Twins dump Blue Jays 9-3 to end Toronto's eight-game win streak
TORONTO - Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda hit two homers apiece as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 9-3 on Friday night to end the BlueByron Buxton also went deep for the visitors, who outhit Toronto 12-4.
Springer answered in the bottom half by hitting his 49th career leadoff homer, moving him into fourth place on Major League Baseball's all-time list. Guerrero cut Minnesota's lead to 4-3 with a laser of a solo shot in the third inning. The 421-foot homer left his bat with a game-high exit velocity of 114.4 miles per hour.
Another insurance run came in the eighth against Andrew Vazquez. Nick Gordon was hit by a pitch, took second on a balk, stole third and scored on an infield single.The game took three hours, two minutes to play.left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu is expected to miss “multiple” weeks after an MRI exam revealed a forearm strain and elbow inflammation. Ryu was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
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