Twins Use Big Innings to Top Blue Jays, Take Series

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins scored eight runs on just eight hits, using a three-run second inning and a five-run third to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Tristan Gray’s three-run homer in the second off Max Scherzer opened the scoring for Minnesota. The Twins sent 10 batters to the plate in the third, highlighted by a two-run double from Brooks Lee. Winning pitcher Taj Bradley allowed one run over five innings, striking out seven. Scherzer took the loss.

Toronto outhit Minnesota 12-8 but went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Daulton Varsho had an RBI single in the first for the Blue Jays. Attendance was 37,804. The game took 2 hours, 56 minutes.