TORONTO (Interstat) — A seven-run outburst in the third inning, capped by Trevor Larnach’s three-run homer, propelled the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The win, played before a crowd of 41,591 in a brisk 2 hours and 24 minutes, improved the Twins to 8-7 and handed the Blue Jays their eighth loss in 12 games, dropping them to 6-8.

The game’s defining moment arrived early and decisively. After Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer cruised through the first two innings, the Twins’ offense erupted in the third. Shortstop Brooks Lee ignited the rally by launching a solo home run, his second of the year, to left field. The floodgates then opened with a walk, two singles and another walk, the last by Ryan Jeffers forcing in a run. Josh Bell followed with a two-run single to center, extending the lead to 4-2. Following a strikeout, Larnach stepped in and demolished a 1-0 offering from Lauer deep to right field for a three-run shot, his first homer of the season, completing the seven-run frame and chasing Lauer from the game.

That offensive explosion rendered an early Toronto lead moot. The Blue Jays had struck first in the bottom of the opening inning when Daulton Varsho connected for a two-run homer off Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, scoring George Springer who had walked. That early advantage, however, was swiftly obliterated by Minnesota’s third-inning onslaught.

From there, the game belonged to Ryan. Shaking off the first-inning homer, the Twins’ ace dominated. He retired 16 of the next 18 batters he faced, allowing only a single to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the fourth and a hit-by-pitch in the second, which was erased by a double play. Ryan finished with seven strong innings, yielding just the two runs on two hits while striking out five and walking one. He earned his second consecutive win, improving to 2-1.

The Blue Jays’ day was further marred by injury. Designated hitter George Springer fouled a ball off his left foot during his third-inning at-bat. He finished the plate appearance, grounding out, but was removed before the sixth inning. The team later announced he sustained a fractured big toe on his left foot.

Toronto’s bullpen, led by Spencer Miles, provided stability after the rocky start. Miles entered in the third and delivered 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. The Twins managed only six hits total, with all their runs concentrated in the third.

Minnesota’s bullpen navigated some late trouble. Kody Funderburk worked a scoreless eighth, stranding two runners. In the ninth, however, Cole Sands surrendered a leadoff single to Guerrero Jr. before Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run homer to right-center, his second of the year, cutting the deficit to 7-4. Sands recovered to retire the next three batters, securing the victory.

Lauer took the loss for Toronto, falling to 1-2 after being charged with all seven runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings.

The victory gave Minnesota its fifth win in six games, a strong rebound after a 10-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday. Toronto, meanwhile, continued its inconsistent start to the 2026 campaign. The teams conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.