Twins vs. Blue Jays Game Highlights (6/11/23) | MLB Highlight

As one of the best at his craft Kevin Gossman makes his way to the mound oftentimes this year he has come out there following a Blue Jays loss and has pitched very well in his turn fortunes around for the team and they have started a mini win streak. Gossman has not fared well pitching against the twins in his career. Last time he faced him he beat them in Minnesota but that was his first win. And here is Julianne a member of Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic. A wicked hop off of BGO's bare hand and Julian's going to dig for two and he is in with what I assume will be a double a bad hop double nearly took the lips off the first baseman runner at second for the veteran Donovan Solano and the three one pitch is inside ball for some good start. Julian stays at second as Solano draws a walk. Twins have two on nobody out and here comes Alex Girloff driven to the right field corner and that is down for a hit. Julia Renner on third he's going to score Solano will be held Girloff with a double driving in the game's first run. Here come the twins right away. Today it's one nothing still nobody out in the opening inning and let's see if we can build on and put a cricket number up there here with Correa up up a second and third and nobody out for Gossman. We talk about a strike as he could really use a strikeout now and there's a walk that'll load him up for learning and this first inning not off to a smooth start for the Blue Jay right hander and now Larnach Larnach he strikes out but also he's patient he strikes out draws walks seeing a ton of pitches big chance here for learning a drive to right field Springer back off the base of the wall two runs are going to score Larnach held to a single and a quick three nothing lead for the twins the twins picking up today where they left off in the game yesterday. And here's Royce Lewis the third baseman the bullpen is depleted late struggles yesterday now early struggles today by Gossman toward the hole a run will score and Lewis will reach with an infield hit one great at bat after another here in the first inning all of a sudden that break that they've been waiting for they got and now they've taken advantage of it. Marlin when he's on can pitch very quick innings this would be a nice inning for him to do that to get Gossman back out there in a hurry after a handful of pitches. And that's a base hit through the left side terrific at bat for Springer a chance to make up for a slow start from Gossman one down here in the first and now Vlad Jr. twins by four in the first inning and the old one line drive right side that's a base hit over the head of Julian running second base making third Springer as Taylor gets it back in and there are runners at first and third for Toronto. It's really important as the Boucher score a run here to answer those four runs in the top half of the inning Chapman has to cash in lines this one to the opposite field going back to catch it is Kepler and Springer will easily tag it to come into score. Good contact on the sack fly for Chapman. We have seen the odd time where this happens with Gossman on the mound. He does kind of persevere through four or five innings but the red flag for me is the fact that they were on so many pitches. This team strikes out more than anybody but they stayed on the splitter a lot. They might be picking up something. One on one out. Donovan Solano now digs in ground ball to short Bichette to Merrifield to Bichette. The second double play turned by the Blue Jays in two innings. Much more efficient in the second. You just know there's a gear in there where he can escape one away. Now Correa as Gossman gets a call that upsets Correa two down two down now for Trevor Larnach the two to swing and a miss Larnach into the glove. How about that. Maybe Kevin Gossman has found his groove and just like that the Blue Jays have a tying run coming up in Chapman two on two out twins by three. The O2 he struck him out swinging eighty five down and away Chapman flips the bat tosses the helmet as Varlan strikes him out Blue Jays don't score lead to twins for Blue Jays one Varshall Merrifield and Kirk against Varlan. I witnessed that he took a shot right there and Christian Vasquez is saying we need some help here. Trey is going to come out hit him on the forearm and you can see his arm how exposed it is. Oh man that hit him flush. He got smoked. I mean I can tell you from experience that thing is going to be sore and there will be a delay here obviously because somebody else is going to have to put the gear on and hopefully Hunter Wendelstedt is OK. How the afternoon has gone for Kevin Gossman all of the damage and a lot of the pitches came in the first inning. You never had the feeling that this game was out of control for him. It's been much calmer since. Donovan Solano steps in high fly to deep center field going back as Varshall at the wall. Oh God again just out of the reach of Varshall once again. I mean how many times can this happen. How many chances do you get to Rob home run. It's absolutely amazing. More two out traffic after the double Larnach gets the walk and here comes John Schneider. He's going to make the move. He's going to lift the right hander out of this ballgame before completing five innings. Right now Gossman sits on the hook and there's traffic for Thomas Hatch to contend with with Larnach at first and Correa at second base. So Royce Lewis will bat and the 0 1 pitch line to short and through base hit left center field Correa running third. He will try and score. Varshall will go to third base Lewis and RBI single he is seven for his last seven and the twins now have a six one lead and the Blue Jays still have some time here with five innings remaining with their offense. But this game the score is slipping out of their grasp a little bit. That's exactly what the Blue Jays need at this point in the game. Base runners they're down five need to start somewhere runners on the corners one away and now Guerrero two for two today. Out to second Julian has it to Correa on the first and it gets coming to score and Guerrero will take second what should have been an inning ending double play resulted a Blue Jay run and a runner in scoring position with two out that the Jays need runs in bunches runner at second Blue Jays now down six to two Matt Chapman the hitter they want a big swing from this guy a majestic drive just to the right of the Blue Jays bullpen and the Blue Jays little by little are starting to crawl back into this game. The Blue Jays needed a swing like that to one with two out here in this sixth inning. It is a real threat as Kirov steps in a car for a pitch. Oh wow. Hopkins is going to come in and argues that when he was in the box and the home plate umpire calls him out for a pitch violation. He's got to be in the box looking at the pitcher with eight seconds left on the pitch clock. That is absolute nonsense. He's spot two with the twins in position to get runs back back to back singles to start here in the eighth. Blue Jays need a couple runs here. Mizzou in the box but a bunt crosses the mind if nothing else. It sure does. But a swing to another swing that's the way you swing at a two pitch a moment to save the game for Jordan Romano two down the tying run is 90 feet away. Trevor Larnach the batter fastball to finish the ball game. Romano picks up a big save and the Blue Jays come back from a five run deficit to win the ballgame today.