Blue Jays Overcome Early Deficit, Rout Twins

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for five runs in the fourth inning to erase an early deficit and routed the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Friday night at Rogers Centre.

Ryan Jeffers hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Twins a quick lead. The Blue Jays responded in the fourth, capped by a two-run homer from Brandon Valenzuela. Toronto added runs in four subsequent innings, finishing with 14 hits.

Joe Mantiply earned the win in relief for Toronto. Simeon Woods Richardson took the loss for Minnesota. Attendance was 40,721.