Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins
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Lee and Vázquez go back to back to power Twins past Blue Jays 6-3 and avoid series sweep
Minnesota trailed 3-2 when Lee led off against Bowden Francis with his fifth homer. Vázquez followed with his second and the Twins were never behind again.
Joe Ryan (7-2) allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits in five innings to help the Twins end the Blue Jays' four-game winning streak. Brock Stewart, Cole Sands and Griffin Jax all followed with a scoreless inning. Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 opportunities.
Alan Roden doubled in a run in the second inning to give Toronto the lead, but Minnesota answered in its half with an RBI groundout from Vázquez and Trevor Larnach's sacrifice fly for a 2-1 lead.
Alejandro Kirk had an RBI single and George Springer doubled in a run to put Toronto ahead 3-2 in the third.
Mason Fluharty, who got the final two outs in the fourth, left with two on and one out in the fifth in favor of Erik Swanson. Ty France greeted Swanson with an RBI single for a 5-3 lead and Lee walked to load the bases. Swanson struck out Vázquez looking before Byron Buxton walked to set the final margin.
Francis (2-8) allowed four runs and five hits and five walks in 3 1/3 innings. Fluharty gave up two runs in an inning.
Toronto (35-30) was trying for its first sweep against Minnesota (35-30) at Target Field since 2013.
The Twins will host the Rangers for three games beginning Tuesday. Neither team announced a starter.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Roden grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Lukes to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Clement fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | Lukes singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Springer struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Duran relieved Jax |
Statistics
 TOR |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 8 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 23 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 20 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 185 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created | 9.2 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .219 | Slugging Percentage | .559 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .441 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .465 |
| .447 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.024 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 10.8 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.23 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.30 |
| .063 | Isolated Power | .206 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.14 |
| .086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .186 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .088 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 69.0 | MLB Rating | 97.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,078 | Capacity: