POST GAME NOTES for Friday, August 26, 2016 MINNESOTA TWINS (49-79) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (72-56)

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1 POST GAME NOTES for Friday, August 26, 2016 MINNESOTA TWINS (49-79) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (72-56) R H E LOB LOS ANGELES TORONTO WP: Liriano (7-12) LP: Dean (1-4) SV: NA The Game at a Glance First Pitch... 7:08pm Last Pitch... 10:19pm Game Time:... 3:11 Weather C/84 F Wind... NW 14KM/8 MPH BLUE JAYS NOTES: Scored more than three runs for just the ninth time over their last 18 games Improve to in series openers, having won their last two after dropping their previous three Are now since the All-Start break Was the sixth time in their last nine contests TOR pitchers have allowed four earned runs or more Have won five consecutive games at home vs. MIN for the first time since winning seven straight from Improve to 4-1 against MIN this year, marking their 10 th season series win over the last 11 seasons Earned their 27 th come-from-behind victory of the year Scored 10+ runs for the 13 th time this season and for the first time since July 20 at ARI Recorded sellout #30 of the year The 15 runs scored this evening are their most since plating 17, July 3 vs. CLE Won for just the 5 th time in the 19 games in which the pitching staff has surrendered eight or more runs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO issued more than two walks for the first time in his four starts with TOR Was the 12 th time in his 25 starts this year to walk at least four batters Has limited opponents to three earned runs or less in three of his four starts as a Blue Jay The two hits allowed matched his season-low (2 nd Attendance:... 42,534 Rogers Centre Average:... 41,143 Rogers Centre Total:... 2,715,407 Home Record Homestand vs. MIN (Season) vs. MIN (Series) Vs. RHS/LHS / run Extra Innings Come From Behind Wins Dome Open Dome Closed Dome Open/Closed time, last: May 24 vs. ARI) Earned his first win since July 21 vs. MIL, a span of six starts and his first as a Blue Jay. JUSTIN SMOAK crushed his 14 th home run (3R, 3-1) of the season in the 2 nd frame With Tulowitzki on second, snapped a 0-for-29 slump with RISP dating back to June 18 Was one AB shy of tying the club s all-time mark for longest hitless streak with RISP (Rico Carty, June 13-July 29, 1979) Was his 3 rd HR batting from the right side His 5RBI this evening are his most since a career-high 6RBI May 30, 2012 at TEX and just the third time in his career to record at least five RBI Had three hits in three at-bats with RISP this evening, matching his total output for his previous 43 at-bats in those situations JOSH DONALDSON collected his 30 th HR of the year (2R, 3-2) in the 2 nd inning Has now hit at least 30 home runs in consecutive years, the first time to accomplish the feat in his career Has hit a home run in consecutive games after going eight straight games without one Was his 11 th home run this year with two-strikes His three RBI this evening were his most since July 26 vs. SD Is the eighth player in Blue Jays history to record back-to-back 100 runs scored seasons. DARWIN BARNEY hit his 4 th home run (1R, 0-1) in the 6 th inning Was his first home run since June 5 at BOS Recorded his third 3-hit game of the season (last: July 1 vs. CLE). EDWIN ENCARNACION has reached base safely in 26 of his last 28 games after walking in the 6 th inning Extended his on-base streak at home to 15 games with that walk. RUSSELL MARTIN belted home run #15 (2R, 2-0) in the 7 th inning Drove in five runs this evening and now has 19 RBI over his last 14 starts In those contests is batting.352 (19-54) Has at least one RBI in nine of his last 11 games 15 of his last 28 hits have gone for extra bases Tonight marked his 3 rd career 5+ RBI game, 2 nd this season (July 3 vs. CLE) Has homered in six of his last 11 contests. JOSE BAUTISTA has hit safely in five straight games, recording multiple hits in two of those contests Has hit in eight consecutive games vs. MIN and in 15 of his last 16 games...has three RBI in his two games since returning from the DL. TWINS NOTES: Have now dropped eight consecutive games overall and each of their last five road games Surrendered at least 10 runs for the 15 th time this year (last: August 20 at KC) Fall to when scoring first Lost for the 2 nd time in the 15 games in which they ve scored at least eight runs Tonight marked the sixth time this season to allow four home runs, going 1-5 in those contests. PAT DEAN surrendered multiple home runs in an outing for the first time in his career All nine home runs allowed have been given up to right-handed hitters Tonight marked the second time he has given up at least six earned runs in an outing (last: June 17 vs. NYY, 7ER) Has now allowed six of his seven career starts Was the third time in his seven starts to issue one walk or less.

2 TREVOR PLOUFFE hit his 8 th home run of the year (1R, 2-1) in the 1 st inning Was his first home run since July 1 vs. TEX. KURT SUZUKI has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games after doubling this evening and in 18 of his last 23 games Collected his 22 nd double of the season and his seventh in August. HOME RUNS # Type Field Count Off Inning Score before MIN Plouffe 8 1R LCF 2-1 Liriano 1st 0-0 TOR Smoak 14 3R LCF 3-1 Dean 2 nd 0-1 TOR Donaldson 30 2R RCF 3-2 Dean 2 nd 3-1 TOR Barney 4 1R LF 0-1 Albers 6 th 6-5 TOR Martin 15 2R LCF 2-0 O Rourke 7 th 13-5 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Saturday, August 27 vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:07 pm RHP Ervin Santana (6-10, 3.39) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (9-5, 4.47) Sunday, August 28 vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:07 pm RHP Kyle Gibson (5-8, 5.09) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (9-13, 4.43)

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