MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Andrew Morris pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Joe Ryan, who exited with elbow soreness after recording one out, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to split a four-game series.

Ryan, a 2025 All-Star, struck out Yohendrick Piñango to start the game. He then walked Kazuma Okamoto and immediately signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout before leaving. Morris entered and retired the next two batters to escape the first inning.

The Twins took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Toronto starter Trey Yesavage. Trevor Larnach singled, Austin Martin walked and Victor Caratini delivered a sharp ground-ball single to right field that scored Larnach. Yesavage struck out Luke Keaschall and got Kody Clemens on a groundout to limit the damage.

Yesavage settled in over the next three innings, striking out six batters overall while allowing only that one run. He worked around a double by Keaschall in the third and a walk in the fourth, stranding runners in scoring position both times.

The game turned in the fifth inning. Yesavage began the frame with a strikeout of Martin, but Victor Caratini walked to spark a three-run rally. Keaschall doubled to center field, scoring Caratini and tying the game 1-1. Kody Clemens followed with a double to center that brought home Keaschall and put Minnesota ahead 2-1. Matt Wallner then doubled to left, scoring Clemens and making it 3-1. Yesavage exited after the inning, having allowed four runs on five hits over four innings.

Toronto chipped away in the sixth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off with a single off Minnesota reliever Taylor Rogers. Jesús Sánchez singled, advancing Guerrero to third. After a strikeout, Daulton Varsho laid down a bunt single that scored Guerrero, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Rogers loaded the bases with a hit batter, but he induced a flyout to end the threat.

The Twins bullpen held the line from there. Rogers worked 2 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits while striking out three. Eric Orze followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, scattering one hit and striking out two. Justin Topa pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second save of the season.

Toronto mounted a final rally in the ninth. Myles Straw singled with one out, and Okamoto crushed his ninth home run of the season to left-center field, tying the game 3-3. Guerrero singled and Sánchez singled, putting runners on first and second with one out. But Lenyn Sosa grounded into a double play, Keaschall to shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Kody Clemens, ending the game.

The Blue Jays outhit the Twins 11-9 but could not overcome the early deficit. Toronto scored two runs in the ninth and one in the sixth, while Minnesota plated three in the fifth and one in the first.

Morris earned his first win of the season, improving to 1-1. He allowed two hits and struck out three across his 3 2/3 innings of relief, keeping the Twins in front after Ryan’s early exit. Yesavage took the loss, falling to 1-1.

Keaschall led Minnesota’s offense with two hits, including an RBI double. Okamoto drove in two runs for Toronto with his ninth-inning homer. Tommy Nance pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Blue Jays, and Joe Mantiply and Jeff Hoffman each tossed a scoreless inning.

Toronto had jumped out to an early lead in the series with an 11-4 win Saturday and a 7-3 victory Friday, while Minnesota won the opener 7-1 on Thursday. The Twins had lost 13 of 16 entering Sunday’s game.

Both teams ended the day with losing records. Toronto fell to 16-18, while Minnesota improved to 15-20.

The Blue Jays head to Tampa Bay for a three-game series beginning Monday, while the Twins travel to Washington for a three-game set starting Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toronto 6, Minnesota 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Toronto with a 59.70 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 8.