Twins open weekend series against Blue Jays with a win

The Minnesota Twins downed the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Thursday night.

Bailey Ober only gave up one run over six innings of work en route to earning the victory. Anthony Banda recorded two outs while Andrew Morris tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Justin Topa closed the door with a shutout ninth inning.

Ryan Jeffers hit a two run homer, his fourth of the season. Byron Buxton added a solo home run, his eighth long ball of the season. Josh Bell, Austin Martin, and Luke Keaschall each chipped in an RBI.

Minnesota improved to 14-18 on the season

The Twins and Blue Jays will continue their series on Friday night with first pitch at 7:10 p.m. and game coverage available on Twins.TV. Simeon Woods Richardson will be on the mound for Minnesota while Patrick Corbin counters for Toronto.

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