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Blue Jays

Castro flied out to center fielder Grichuk

M.Gonzalez hit an infield single to second.

J.Castro flied out to center fielder Grichuk.

Twins

Cruz singled to right, Kepler scored, J.Polanco to third.

Singled to right, Kepler scored, J.Polanco to third.

E.Rosario grounded into a double play, first baseman Smoak to shortstop Galvis to first baseman Smoak, J.Polanco scored, Cruz out.

Grounded into a double play, first baseman Smoak to shortstop Galvis to first baseman Smoak, J.Polanco scored, Cruz out.

M.Gonzalez singled to left, Cruz scored, Cron to third.

Singled to left, Cruz scored, Cron to third.

Blue Jays first.  Sogard struck out.  Galvis singled to right.  Grichuk flied out to center fielder Buxton, Galvis to second.  Smoak singled to center, Galvis scored.  Hernández flied out to center fielder Buxton.

Twins first.  Kepler doubled to right.  Polanco walked on a full count.  On Maile's passed ball, Kepler to third, Polanco to second.  Cruz singled to right, Kepler scored, Polanco to third.  Rosario grounded into a double play, first baseman Smoak to shortstop Galvis to first baseman Smoak, Polanco scored, Cruz out.  Cron singled to center.  Gonzalez struck out.

Twins third.  Polanco doubled to right.  Cruz doubled to left, Polanco scored.  Rosario popped out to first baseman Smoak.  Cron grounded out, second baseman Sogard to first baseman Smoak, Cruz to third.  Gonzalez walked on four pitches.  Schoop flied out to right fielder McKinney.

Twins fifth.  Polanco struck out.  Cruz walked.  Rosario lined out to third baseman Drury.  Luciano pitching.  Cron walked, Cruz to second.  On Luciano's wild pitch, Cruz to third, Cron to second.  Gonzalez singled to left, Cruz scored, Cron to third.  Schoop grounded out, second baseman Sogard to first baseman Smoak.

 The Blue Jays lost two of three games against Tampa Bay, marking Toronto's fifth straight series to begin the season without a series victory. The Marlins and the Rockies are the only other teams this season that have not won a single series.

 At 8-4, the Twins are off to their best 12-game start in a season since beginning 2010 with a 9-3 record. Minnesota is 4-1 at home this season, with series victories over the Indians and the Tigers.

 The Twins went 4-2 against the Blue Jays last season -- Toronto won the first two games, then Minnesota proceeded to win the final four matchups of the season. The Twins have hit at least one home run in 12 consecutive games against the Blue Jays, their longest active streak against any single opponent.

 Through three career starts with the Blue Jays, Matt Shoemaker is 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA. The only other Blue Jay all-time with three wins and a sub-1.00 ERA through three career starts with the team was Roger Clemens in a Cy Young winning campaign in 1997 (0.42 ERA).

 Nelson Cruz has a .579 slugging percentage in 91 career games against the Blue Jays. That mark ranks fourth all-time among players with at least 300 plate appearances against Toronto, trailing only Ken Griffey Jr. (.600), Jose Canseco (.595) and Albert Belle (.593).

 Minnesota's starting pitchers have limited opposing batters to a .203 batter average, third lowest in MLB. Probable starter Martin Perez has allowed opponents to bat .327 since last season, which ranks last out of 214 pitchers over that time (min. 75 IP).

HP - Dreckman, 1B - Barber, 2B - Estabrook, 3B - Emmel

Twins looking to top Toronto, halt first losing streak
First-year Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli will try to put an end to the first losing streak of his managing career on Wednesday night when the Twins host Toronto at Target Field in Minneapolis.

Twins looking to top Toronto, halt first losing streak

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  Two starts ago, on a soggy mound in Philadelphia, Jake Odorizzi let the rain derail his pitching and didn't finish the first inning.
The weather in Minnesota Wednesday night didn't deter him, and neither did Toronto's lineup.

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MIN	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X

Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2019

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