener and drove in two runs for the second time in three games but is 0-for-5 lifetime versus Saturday starter Marcus Stroman.TV: 1:07 p.m. ET, FSN North (Minnesota), Sportsnet, TVA (Toronto) PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Ervin Santana (6-10, 3.33 ERA) vs.
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“Really?” he replied. “Well it’s not that way anymore I guess”. “I was just obviously focused on the game, running hard and scoring”. Pillar started after being scratched Friday because of flulike symptoms.
Showing that he still has speed to burn at age 32, Upton took advantage of a couple of misplays by Twins’ right-fielder Max Kepler. That was a tough one to endure, especially those last couple of innings.
Edwin Encarnacion had a two-run homer in the sixth inning and an added another run batted in with a single in the seventh as Toronto (73-56) mounted its comeback. Donaldson lashed a 2 RBI double to the RCF gap, and Encarnacion stung a ball up the third base line that went for a single to bring it to 7-6.
Minnesota added two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth. “I could see the smile through the phone”.
“If he hits it in the gap, it could turn into three”.
“I wouldn’t call it a State of the Union, but I think sometimes you have to collectively get a perspective and put it out there”, Molitor told reporters in Toronto.
“That was a huge play”.
The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled reliever Bo Schultz from the triple-A Buffalo Bisons and designated Aaron Loup for assignment in a corresponding move. He was a big part of this team previous year and he’ll fit right in.
There are some games during the course of a season that teams are expected to win because of their record and the recent play of their opponent, but still, they have to go out and compete. Collins entered Friday hitting.255 with six home runs and 17 RBIs in 28 games with Single-A Winston-Salem.
Grilli, whom the Jays acquired from Atlanta on May 31, gave up a leadoff single to DH Miguel Sano, but then shut the door on Minnesota, getting the next three batters, including a key two-out strikeout of Danny Santana. That allowed Upton to score standing up as a sellout crowd of 47,485 cheered wildly. Taylor Rogers pitched a third of an inning. He’s also allowed 27 home runs, fourth most in the American League.
Toronto scored in the bottom of the fourth when Encarnacion walked and Michael Saunders doubled.
With the loss, the Twins have matched their season long losing streak of 9 games and are 48-80 on the season.
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Smoak, who hadn’t started a game since August 19, picked up his fifth RBI in the seventh, driving in Darwin Barney with a base hit for an 11-5 lead. Fans cheered as the burly Encarnacion bore down on home plate.
