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How to watch Blue Jays vs. Twins: TV channel and streaming options for May 2

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The Minnesota Twins will look to Byron Buxton, on a two-game homer streak, against the Toronto Blue Jays at 2:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Target Field. Connor Prielipp (1-0, 4.00 ERA) will start for the Twins, who are 14-19 this season and fourth in the AL Central. Dylan Cease (1-1, 2.87 ERA) is expected to start for the Blue Jays, who are 15-17 and fourth in the AL East.

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Injury reports

Twins

Garrett Acton: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Laweryson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Blue Jays

Nathan Lukes: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Addison Barger: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Alejandro Kirk: 10 Day IL (Hand), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Lazaro Estrada: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), José Berrios: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

  • Minnesota’s Buxton is slashing .260/.317/.528 this season with nine home runs (10th in MLB), 13 RBIs and an OPS of .844. He has a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 6.5% walk rate in 139 plate appearances, and he has scored 24 total runs.
  • In 101 plate appearances, Ryan Jeffers has slashed .289/.400/.482 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in 21 runs with a strikeout rate of 18.8% and a walk rate of 14.9%. He has come around to score 17 times.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting for a .342 BA, .430 OBP and .453 SLG with an 11.1% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate. His OPS is .883 and he has scored 19 runs. In 135 plate appearances, he has hit two home runs and driven in 15 runs. Guerrero has recorded two steals on two attempts.
  • In 130 plate appearances, Ernie Clement has hit one long ball, tallied nine RBIs and scored 10 runs. He is batting .302/.323/.429 and has posted a 6.9% strikeout rate and a 3.1% walk rate.

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South Africa v Australia: David Miller and Temba Bavuma hit centuries as Proteas win series

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Second ODI, Johannesburg

South Africa 365-9 (50 overs): Miller 142 (93); Edwards 5-67

Australia 333 (49.5 overs): Marsh 84 (53); Williams 3-54

South Africa won by 32 runs

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Temba Bavuma and David Miller struck sublime centuries as South Africa beat Australia by 32 runs in the second one-day international to win the series with a game to spare.

The Proteas posted an imposing 365-9 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, with Miller smashing 142 off 93 balls and captain Bavuma made a more measured 103 from 116.

The pair added 156 for the fourth wicket to lead an impressive recovery after Aiden Markram was dismissed from the first ball of the game, and fellow opener Quinton de Kock also fell cheaply for 15.

Bavuma reached his century from 112 balls before he holed out off Jack Edwards, but Miller continued to pummel his way to a 73-ball ton and combined with the Jansen twins, Marco and Duan, to take South Africa beyond the 350 mark.

Miller’s incredible knock included 12 fours and nine sixes as he capitalised on an Australia attack that was struggling after seamer Nathan Ellis’ side strain meant he could only bowl four overs, though Edwards finished with five wickets in just his second ODI outing.

Australia were faced with their record ODI chase and started strongly with a stand of 130 from the destructive opening partnership of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh.

But neither could kick on in the manner of Bavuma or Miller, and South Africa chipped away with regular middle-order wickets after both openers fell for 84.

All-rounder Xavier Bartlett kept Australia in contention with a sensational 26-ball fifty, but he was pinned lbw by a cracking Lizaad Williams yorker to leave 44 required off the last 14 balls and they fell 32 runs short, bowled out for 333.

The series concludes at Potchefstroom on Wednesday and is followed by three Tests.

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Matt Fitzpatrick wins French Open for fourth title of season

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French Open – final round

-20 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -17 A Hidalgo (Esp); -15 M Pavon (Fra), T Vaillant (Fra), K Reitan (Nor), E Lopez-Chacarra

Selected others: -12 L Aaberg (Swe); -10 E Ferguson (Sco), D Bradbury (Eng); -7 E Molinari (Ita), V Hovland (Nor)

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England’s Matt Fitzpatrick secured his fourth title of the season with a three-shot win at the French Open in Paris.

Fitzpatrick carded a one-under-par 70 to hold off the challenge of Spain’s Angel Hidalgo at Le Golf National.

The 32-year-old has already won the Valspar Championship and RBC Heritage titles on the PGA Tour this year, as well as the Zurich Classic team event in New Orleans alongside younger brother Alex.

He led by five shots going into the final day, but a run of 12 successive pars allowed the chasing pack to cut that advantage to two.

However, crucial birdies on the 13th and 15th pushed Fitzpatrick further clear and even a bogey at the last could not deny him an 11th European Tour title.

“Delighted to get it over the line, it was definitely a battle today,” he said.

“I didn’t have my best stuff for the first 12 holes and then managed to find some of my best stuff.

“In a way I was quite lucky – I left myself in some nice spots where you can still get up and down from, but I fully took advantage of that and did really well.”

Matthieu Pavon shot the best round of the day, with a seven-under 64 ensuring he finished tied for fourth alongside French compatriot Tom Vaillant, Spain’s Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra and Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan.

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Laver Cup: Alexander Zverev beats Learner Tien to seal victory for Team Europe

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Alexander Zverev beat Learner Tien on the final day of the Laver Cup to lead Team Europe to their sixth title.

US Open champion Zverev recovered from a disappointing defeat by Team World’s Alex de Minaur on day two and eased to a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over Tien at London’s O2 Arena.

After Carlos Alcaraz’s heroics kept Europe in contention after that loss on day two, Flavio Cobolli and Jakub Mensik beat De Minaur and Taylor Fritz in the doubles to extend their lead before Zverev’s triumph.

Both wins took Europe’s tally to the required 13 needed to win, which meant that Alcaraz was not required to play again.

“I haven’t won a Laver Cup match in two years, so I’m happy I did it today,” said Zverev.

“Massive credit to the entire Team World. They pushed us all the way again, they were champions last year. We have a great team chemistry, it was a team effort.

“Winning as a team, there’s no better feeling in sports. We don’t have enough of it in tennis.”

The USA’s Tien, 20, was making his Team World debut and held his nerve in the first set to force a tiebreak, but world number two Zverev took control in the second and closed out the victory in one hour and 49 minutes.

Zverev has been part of all six of Team Europe’s Laver Cup wins, and has the most singles wins at the event with eight.

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