MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have ended their nearly 20-year-old long postseason losing streak, and now it's time to take the Wild Card Series.
The Twins host the Toronto Blue Jays for all three games in the series at Target Field. After winning Game 1 3-1 on Tuesday Sonny Gray will start Game 2 on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Minnesota's 26-man roster includes notable, recently injured players like Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis but is missing Byron Buxton, who's battled a knee injury all season.
Buxton missed dozens of games this season due to knee pain, and earlier in the year missed 10 games with a bruised rib. In nine major league seasons, he's only played in more than 100 games once.
Also notable in his absence is Bailey Ober, who started 26 games for the Twins this year, going 8-6 with 146 strikeouts in 144.1 innings and an ERA of 3.43.
The Twins have a chance to end the Wild Card series in just two games with a win Wednesday. The starting lineup is almost identical to what the Twins used in Game 1, just with a switch between Matt Wallner and Ryan Jeffers:
Wednesday's starting lineup:
- Edouard Julien 2B
- Jorge Polanco 3B
- Royce Lewis DH
- Max Kepler RF
- Alex Kirilloff 1B
- Carlos Correa SS
- Matt Wallner LF
- Ryan Jeffers C
- Michael A. Taylor CF
Tuesday's starting lineup:
- Edouard Julien 2B
- Jorge Polanco 3B
- Royce Lewis DH
- Max Kepler RF
- Alex Kirilloff 1B
- Carlos Correa SS
- Ryan Jeffers C
- Matt Wallner LF
- Michael A. Taylor CF
Twins fans pack Target Field for Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the Toronto Blue Jays
Trying to get to the game? A limited number of single-game tickets are still available through the Twins website, but fans willing to commit to a season ticket package for the 2024 season can purchase ticket strips for the entire potential 2023 playoff run.
You can also purchase tickets via the secondary seller's market. Twins Director of Business Communications Matt Hodson recommends SeatGeek.com, as it's the official MLB marketplace.
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