Bailey Ober’s strong start leads Twins to win over Blue Jays

TL;DR

Bailey Ober led the Minnesota Twins to a 7-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, delivering his third consecutive quality start. He allowed only one run and four hits over six-plus innings.

Key points

Bailey Ober had a strong outing for the Twins
Twins defeated Blue Jays 7-1
Ober allowed one run and four hits
Daulton Varsho hit a home run for the Blue Jays
Ober's performance marked his third consecutive quality start

Minnesota TwinsToronto Blue JaysBailey OberDaulton Varsho

Final

Twins 7, Blue Jays 1

Starting pitcher performance

Bailey Ober turned in his third consecutive quality start, limiting the Blue Jays to just one run in six-plus innings pitched. That one run came on a Daulton Varsho home run in the third inning, but otherwise, Ober limited the Blue Jays to just four hits in his outing.
Ober allowed a single to lead off the seventh inning, at which point he was replaced after yet another strong performance.

Player of the Game

Ober’s start laid the foundation for the Twins’ win, which bumped them to 14-18 on the season.

Key moment

After Varsho homered in the top of the fourth inning to give Toronto the lead, Trevor Larnach drew a walk to extend his on-base streak to 16. He then came around to score on Ryan Jeffers’ fourth home run of the season, a 404-foot blast to left-center field to give the Twins a lead they would hold the rest of the night.

All told, the Twins scored four runs off Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, a pitcher whom they historically hit well. Byron Buxton, who finished the day with three hits, also hit a home run off Gausman.

Up next

Simeon Woods Richardson (0-4, 6.30 ERA) will start on Friday night against the Blue Jays. Toronto will counter with Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.72 ERA). The two faced off earlier this season with Woods Richardson, who was dealing with food poisoning at the time, giving up five runs in four innings against the Jays and Corbin allowing four in four innings.

Q&A

What was Bailey Ober's performance against the Blue Jays?

Bailey Ober pitched six-plus innings, allowing one run and four hits, marking his third consecutive quality start.

How did the Twins perform in their game against the Blue Jays?

The Minnesota Twins won the game 7-1 against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Who scored the only run for the Blue Jays in the game?

Daulton Varsho scored the only run for the Blue Jays with a home run in the third inning.