Overview
- Brooks Lee’s two-run homer and Christian Vázquez’s back-to-back shot in the fourth inning fueled Minnesota’s 6-3 win on Sunday.
- Joe Ryan (7-2) earned the victory by allowing three runs (two earned) and four hits over five innings while striking out six.
- The Twins’ bullpen held Toronto scoreless after the fourth inning to preserve the lead at Target Field.
- Toronto had won Saturday’s opener 5-4 on George Springer’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth, extending its hot stretch to nine wins in 10 games.
- The series finale left both clubs deadlocked at 35-30 in the American League standings.