The Blue Jays stumbled against the Minnesota Twins on Friday in Toronto, losing by a score of 7-3.
A five-point push in the third set gave the visitors the victory. Trailing 2-1 at this point, the Twins took advantage of a double from Byron Buxton to tie the game. Jorge Polanco followed with a two-run homerun. Former member of Major League Baseball’s only lineup, Josh Donaldson, and Miguel Sano capped the streak with long solo balls each.
Home team starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu (13-9) was the main victim of this offensive festival. The South Korean was on the mound for two innings of work, in which he allowed five runs and as many hits.
The crowd favorites scored their first two points in the second set, thanks to Danny Jansen and Jake Lamb. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with his 46th homerun of the season, produced the third point for his team, in the third set.
The victory went to the record of the starter Michael Pineda (7-8). The latter allowed the opposing three points, on only three hits and two free assists. He also struck out two players in five two-thirds innings of work.
The two teams will meet at the Rogers Center on Saturday for the second in a series of three.
Yankees and Red Sox win
At Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox completely dominated the Baltimore Orioles, winning 7-1.
Hunter Renfroe capped the victory in the sixth round, when he hit a double that emptied the trails. At the mound, Chris Sale (4-0) inherited the victory. In five innings of work, he allowed just one run, on a long ball from Austin Hays. He also put an opponent in the mitten.
For their part, the New York Yankees served an 8-0 correction to the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium.
Brett Gardner had a long three-run for the winners, while Joey Gallo also helped his side, with three hits from a safe place in addition to producing two runs and crossing the plate himself three times. Yankees starting gunner Corey Kluber (5-3) was also effective. In six innings of work, he allowed four hits and struck out as many batters, in addition to providing two free assists.
In the standings of the American, the Red Sox occupy the first position granted to the best second, half a game ahead of the Yankees, who have the second ticket giving access to the playoffs. The Blue Jays are now half a game behind the Yankees.
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