Twins playoff schedule: Wild-card games, ticket updates and more

The Twins will host a best-of-three wild-card series at Target Field against the Blue Jays starting Tuesday. Here's the schedule and ticket information.

October 2, 2023 at 4:14AM
Baseball’s postseason returns to Target Field, giving Carlos Correa more opportunities to say hello to fans. (Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The American League Central champion Twins will be the No. 3 seed in the American League playoff bracket and will host a best-of-three wild-card series at Target Field next week against the No. 6-seeded Blue Jays.

AL wild card

Game 1: Tuesday

3:38 p.m., ESPN

Game 2: Wednesday

3:38 p.m., ESPN

RHP Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.79) will start for the Twins.

Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday

3:38 p.m., ESPN; time subject to change based on how many other Game 3s there are

Who's pitching for Toronto?

As of Sunday, TBA. but Toronto's rotation is expected to include RHPs Kevin Gausman (12-9, 3.16), former Twins star José Berríos (11-12, 3.65) and Chris Bassitt (16-8, 3.60). LHP Yusei Kikuchi (11-6, 3.76) could be an option as well.

If the Twins win

The winner of this best-of-three wild-card series advances to the best-of-five American League Division Series and will face No. 2-seeded Astros, the defending World Series champion, with Game 1 in Houston.

Tickets

You can find tickets on these websites:

Minnesota Twins team website

What else to know

Our online Twins Tracker helps answer questions. It has more info on tickets and Homer Hanky sales (buy some at the Star Tribune Shop online) and more.

about the writer

Chris Miller

Editor

Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

See More