Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios (29) celebrates his victory against his hometown team.
Toronto earned a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, on 29 September.
Starter Jose Berrios pitched 5⅔ innings of four-hit ball, striking out five and walking none to earn the win. It was his fifth win of the season.
Berrios, who made his big league debut with Minnesota in 2016, came to Toronto via trade in 2021 and signed a seven-year, $131 million extension with the Jays after the season. Last season, he didn’t quite live up to expectations, going 12-7 with a 5.23 ERA in 32 games (172 innings), but this season he’s been slightly better, going 5-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 11 games (65⅓ innings). He struggled a bit in April, but has picked up the pace in May, going 3-1 with a 3.19 ERA in six games (36⅔ innings).
The Toronto bats pounded out seven hits while Berrios walked five and held the host Minnesota bats scoreless. George Springer and Beau Bichette had multi-hit games, while Alejandro Kirk had a key double.메이저놀이터
Toronto had runners on first and second in the second inning on a Matt Chapman walk and a Dalton Bashaw single. Kirk smashed a two-run single to give his team the lead.
After a back-and-forth pitcher’s duel, Toronto broke through in the top of the eighth when Springer drew a walk and Bichette singled. A throwing error by centre fielder Willie Castro allowed Springer to cross the plate.
Minnesota was unable to get any run support from its bats despite a strong outing from starter Bailey Ober, who allowed two runs on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in five innings. At the plate, Matt Walner had a multi-hit game, but it didn’t translate into runs.
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