(Toronto) Cavan Biggio’s three-run home run in the eighth inning helped the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Sunday.
The Blue Jays (37-30) erased a five-point deficit to prevent the Twins (33-33) from winning this three-game series.
Alejandro Kirk and Santiago Espinal opened the eighth inning with a single before Biggio hit his fifth long ball of the season, beating Emilio Pagan (3-1).
Blue Jays blocker Jordan Romano received his 18It is season rescue. Nate Pearson (4-0) recorded the win after working two innings in relief.
The Twins manhandled Toronto starter Kevin Gausman by scoring four runs in the first inning. Quebec’s Édouard Julien started rolling with a double that Biggio couldn’t catch.
Two walks, a double by Alex Kiriloff and singles by Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis pushed four runners home in an eight-hit inning.
The Blue Jays scored a run in the first inning. George Springer led off the inning with a single and then went to third as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit the center of the field. Matt Chapman made a sacrifice to send Springer to the plate.
The Twins increased their lead to 6-1 in the fifth inning. Donovan Solano hit a solo home run and Lewis hit a single.
Gausman was on call for four innings and two-thirds, throwing 101 pitches. He gave up six runs, seven hits and four walks.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Biggio scored and scored when shortstop Carlos Correa threw a poor pitch. Chapman then hit a two-run home run as Guerrero found himself in the trails.
That was the last pitch for Twins starter Louie Varland. He gave up four runs, six hits, and two walks in four and two-thirds innings on the mound.
