<p>The Blue Jays travelled to Minnesota to kick off a 3-game set against the Twins hoping to rebound after dropping back-to-back series.</p>
<p></p>
<h1>Things worth mentioning&#8230;.</h1>
<ul>
<li>Aaron Sanchez got the start tonight, pitching 6 innings and surrendering 4 runs on 6 hits. What&#8217;s important is that he matched his total innings pitched last year with tonight&#8217;s start, and we&#8217;re only 1 month into the season. Good news!</li>
<li>After jumping out to a 5-1 lead, the Twinkies clawed their way back to make it 6-5 in the 7th inning. However, the Jays would hang on for the win to make it two in a row.</li>
<li>Justin Smoak absolutely crushed a home run in the 4th. No one really knows if it&#8217;s landed yet.</li>
</ul>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our All-Star doesn&#39;t just crush baseballs, he Smoaks &#39;em! <a href="https://t.co/HLJXJYgOzh">pic.twitter.com/HLJXJYgOzh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/991132344563056640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<li>Loup, Barnes, Clippard and Osuna all came out of the bullpen tonight, with the only run coming off Loup. There&#8217;s a lot to be said about this bullpen, getting a lot of work with starting pitching failing to go deep into games as of late. Hopefully they wont be needed much over the next two days with a doubleheader against Cleveland coming up on Thursday.</li>
</ul>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gibbons on the struggles of some starters in the rotation: &quot;We&#39;ve been inconsistent, but I think that&#39;s going to change.&quot;</p>
<p>&mdash; Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArashMadani/status/991065605368373249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marco Estrada will take the hill tommorow, looking to go past 6 innings for the first time since March 31st against the Yankees.</p>

The Blue Jays travelled to Minnesota to kick off a 3-game set against the Twins hoping to rebound after dropping back-to-back series.


<h1>Things worth mentioning....</h1>
<ul>
 	<li>Aaron Sanchez got the start tonight, pitching 6 innings and surrendering 4 runs on 6 hits. What's important is that he matched his total innings pitched last year with tonight's start, and we're only 1 month into the season. Good news!</li>
 	<li>After jumping out to a 5-1 lead, the Twinkies clawed their way back to make it 6-5 in the 7th inning. However, the Jays would hang on for the win to make it two in a row.</li>
 	<li>Justin Smoak absolutely crushed a home run in the 4th. No one really knows if it's landed yet.</li>
</ul>
https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/991132344563056640
<ul>
 	<li>Loup, Barnes, Clippard and Osuna all came out of the bullpen tonight, with the only run coming off Loup. There's a lot to be said about this bullpen, getting a lot of work with starting pitching failing to go deep into games as of late. Hopefully they wont be needed much over the next two days with a doubleheader against Cleveland coming up on Thursday.</li>
</ul>
https://twitter.com/ArashMadani/status/991065605368373249

Marco Estrada will take the hill tommorow, looking to go past 6 innings for the first time since March 31st against the Yankees.

Blue Jays 7, Twins 5: Close Call in Minny

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