Taj Bradley’s electric early-season form (1.08 ERA, 22 K in 16.2 IP) should carry into this start. His lively fastball and cutter match up well against a Blue Jays lineup that is suddenly thinner with George Springer sidelined, forcing Toronto to lean on inexperienced bats like Valenzuela and Lukes. Expect Bradley to cruise through the first trip in the order, mix in his changeup the second time through, and hand the game to a rested back-end trio of Sands, Funderburk, and Orze. Max Scherzer still flashes swing-and-miss stuff, but the Twins’ patient approach—anchored by hot hitters Josh Bell and Ryan Jeffers—figures to elevate his pitch count by the middle innings. With Royce Lewis out, Minnesota will sprinkle contact hitters (Martin, Lee) around Bell to keep traffic on the bases, and a fourth-inning surge should force the Jays to the bullpen earlier than they’d like. Given Toronto’s shaky middle relief, a late add-on run in the eighth and insurance in the ninth look likely. Toronto will scrape together runs against Bradley the third time through the order—Guerrero Jr. stays hot, and Davis Schneider’s discipline produces a key RBI—but the Jays’ offense lacks the thump to overcome the deficit. Home-field advantage and Scherzer’s competitiveness keep it close, yet the Twins’ sharper bullpen and deeper lineup tilt the final margin their way, 5-3.

Sandsynlige pitchere

T. Bradley Twins

9-4 3.85 ERA

124 K

M. Scherzer Blue Jays

1-4 10.23 ERA

14 K

Minnesota Twins — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Kody Clemens	1B	.143	2	3	.273	.357
Austin Martin	LF	.300	0	2	.500	.333
Luke Keaschall	2B	.213	1	7	.269	.279
Josh Bell	DH	.275	3	12	.397	.529
Matt Wallner	RF	.220	3	6	.281	.407
Victor Caratini	C	.261	0	5	.345	.283
Tristan Gray	3B	.273	2	11	.346	.591
Brooks Lee	SS	.238	2	8	.289	.405
James Outman	CF	.000	0	0	.053	.000

Toronto Blue Jays — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Ernie Clement	2B	.311	0	4	.323	.393
Daulton Varsho	CF	.250	2	6	.328	.442
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	.321	1	5	.446	.434
Jesús Sánchez	LF	.273	2	9	.327	.477
Kazuma Okamoto	3B	.204	2	3	.283	.333
Nathan Lukes	RF	.077	0	2	.138	.077
Eloy Jiménez	DH	.500	0	0	.500	.500
Andrés Giménez	SS	.278	2	9	.328	.444
Brandon Valenzuela	C	.167	1	2	.211	.333

Scoring plays

▼ 1

Daulton Varsho singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Matt Wallner, deflected by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Ernie Clement scores.

0-1

▲ 2

Tristan Gray homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Josh Bell scores. Matt Wallner scores.

3-1

▲ 3

Kody Clemens homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

4-1

▲ 3

Matt Wallner singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Trevor Larnach scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. Josh Bell to 2nd.

5-1

▲ 3

Victor Caratini out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Luke Keaschall scores. Josh Bell to 3rd.

6-1

▲ 3

Brooks Lee doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Jesús Sánchez. Josh Bell scores. Matt Wallner scores. Tristan Gray to 3rd.

8-1

▼ 7

Jesús Sánchez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Ernie Clement scores.

8-2

Minnesota Twins — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Kody Clemens1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	1	.143	.630
Austin MartinLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.833
Luke Keaschall2B	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.213	.548
Josh BellDH	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	.275	.926
Matt WallnerRF	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	.220	.688
Victor CaratiniC	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.261	.628
Tristan Gray3B	3	1	1	3	0	0	1	.273	.937
Brooks LeeSS	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.238	.694
James OutmanCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.053
I alt	33	8	8	8	2	12	2

BATTING

2B: Lee, B (1, Mantiply).

HR: Gray, T (2, 2nd inning off Scherzer, 2 on, 1 out); Clemens (2, 3rd inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Caratini; Clemens 4; Gray, T 4; Keaschall 2; Larnach; Lee, B 2; Wallner.

RBI: Caratini (5); Clemens (3); Gray, T 3 (11); Lee, B 2 (8); Wallner (6).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Clemens 2; Wallner.

SF: Caratini.

GIDP: Gray, T.

Team RISP: 3-for-8.

Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: Keaschall (3, 2nd base off Mantiply/Valenzuela).

FIELDING

DP: 2 (Keaschall-Lee, B-Clemens; Lee, B-Keaschall-Clemens).

Toronto Blue Jays — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Ernie Clement2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	.311	.716
Daulton VarshoCF	5	0	3	1	0	0	.250	.770
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	3	0	1	0	2	0	.321	.880
Jesús SánchezLF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.273	.804
Kazuma Okamoto3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.204	.616
Nathan LukesRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.077	.215
Eloy JiménezDH	4	0	2	0	0	2	.500	1.000
Andrés GiménezSS	4	0	2	0	0	1	.278	.772
Brandon ValenzuelaC	3	0	0	0	1	2	.167	.544
I alt	36	2	12	2	4	9

BATTING

2B: Clement (5, Bradley, T); Varsho (4, Bradley, T); Giménez (1, Morris).

TB: Clement 4; Giménez 3; Guerrero Jr.; Jiménez, E 2; Sánchez, J; Varsho 4.

