Denied one chance, Tulo wouldn’t miss second

MINNEAPOLIS — With the score tied and the potential winning run on second base with two outs in the ninth inning on Thursday night, before his single in the 11th gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 win, Troy Tulowitzki crushed a two-strike pitch from Twins closer Kevin Jepsen that he thought was certain to drop in for a hit.

The ball sailed deep into the gap in left-center before dying in the glove of center fielder Danny Santana, who used his speed to get under the ball and snatch it out of midair.

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Jepsen raised his arms and Tulowitzki, 0-for-4 to that point and with his batting average approaching .190, was left disappointed again.

“When you hit a 410-foot ball, usually it leaves the park,” Tulowitzki said. “In that situation, there’s a guy at second base, you’re thinking they want to play somewhat in so if there’s a base hit, they have a chance to throw the guy out. That wasn’t the case there. [Santana] was playing pretty far back, good enough to where a line drive, he can go back there and catch it. So, yeah, I was surprised that it was …

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