Simeon Woods Richardson enters this start in rhythm, commanding the fastball-changeup mix and running a 1.11 WHIP through his first two outings. Facing a Toronto lineup that is struggling to string together quality at-bats—Springer, Varsho and Okamoto are all south of a .250 OBP—the right-hander should be able to work efficiently the first time through the order and limit hard contact. Patrick Corbin, on the other hand, is making his season debut after a middling 2025 and arrives with diminished velocity. Minnesota’s roster is built to punish left-handed pitching: Bell, Lewis and Wallner all carry OPS marks around .900 versus southpaws over the last calendar year. Expect them to jump Corbin early, with Bell driving in a first-inning run and a two-run burst coming in the third when Royce Lewis sits on the slider. Toronto can still scratch out runs; Guerrero Jr. remains dangerous and Giménez is scorching line drives. They’ll nick Woods Richardson for single tallies in the second (Giménez RBI single) and fifth (Guerrero sacrifice fly) before a fatigued Twins starter exits after six. But Minnesota’s bullpen—Topa, Funderburk, Sands—has been the steadier unit, and they’re unlikely to surrender a crooked number. The Blue Jays’ relief corps is thin after recent DFA churn, and the seventh-inning bridge has been a problem; a Jeffers double off Nance pushes the Twins ahead 5-2. Toronto answers with a late Varsho RBI in the eighth, yet Taylor Rogers slams the door in the ninth. An insurance run manufactured by Buxton’s speed against a weary pen sets the final margin. With sharper starting pitching, a deeper bullpen, and an offense better equipped to attack a declining left-hander, the Twins are positioned to take the opener 6-3 while the Blue Jays’ early-season skid continues.

Sannsynlige pitchere

S. Woods Twins

0-5 7.74 ERA

19 K

P. Corbin Blue Jays

None-None 0.35 ERA

None K

Minnesota Twins — Tropp

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Byron Buxton	CF	.180	0	1	.263	.280
Austin Martin	LF	.286	0	2	.474	.321
Luke Keaschall	2B	.204	1	7	.254	.278
Josh Bell	1B	.289	3	10	.400	.578
Ryan Jeffers	C	.294	1	6	.415	.441
Victor Caratini	DH	.275	0	4	.362	.300
Matt Wallner	RF	.214	3	5	.267	.411
Brooks Lee	SS	.206	1	5	.270	.294
Tristan Gray	3B	.263	1	8	.318	.474

Toronto Blue Jays — Tropp

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
George Springer	DH	.189	2	6	.283	.377
Daulton Varsho	CF	.209	1	3	.306	.349
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	.304	1	5	.429	.435
Myles Straw	RF	.385	0	0	.429	.385
Kazuma Okamoto	3B	.220	2	3	.291	.360
Davis Schneider	LF	.294	1	5	.478	.529
Ernie Clement	2B	.288	0	4	.302	.365
Andrés Giménez	SS	.271	2	9	.314	.438
Brandon Valenzuela	C	.250	1	2	.250	.500

Scoringer

▲ 1

Ryan Jeffers homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Austin Martin scores. Luke Keaschall scores.

3-0

▲ 4

Brooks Lee homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

4-0

▼ 4

Jesús Sánchez doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

4-1

▼ 4

Davis Schneider doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Jesús Sánchez scores.

4-2

▼ 4

Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Austin Martin. Davis Schneider scores.

4-3

▼ 4

Brandon Valenzuela homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Andrés Giménez scores.

4-5

▼ 5

Daulton Varsho homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

4-6

▼ 6

Ernie Clement doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Davis Schneider scores.

4-7

▼ 6

George Springer doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Ernie Clement scores.

4-8

▼ 7

Davis Schneider singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

4-9

▼ 8

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Brandon Valenzuela scores.

4-10

Minnesota Twins — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Byron BuxtonCF	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.180	.543
Austin MartinLF	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.286	.795
Luke Keaschall2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.532
Josh Bell1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.289	.978
Ryan JeffersC	3	1	3	3	0	0	1	.294	.856
Victor CaratiniDH	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.275	.662
Matt WallnerRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.214	.678
Brooks LeeSS	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	.206	.564
Tristan Gray3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.263	.792
Totalt	32	4	7	4	2	12	2

BATTING

2B: Martin (1, Corbin).

