Buxton hits 3rd homer in 4 games, Jeffers also goes deep as Twins top Blue Jays 7-1
Byron Buxton hit his third home run in four games and Ryan Jeffers added a go-ahead two-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 in the series opener. Bailey Ober earned the win after allowing four hits over six-plus innings, while Kevin Gausman took the loss for Toronto. Errors by Kazuma Okamoto and Andrés Giménez contributed to unearned runs in a three-run eighth inning.
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