Twins vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Series Finale Preview

After closer Jeff Hoffman gave up two home runs in Tuesday's ugly nineth inning implosion, they look to turn the page and win the series on Wednesday evening.

Blue Jays lefty Eric Lauer takes the hill verses Twins righty Simeon Woods Richardson. First pitch is at 7:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Lauer (8-2) picked up the win in his last outing, allowing one run on four hits and three walks over five innings in a 14-2 rout of the Rangers. He struck out four.

The southpaw tossed an inefficient 102 pitches (63 strikes), but Lauer lasted long enough to get the win and benefit from massive run support by the Blue Jays.

He remains undefeated since the All-Star break, going 4-0 over his last six starts with a 2.73 ERA, but Lauer's control may be eroding, he has an 8:7 K:BB in eight innings over his last two outings.

Woods Richardson was cleared for his first game action since July 28, after he required a procedure earlier this month to remove a parasite from his digestive tract.

Woods Richardson (illness) was activated from the 15-day injured list.

Woods Richardson allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and one walk while fanning four batters over 3.1 frames in his last rehab appearance with Triple-A St. Paul.

Guerrero has 30 doubles, 21 home runs and 71 walks while batting .295. In all of the majors, Guerrero ranks 46th in home runs and 40th in RBI.

Bo Bichette has a club-high 84 RBI and .306 batting average. He is 91st in home runs and 14th in RBI in the bigs. Bichette carries an 11-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last 10 outings he is batting .462 with five doubles, five walks and five RBIs.

George Springer paces the Blue Jays with 24 home runs. Springer is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .435 with a double, three home runs, a walk and five RBIs.

Byron Buxton has accumulated a team-best batting average of .270, while leading the Twins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (62).

Trevor Larnach is batting .245 with 19 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 43 walks.

Brooks Lee is hitting .249 with 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 25 walks.

Ryan Jeffers is hitting .261 with 23 doubles, nine home runs and 43 walks.

Blue Jays: Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Burr: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Twins: Christian Vázquez: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), David Festa: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15 Day IL (Illness), Alan Roden: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)