Twins-Blue Jays Game 2 recap

A quick look back at Wednesday afternoon's game.

October 5, 2023 at 2:15AM
The Twins’ Carlos Correa connects for a fourth-inning RBI single against Toronto during Game 2 of the AL wild-card series Wednesday at Target Field. (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER

Carlos Correa, Twins

He was seemingly everywhere. Correa hit an RBI single in the fourth inning, reached base three times and was behind a game-changing pickoff play to escape a fifth-inning jam.

BY THE NUMBERS

60 RBI from Carlos Correa in his postseason career, the sixth most in MLB playoff history.

3 Postseason shutouts in Twins history.

2002 The last season the Twins won consecutive playoff games and won a playoff series.

1 Edouard Julien became the first Canadian-born player to record a hit vs. Toronto in the playoffs.

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Bobby Nightengale

Minnesota Twins reporter

Bobby Nightengale joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in May, 2023, after covering the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. He's a graduate of Bradley University.

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