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

5-1 3.21 ERA

59 K

M. Scherzer Blue Jays

None-None 9.64 ERA

None 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 Handler Simeon Woods Richardson til Blue Jays

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Simeon Woods Richardson

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

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Colson Montgomery

Minnesota Twins

Chicago White Sox

Bailey Ober Diagnosticeret med Flexorbeskadelse

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Bailey Ober

Connor Prielipp

Minnesota Twins

Pirater Handler Justin Lawrence til Twins

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Justin Lawrence

Pittsburgh Pirates

Minnesota Twins

Twins Placerer Bailey Ober på 15-dages skadelisten med Albueinflammation

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Taj Bradley

Bailey Ober

Joe Ryan

Mike Paredes

Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays — Nyheder

Twins Handler Simeon Woods Richardson til Blue Jays

Simeon Woods Richardson

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

Blue Jays underskriver Justin Topa på minor league-kontrakt

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Justin Topa

Toronto Blue Jays

Jesús Sánchez fra Blue Jays forlader kampen med kontusion på højre håndled fra genstand kastet af fan

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Jesús Sánchez

Toronto Blue Jays

Orioles slår Blue Jays 6-5; Ward når 51 walks

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Toronto Blue Jays

Baltimore Orioles

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Austin Voth