HR: Jeffers (1, 1st inning off Corbin, 2 on, 2 out); Lee, B (1, 4th inning off Corbin, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Jeffers 6; Keaschall; Lee, B 4; Martin 3.

RBI: Jeffers 3 (6); Lee, B (5).

2-out RBI: Jeffers 3.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, B; Wallner; Keaschall; Martin.

SAC: Gray, T.

GIDP: Bell.

Team RISP: 2-for-9.

Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: Martin (2, 2nd base off Corbin/Valenzuela).

FIELDING

E: Gray, T (1, throw).

Toronto Blue Jays — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
George SpringerDH	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.189	.660
Daulton VarshoCF	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.209	.655
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	.304	.864
Myles StrawRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.814
Kazuma Okamoto3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.651
Davis SchneiderLF	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	.294	1.007
Ernie Clement2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.288	.667
Andrés GiménezSS	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.271	.752
Brandon ValenzuelaC	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.250	.750
Totalt	37	10	14	10	2	4	2

BATTING

2B: Varsho (3, Woods Richardson); Guerrero Jr. 2 (3, Woods Richardson, Topa); Sánchez, J (3, Woods Richardson); Schneider (1, Woods Richardson); Clement (4, Banda); Springer (4, Banda).

HR: Valenzuela (1, 4th inning off Woods Richardson, 1 on, 2 out); Varsho (1, 5th inning off Banda, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Clement 3; Giménez; Guerrero Jr. 5; Schneider 3; Springer 2; Sánchez, J 2; Valenzuela 5; Varsho 6.

RBI: Clement (4); Giménez (9); Guerrero Jr. (5); Schneider 2 (5); Springer (6); Sánchez, J (6); Valenzuela 2 (2); Varsho (3).

2-out RBI: Valenzuela 2; Springer; Schneider; Guerrero Jr.; Giménez.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho; Straw; Giménez; Sánchez, J.

SAC: Giménez.

Team RISP: 5-for-14.

Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: Guerrero Jr. (1, 2nd base off Rogers, Ta/Jeffers).

CS: Springer (1, 3rd base by Woods Richardson/Jeffers).

FIELDING

DP: (Giménez-Guerrero Jr.).

Minnesota Twins — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Simeon Woods Richardson(L, 0-2)	4.0	6	5	5	1	2	1	68-47	4.60
Anthony Banda	1.2	3	3	3	1	1	1	36-18	9.39
Taylor Rogers	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	30-18	4.26
Justin Topa	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	12-9	5.40

Toronto Blue Jays — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Patrick Corbin	4.0	6	4	4	1	3	2	85-52	9.00
Tommy Nance	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	7.50
Joe Mantiply(W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15-10	9.00
Louis Varland(H, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	23-13	0.00
Braydon Fisher	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	32-22	0.00

Kampinfo

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

Stadion: Rogers Centre, Toronto

Vær: 68°F, Roof Closed

Vind: 0 mph, None

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Twins Handler Simeon Woods Richardson til Blue Jays

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Simeon Woods Richardson

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

Colson Montgomery: På benken tirsdag mot Twins

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Colson Montgomery

Minnesota Twins

Chicago White Sox

Bailey Ober Diagnostisert med Fleksorbeskadelse

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Bailey Ober

Connor Prielipp

Minnesota Twins

Pirates Handler Justin Lawrence til Twins

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Justin Lawrence

Pittsburgh Pirates

Minnesota Twins

Twins Plasserer Bailey Ober på 15-dagerskade med Albuelnflammation

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Taj Bradley

Bailey Ober

Joe Ryan

Mike Paredes

Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays — Nyheter

Twins Handler Simeon Woods Richardson til Blue Jays

Simeon Woods Richardson

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins

Blue Jays signerer Justin Topa for minor league-avtale

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Justin Topa

Toronto Blue Jays

Jesús Sánchez fra Blue Jays går av med blåmerke på høyre håndledd fra objekt kastet av tilskuer

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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