RBI: Sánchez, J (9); Varsho (6).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Valenzuela; Varsho 2; Lukes; Okamoto 3; Clement.

SF: Sánchez, J.

GIDP: Okamoto; Sánchez, J.

Team RISP: 2-for-14.

Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING

DP: (Clement-Giménez-Guerrero Jr.).

Minnesota Twins — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Taj Bradley(W, 3-0)	5.0	5	1	1	4	7	106-62	1.25
Andrew Morris(H, 1)	3.0	6	1	1	0	2	67-50	3.00
Justin Topa	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-8	4.70

Toronto Blue Jays — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Max Scherzer(L, 1-2)	2.1	5	8	8	2	3	2	68-41	9.58
Joe Mantiply	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	5.79
Tommy Nance	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	6.43
Mason Fluharty	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	6.75
Louis Varland	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	16-11	0.00
Tyler Rogers	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	0.00
Jeff Hoffman	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-10	2.35

Kampinfo

Dommere: Home Plate: Derek Thomas; First Base: Scott Barry; Second Base: Manny Gonzalez; Third Base: Tom Hanahan

Stadion: Rogers Centre, Toronto

Vejr: 68°F, Roof Closed

Vind: 0 mph, None

Minnesota Twins — Nyheder

Twins mister Abel og Festa til sæsonafsluttende skader

Minnesotas rotation krymper til Ryan (2,85 ERA), Bradley (3,85 ERA) og Ober (4,33 ERA) som tre hovedmuligheder; Matthews (4,57 ERA, 0,33 xwOBA) går nu ind i regelmæssige rotationspligter for et 49-50-hold, der allerede er -15 i pointforskel, når det går ind i et playoff-konkurrencevindue.

Mick Abel

David Festa

Minnesota Twins

Twins Gør Krav på Jack Anderson fra Red Sox Waivers

Anderson har kastet 8,0 innings med en ERA på 3,38 og xwOBA på 0,372 i tre aflastningsoptræder for Boston—minimalt potentiale for en MIN bullpen, der allerede tillader 480 løb (tredje værst i AL Central).

Jack Anderson

Minnesota Twins

Boston Red Sox

Jeffers Vender Tilbage fra Hamatbrud for Twins

Jeffers havde kun brug for fem rehab-kampe for at vende tilbage og ankom med .389 xwOBA og .541 SLG over 37 kampe—eliteoffensiv produktion, som betyder noget i betragtning af at Twins sidder 46-48 med en løbsdifferens på -17 og er afhængig af en bullpen, hvor Rogers poster 5.61 ERA og Orze sidder ved 5.66.

Minnesota Twins

Twins Erhverver Tommy Nance fra Blue Jays

Nance (ERA 3.82, WHIP 1.27, K/9 9.27) tilføjer dybde til MINs bullpen, som har været upålideligt—Rogers (ERA 5.61), Orze (ERA 5.66) og Gómez (ERA 3.59, xwOBA 0.347) har alle kæmpet. TOR overfører en reliever på mellemniveau fra et 44-49-hold, mens MIN sidder på 46-48 og har brug for stabilitet i de sene innings.

Tommy Nance

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

Anthony Banda gennemgår sæson-sluttende latissimusoperation

Banda (ERA 4.46, 8.65 K/9 i 39 K) var Minnesotas primære reliever med høj risiko; hans tab tvinger Twins til at stole mere på Gómez (ERA 3.59, 38 K), mens Rogers (ERA 5.61) fortsætter med at underprestere i et bullpen, der allerede ligger på -14 i løbsforskel.

Anthony Banda

Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays — Nyheder

Dylan Cease Kaster Målløs Inning ved All-Star Game

Ceases 2.56 ERA og 148 strikeouts (13.55 K/9) på 17 starter understreger hans fremkomst som Torontos mest pålidelige starter, selvom Blue Jays' 45-51-rekord efterlader meget lidt plads til fejl i anden halvdel.

Dylan Cease

Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays Vælger CJ Van Eyk Fra Triple-A

Van Eyk går ind i en rotation, hvor Cease (2,56 ERA, 148 SO) er den eneste pålidelige arm, hvilket efterlader Toronto afhængig af Gausman (4,32 ERA) og Corbin (5,07 ERA) som bageste stabilisatorer i en bullpen-tung sæson for et 45-50-hold.

CJ Van Eyk

Toronto Blue Jays

Twins Erhverver Tommy Nance fra Blue Jays

Tommy Nance

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

Blue Jays frigiver Josh Fleming og Justin Topa

Fleming posterede en ERA på 12.00 med 6.00 BB/9 i en optræden; Topas 8.05 ERA og 2.00 WHIP i 23 reliefer gav ingen dybbdeværdi til Torontos bullpen, hvor Varland (0.96 ERA) og Rogers (1.81 ERA) bærer byrden.

Josh Fleming

Justin Topa

Toronto Blue Jays

Matt Bowman Udløser Udskrivningsindstilling i Blue Jays-aftalen

Bowmans afgang ville have minimal indflydelse på Torontos trup, hvis bullpen ledes af Varland (0,98 ERA, 64 strikeouts på 41 kampe) og Rogers (1,81 ERA). Jays med rekord 41-46 har reservespillere til rådighed ved behov, men dette signalerer, at de ikke er forpligtet til 35-åringen på dette tidspunkt i sæsonen.

Toronto Blue Jays