MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2562 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (57-76) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays (73-60) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 11 1
Twins Sunk by Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays rode a solid performance from 27-year-old starting pitcher Vince McSweeney to a win, beating the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, at Rogers Centre. The winning pitcher was McSweeney, now 5-0. He tossed 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 5. José Amaya earned the save for Toronto, his 15th.

Alfredo Salinas had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the seventh for Toronto. He came through with a run-scoring single to put Toronto in front, 3-1.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Salinas.

The win elevated the Blue Jays to 73-60.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jiménez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 4 26
   a-C. Westerhout PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 5 40
   b-G. Watts SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 40
L. Aguilar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 0 14
A. Cochran RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 10 50
G. Corporan 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .259 16 57
A. Townsend DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 8 66
S. Jordan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 6 30
R. Fernández LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 6 33
A. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 2 14
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .248 11 60
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 7 7      
a - C. Westerhout pinch hit for J. Jiménez in the 8th
b - G. Watts substituted for C. Westerhout in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Corporan 2 (16, 2nd Inning off V. McSweeney, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Amaya, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Corporan 8 , A. Townsend , S. Iwamoto
GIDP: R. Fernández
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Jiménez-Jordan)
OF assists: 1 (Cochran(Cotto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .302 11 57
M. Arnold CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 22 87
A. Salinas LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .303 21 80
R. Ikeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .346 22 76
R. Miller DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .268 20 59
R. Holt RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274 6 54
T. Cotto 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .225 1 5
S. Lucas C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .327 0 3
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .269 6 34
Totals 32 3 11 3 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (20, 3rd Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Gordon (32, 3rd Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Cotto (9, 4th Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Lucas (5, 6th Inning off J. López, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 3 , M. Arnold , A. Salinas , R. Miller , R. Holt , T. Cotto 3 , S. Lucas 3 , J. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: A. Salinas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gordon , S. Lucas , J. Morgan
GIDP: R. Ikeda
Sac Bunt: R. Holt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gordon (24)

FIELDING
Errors: V. McSweeney (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Gordon-Ikeda)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford L (8-12) 5.2 6 2 2 3 5 0 91 4.40   
J. López 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 4.96   
L. Romano 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.26   
J. Fajardo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 51
Batters Faced: C. Ford 25, J. López 4, L. Romano 4, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 7-4, J. López 0-1, L. Romano 0-1, J. Fajardo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 91-56, J. López 17-10, L. Romano 17-13, J. Fajardo 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 1-0 , L. Romano 1-1 , J. Fajardo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. McSweeney W (5-0) 6.2 3 1 1 2 5 1 94 1.34   
C. Edwards H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.64   
J. Amaya SV (15) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 67
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 25, C. Edwards 4, J. Amaya 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 11-3, C. Edwards 1-1, J. Amaya 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 94-57, C. Edwards 12-10, J. Amaya 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Edwards 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vince McSweeney
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 63 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 32943
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