Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 6:07PM CST
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins secured a 9-1 victory over Toronto, completing a three-game sweep of the struggling Blue Jays. Powering the Twins offense, Jorge Polanco had a standout game with five hits, highlighted by a two-run home run. Pitcher Kyle Gibson was dominant on the mound, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in the contest.
Date: Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Time: 6:07PM CST
Stadium: Rogers Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 14,372
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: McKinney (2, 5th inning off Gibson 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: McKinney (6)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Smoak 0-1, Grichuk 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Smoak 1

Pitcher Notes: Law pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. ; Gaviglio pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. ; Mayza pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Thornton pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. ; Pannone pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hudson 1/3; Law 5/7; Gaviglio 6/7; Mayza 3/5; Thornton 7/14; Pannone 3/6; Luciano 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hudson-1-1-4-2; Law-6-7-3-3; Gaviglio-7-2-0-5; Mayza-3-7-2-2; Thornton-9-2-15-10; Pannone-4-3-3-4; Luciano-6-3-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hudson 1-2; Law 2-0; Gaviglio 1-1; Thornton 0-4; Pannone 0-2; Luciano 0-2
Game Scores: T Thornton 21

Errors: Grichuk (2, line drive); Tellez (1, ground ball)

Doubles: Polanco (11, Luciano)
Home Runs: Rosario (13, 6th inning off Luciano 1 on, 1 Out); Schoop (6, 3rd inning off Gaviglio 1 on, 1 Out); Cron (7, 3rd inning off Thornton 1 on, 0 Out); Polanco (7, 2nd inning off Thornton 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rosario 3 (31), Schoop 2 (17), Cron 2 (19), Polanco 2 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Adrianza 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Garver 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Garver 2

Pitcher Notes: Parker pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. ; Gibson pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. ; Morin pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Harper pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Parker 2/4; Gibson 18/21; Morin 2/3; Harper 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Parker-4-2-2-2; Gibson-19-19-15-8; Morin-2-4-0-2; Harper-0-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Parker 1-1; Gibson 4-3; Morin 1-1; Harper 1-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 74

Passed Balls: Garver

Caught Stealing: Buxton (2, 2nd base by Thornton/Maile)
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