Teoscar Hernandez hit the go-ahead three-run homer to help give the BlueJays a much needed offensive boost in their win over the Twins.
After Hernandez saved starter Matt Shoemaker from his first loss with his new team, Joe Biagini pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. The Blue Jays, who won for only the fourth time in their last 14 games and entered the evening in the bottom five in almost every batting category in the American League, had a season-high 11 hits.
Hernandez was guilty of a baserunning gaffe in the sixth, after his one-out single with the Blue Jays trailing against Martin Perez. Brandon Drury began jogging to first base after drawing what he believed was a walk, but it was only ball three. After Hernandez left for second, apparently prompted by Drury’s advancement, Perez alertly threw to first baseman C.J. Cron to complete the unconventional caught stealing before Hernandez could retreat.
After Perez finished six innings in his first start for the Twins with only one run allowed and Ryne Harper struck out two batters in a perfect seventh, left-hander Adalberto Mejia was summoned for the eighth with all righties due up for the Blue Jays. Freddy Galvis greeted Mejia with a single, Randal Grichuk doubled for his third hit of the game, and Justin Smoak hit an RBI single. Then Hernandez sent an 0-2 slider from Mejia into the second deck for a 5-3 lead.
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