TORONTO — Tristan Gray hit a three-run home run, Kody Clemens added a solo shot and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Taj Bradley (3-0) allowed one run and five hits in five innings to win his third straight start as the Twins took two of three from Toronto, bouncing back after failing to hold a 4-0 lead in Friday\u2019s opener. Minnesota has won six of seven.<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s ERA rose from 1.08 to 1.25. He walked four and struck out seven.<\/p>\n
Gray homered in the second, his second, and Clemens connected in a five-run third, his second. Victor Caratini had a sacrifice fly and Brooks Lee added a two-run double as the Twins roughed up three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.<\/p>\n
The Twins have homered in 26 consecutive games in Toronto, hitting 55 total homers in that span. Their most recent homerless game in Toronto was Aug. 25, 2017.<\/p>\n
Scherzer (1-2) allowed eight runs and five hits in 2 1\/3 innings, his second straight losing start. He left his previous outing, last Monday against the Dodgers, after two innings because of forearm tendinitis<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays played without leadoff hitter George Springer, who went on the 10-day injured list<\/a> before the game because of a fractured left big toe. Springer fouled a ball off his foot in Saturday\u2019s 7-4 loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ernie Clement took over in the leadoff spot. He went 3 for 5 and scored twice.<\/p>\n Eloy Jim\u00e9nez was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to replace Springer and started at designated hitter. Jim\u00e9nez went 2 for 4.<\/p>\n Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (1-0, 5.27 ERA) is scheduled to start against Boston on Monday. LHP Garrett Crochet (2-1, 3.12) goes for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (0-1, 2.08 ERA) is scheduled to start at Milwaukee on Tuesday against Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski 1-1, 3.31).<\/p>\n __<\/p>\n