Toronto Blue Jays Jose Berrios (29) won against his former team.
Toronto won 3-0 in the game against the Minnesota Twins held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on the 29th (Korean time).
Starting pitcher Jose Berrios earned a scoreless victory with 4 hits, 5 walks and 5 strikeouts in 5⅔innings. Season 5 wins.
Berios, who debuted in the big leagues in Minnesota in 2016, came to Toronto through a trade in 2021, and signed a 7-year, $131 million (approximately 174 billion won) contract extension with Toronto after the season. Last season, he recorded 12 wins and 7 losses with an ERA of 5.23 in 32 games (172 innings), which did not meet expectations at all. In April, he struggled a little, but in May, the pace is gradually improving with 3 wins and 1 loss with an ERA of 3.19 in 6 games (36⅔ innings).
Berrios gave up five walks, but the Toronto battalion scored seven hits while blocking the Minnesota batting line, his parent team, with no runs. George Springer and Beau Bichet hit multi-hits and Alejandro Kirk scored an important two runs. 안전놀이터
Toronto took a chance with 2 out on 1st and 2nd base with a walk by Matt Chapman and a hit by Dalton Barshaw in the second inning. Kirk scored two RBIs on time and gave the team a lead.
Toronto, which continued a tight pitching battle after that, Springer walked out with two outs in the 8th inning, and Vishet hit. Here, center fielder Willy Castro’s catch error came out, and Springer succeeded in going home.
Minnesota’s starting pitcher Bailey Over played well with 5 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts and 2 runs in 5 innings, but was not supported by other players for scoring. In the other line, Matt Wallner hit a multi-hit, but it did not lead to a goal.