Twins Thursday scorecard

SCORECARD

FIRST INNING

Toronto: Twins starter Kyle Gibson issued a one-out walk to Josh Donaldson. Donaldson stole second. Jose Bautista flied out to center, Donaldson went to third. Edwin Encarnacion doubled to left, scoring Donaldson.

Toronto 1, Twins 0

THIRD INNING

Toronto: Ben Revere singled to left. Tulowitzki singled to right, Revere went to third. Donaldson singled to right, scoring Revere and advancing Tulowitzki to second. Bautista grounded into a double play, Tulowitzki advanced to third and Donaldson was out at second. Encarnacion hit a two-run homer to left.

Toronto 4, Twins 0

Twins: Miguel Sano hit a one-out ground-rule double to right off Toronto starter Mark Buehrle. Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer to left.

Toronto 4, Twins 2

FIFTH INNING

Toronto: Revere reached on a bunt single to third and advanced to third on Plouffe's throwing error. Tulowitzki grounded out to third. Donaldson walked. Bautista doubled to left, scoring Revere and advancing Donaldson to third. Encarnacion was intentionally walked. Dioner Navarro singled to left, scoring Donaldson and Bautista and advancing Encarnacion to second. Justin Smoak doubled to left, scoring Encarnacion.

Toronto 8, Twins 2

Toronto: Revere singled to center off reliever Ryan O'Rourke. Blaine Boyer relieved O'Rourke. Tulowitzki singled to center, Revere ran to second. Donaldson struck out. Bautista popped out to second. Encarnacion doubled to center, scoring Revere.

Toronto 9, Twins 2

SEVENTH INNING

Twins: Aaron Hicks hit a one-out homer to center.

Toronto 9, Twins 3

Dozier 2b401001.248

Mauer 1b400000.264

Hunter rf300010.245

Sano dh411000.277

Plouffe 3b411200.253

Rosario lf400000.272

Suzuki c200010.228

Escobar ss301000.246

Totals3235321

TorontoABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Donaldson 3b322121.295

Bautista rf511101.234

Encarnacion dh423411.251

Navarro c401201.226

Smoak 1b402101.234

Goins 2b300011.233

Revere lf433000.250

Totals36914949

Twins000 200 100—351

Toronto103 041 00x—9140

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Gibson L, 8-94 2/398834973.78

O'Rourke1/31110161.59

Boyer120001132.87

Duensing110010205.60

TORONTOIPHRERBBSONPERA

Buehrle W, 12-5753311833.34

Schultz200010352.25