Okamoto goes deep twice, Sosa and Pinango each have three hits; Blue Jays beat Twins 7-3
Kazuma Okamoto hit two home runs, including a solo shot and a two-run homer, helping the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Minnesota Twins 7-3. Yohendrick Pinango and Lenyn Sosa each recorded three hits, while Patrick Corbin earned his first win with the Blue Jays after allowing two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Byron Buxton hit his ninth home run in recent games, but the Twins continued their poor stretch, losing their 12th game in 15.
- ▪Kazuma Okamoto hit two home runs, marking the first multi-homer game of his MLB career.
- ▪Yohendrick Pinango had three hits in just his fifth major league game.
- ▪Patrick Corbin allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to earn his first win with the Blue Jays.
- ▪Simeon Woods Richardson fell to 0-5 after allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings for the Twins.
- ▪Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer, his ninth since April 13, tying Munetaka Murakami for the most in baseball over that span.
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