Blue Jays beat Twins in 10th place on come-from-behind decision

Minneapolis (AP) — Cavan Biggio sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and Whit Merrifield scored on a come-from-behind call to win the Blue Jays 3-2 against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday led to

Merrifield was called first at bat, but the call was canceled after Twins catcher Gary Sanchez was deemed to have interfered with Merrifield. Merrifield's right foot collided with Sanchez's left as Merrifield slid home to his plate. An out would have ended the inning.

Minnesota's Rocco his Baldelli coach was sent off for arguing a call. It was his eighth ejection in his career and his third ejection this season.

Toronto trailed Tampa Bay two games behind him with his wild card to the top of the American league. After Cleveland won, Minnesota's lead in the AL Central was reduced to his one game.

Early on for the Blue Jays he scored twice before stifling a Twins comeback in the second half. Jose Miranda had his 8th inning RBI single, Minnesota's first run, with at least his one RBI in four straight games. Luis Ares tied the game in the ninth with an RBI single.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gaussmann pitched his six scoreless innings, allowing six hits and five strikeouts. did. Gaussmann, who started against the Twins in June, gave up nine hits, five runs, and three earned runs in three 2/3 innings. He's now pitched scoreless 14 innings in his last two starts.

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After missing a save chance in the ninth, Jordan Romano (4-3) scored his 10th. in a 1-2-3 inning that closed out the Twins on the 2nd.

Minnesota starter Chris Archer pitched five innings, allowing four hits while he allowed two runs and struck out four. It was the fourth time this season that Archer has started five straight innings.

two and his three consecutive hits saw Toronto score early. Teoscar Hernandez singled to start the second, and Bo Bichette scored on a double. Biggio doubled in the third and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounded him on an RBI single.

Caleb Thielbar (2-1) pitches to his No. 10 for the Twins and Biggio his sack his I gave up flying.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his 1-for-4 career-high hitting streak to his 18th game. This is his longest hitting streak in league baseball in the majors.

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Blue Jays: LHP's Tim Mayza has been placed on his 15-day injured list with a dislocated right shoulder. Meiza was ruled out of Saturday's game with an injury after landing awkwardly on his shoulder while trying to make the tag on a play at home plate. RHP Trent Thornton has been recalled from Triple A to replace Mayza.

Twins: RHP Emilio Pagán suffers daily from what the team called Right Rat Spasms. Pagan left Sunday's game in the sixth inning with an injury ... Minnesota "hopes" for RHP Kenta Maeda's return in September, Baldelli said. Maeda said he had Tommy his John surgery in September 2021.

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Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (4-5, 4.86 ERA) takes the mound in the first of his three games on Monday against the Orioles series in Baltimore. Kikuchi started in his recent Tampa Bay game against the Rays, where he allowed two runs in four innings.

Twins: Minnesota has a day off on Monday and will start his two-game interleague series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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