Jays beat Twins 3-1

Posted by Carrie White
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Aug 5, 2015
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Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki hit solo home runs, Derrick Morgan JerseyMarco Estrada pitched 6 2-3 innings to win consecutive starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Tuesday night. Toronto's sixth win in seven games moved the Blue Jays ahead of the Twins and into the second AL wild-card spot. Minnesota has been held to just one run in four of its past five games, losing all four. The Twins are 5-12 since the All-Star break. Donaldson and Tulowitzki http://www.titansnflofficialproshop.com/Authentic-Dexter-Mccluster-Jerseyboth drilled second-deck homers off Twins right-hander Phil Hughes, who leads the majors with 27 home runs allowed this season. Colorado's Kyle Kendrick has surrendered 26. Hughes (10-7) lost for the first time since June 8 against Kansas City, snapping a streak of six straight winning decisions. He allowed five hits and three runs in 5 2-3 innings. Hughes walked two batters, just the second time this season he has walked more than one, and uncorked his http://www.titansnflofficialproshop.com/Authentic-Dorial-Greenbeckham-Jerseyfirst wild pitch of the season. Hughes walked two batters on May 4, against Oakland. Donaldson hit his 28th home run in the first, connecting on a 2-2 pitch. It's the eighth time this season he's homered on a two-strike count. Donaldson has a 22-game hitting streak against the Twins. It's baseball's longest active streak for any player against an opponent. Tulowitzki made it 2-0 with a Danny Lansanah Jerseyleadoff shot in the third, his second since joining Toronto last week. Torii Hunter's bases-loaded sacrifice fly halved the deficit in the fourth, but Dioner Navarro chased Hughes and made it 3-1 with an RBI double in the sixth. Estrada (9-6) left after Eddie Rosario's double in the seventh but Mark Lowe got Aaron Hicks to fly out. Aaron Sanchez worked the eighth and http://www.buccaneersofficialauthentic.com/Authentic-Demar-Dotson-JerseyRoberto Osuna finished for his eighth save. The Blue Jays were without manager John Gibbons, who served a one-game suspension for coming back on the field when the benches and bullpens cleared in the eighth inning of Sunday's win over Kansas City. Gibbons had been ejected for arguing with home plate umpire Jim Wolf one inning earlier. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale took over for Gibbons against the Twins. Sanchez was suspended three games for sparking the melee by throwing at Kansas City's Alcides Escobar. Sanchez is appealing his penalty.
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