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Royals Game Summary
The Minnesota Twins emerged victorious over the Toronto Blue Jays, 2 to 0, in Game 2 of the 2023 AL Wild Card Series on October 4, 2023.
Game Info
October 4, 2023
Target Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
61°
9 mph WSW
Home Plate: Adam Hamari
First Base: Mike Muchlinski
Second Base: Dan Iassogna
Third Base: Mark Wegner
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
B. Belt DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Bichette SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
C. Biggio 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Kirk C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Espinal PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
W. Merrifield PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
M. Chapman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
D. Varsho LF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Julien 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
K. Farmer PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Polanco 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
R. Lewis DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Kirilloff 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Solano PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
C. Correa SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
M. Wallner LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
W. Castro PH-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
R. Jeffers C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
RBI: C. Correa
Baserunning
SB: J. Polanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Berríos (L) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Y. Kikuchi | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
Y. García | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Swanson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Gray (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Varland | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Stewart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Jax | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Duran (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
B. Belt DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Bichette SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
C. Biggio 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Kirk C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Espinal PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
W. Merrifield PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
M. Chapman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
D. Varsho LF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Berríos (L) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Y. Kikuchi | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
Y. García | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Swanson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Julien 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
K. Farmer PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Polanco 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
R. Lewis DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Kirilloff 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Solano PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
C. Correa SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
M. Wallner LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
W. Castro PH-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
R. Jeffers C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
RBI: C. Correa
Baserunning
SB: J. Polanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Gray (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Varland | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Stewart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Jax | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Duran (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
