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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins
Slate date: 2026-05-01
Generated: 2026-08-07 06:12:48 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:10 PM ET
- Venue: Target Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 4
- Status: Final — Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Toronto Blue Jays [TOR] — record 15-17 (.469)
    Probable starter: Patrick Corbin — 3-4, 5.51 ERA, 80.0 IP, 63 K / 25 BB, 1.54 WHIP (15 GS)
- Home: Minnesota Twins [MIN] — record 14-19 (.424)
    Probable starter: Simeon Woods Richardson — 1-7, 6.40 ERA, 57.2 IP, 31 K / 32 BB, 1.75 WHIP (10 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Toronto Blue Jays [TOR] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 9 (3.0/gm), allowed 14 (4.7/gm), combined 23 (7.7/gm)

### 2026-08-06 — L 2-3 @ Chicago Cubs
Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1  (11 inn)
R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0
Decisions: W: Trent Thornton  |  L: Brendon Little
Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF.  |  First pitch: 1:20 PM.  |  T: 3:21.  |  Att: 39,476.
TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB
  Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K  | avg .225
  Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .229
  Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI  | avg .255
  George Springer (DH): 0-5  | avg .234
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .261
  Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5  | avg .287
  Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B  | avg .250
    Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .204
  Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB  | avg .144
    Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2  | avg .268
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB  | avg .235
TOR pitching:
  Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches  | season ERA 2.28
  Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
  Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 1.38
  Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 5.06
  Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 11.48
CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB
  Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .289
  Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .270
  Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .241
  Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .248
  Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .211
  Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .260
  Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .227
  Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .217
  Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB  | avg .238
    Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .292
    Carson Kelly (C): 0-1  | avg .265
CHC pitching:
  David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches  | season ERA 5.35
  Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 2.35
  Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches  | season ERA 5.14
  Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.84
  Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.78

### 2026-08-05 — W 5-4 @ Houston Astros
Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  (10 inn)
R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1
Decisions: W: Louis Varland  |  L: Bennett Sousa  |  SV: Chase Lee
Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 1:10 PM.  |  T: 2:55.  |  Att: 27,751.
TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K  | avg .266
  Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .229
  Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .270
  George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .238
  Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K  | avg .235
    Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1  | avg .235
  Josh Smith (3B): 0-2  | avg .209
    Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .240
  Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .285
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .229
  Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .231
TOR pitching:
  Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches  | season ERA 5.96
  Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches  | season ERA 3.04
  Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 4.14
  Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 1.59
  Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 1.09
  Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 6.23
HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB
  Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .311
  Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .329
  Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .244
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .242
  Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .232
  Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .240
  LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .229
  Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4  | avg .260
  Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .260
    Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1  | avg .249
HOU pitching:
  Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 3.53
  Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.24
  Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.43
  Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 1.13
  Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 3.48

### 2026-08-04 — L 2-7 @ Houston Astros
Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1
Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski  |  L: Chad Dallas
Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 7:10 PM.  |  T: 2:26.  |  Att: 30,450.
TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4  | avg .267
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .259
  Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .229
  George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4  | avg .237
  Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2  | avg .269
    Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .145
    Josh Smith (PH): 0-1  | avg .212
  Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3  | avg .286
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .231
  Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI  | avg .231
TOR pitching:
  Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 3.65
  Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches  | season ERA 8.22
  Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.93
  Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 11.77
  Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.23
HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB
  Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .317
  Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .329
  Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .249
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB  | avg .242
  Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .237
  Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI  | avg .241
  Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .238
  Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI  | avg .265
  Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .217
HOU pitching:
  Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
  Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 2.89
  Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 4.22

## RECENT FORM — Minnesota Twins [MIN] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 7 (2.3/gm), allowed 13 (4.3/gm), combined 20 (6.7/gm)

### 2026-08-06 — W 4-3 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 | KC 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
R/H/E: MIN 4/7/0 — KC 3/7/0
Decisions: W: Kody Funderburk  |  L: Aaron Bummer  |  SV: Yoendrys Gómez
Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 5 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 2:52.  |  Att: 16,036.
MIN batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .281
    Austin Martin (LF): 1-2  | avg .236
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .263
  Kody Clemens (2B): 0-3  | avg .234
    Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .281
  Josh Bell (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .246
    Alex Jackson (DH): 0-1, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .303
  Royce Lewis (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .233
  Brooks Lee (3B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .240
  Alan Roden (RF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .222
  Victor Caratini (1B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .226
  Tristan Gray (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .225
MIN pitching:
  Bailey Ober: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 74 pitches  | season ERA 4.45
  Kody Funderburk: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 3.09
  Andrew Morris: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 3.19
  Yoendrys Gómez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 3.35
KC batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 6 LOB
  Carter Jensen (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .228
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB  | avg .286
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .254
  Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .215
  Michael Massey (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .263
  Isaac Collins (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .238
  John Rave (RF): 0-2  | avg .263
    Nick Loftin (RF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .249
  Josh Rojas (3B): 1-3  | avg .234
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-3  | avg .243
KC pitching:
  Michael Wacha: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 3.44
  Jose Cuas: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.70
  Alex Lange: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 6.11
  Aaron Bummer: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 10.26
  Nate Pearson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 2.92
  Easton McGee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 1.69

### 2026-08-05 — L 1-2 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: MIN 1/3/0 — KC 2/5/0
Decisions: W: Noah Cameron  |  L: A.J. Minter  |  SV: Steven Cruz
Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 4 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 2:13.  |  Att: 13,439.
MIN batting: 1 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 6 LOB
  Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .234
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .245
  Kody Clemens (CF): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .236
  Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3  | avg .233
  Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .227
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .240
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .280
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .232
MIN pitching:
  Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 5.93
  Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 3.46
  A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .228
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .281
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3  | avg .254
  Salvador Perez (C): 0-3  | avg .214
  Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .267
  Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3  | avg .241
  Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3  | avg .250
  John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .278
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .247
KC pitching:
  Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches  | season ERA 4.37
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 4.29

### 2026-08-04 — L 2-8 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x
R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1
Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak  |  L: Joe Ryan
Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast.  |  Wind: 6 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:50 PM.  |  T: 2:38.  |  Att: 20,177.
MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB  | avg .283
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .247
  Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .236
  Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B  | avg .232
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .242
  Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI  | avg .214
    Austin Martin (RF): 0-2  | avg .236
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .263
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .236
MIN pitching:
  Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches  | season ERA 3.65
  Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.18
  Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 5.09
KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB
  Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .231
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .283
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .253
  Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .216
  Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .262
  Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .240
  John Rave (RF): 0-2  | avg .294
    Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .255
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI  | avg .250
KC pitching:
  Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 1.16
  Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 1.96
  John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 3.67
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 4.39
  Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.00

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