Berríos endures career high of 13, Blue Jays beat Twins 12-3

TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos hit a career-high 13 inside seven innings against his former team also a Toronto Blue Jays backed male up with threesome homers, hammering any Minnesota Twins 12-3 on Saturday.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk as well as Bo Bichette homered while any Blue Jays won for the ninth moment amid 10 games. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added triple hits as Toronto establish season highs in runs as well as hits (16).

Jorge Polanco homered for each Twins, whoever have lost eight belonging to 12 games since one six-game winning streak.

Berríos (4-2) allowed twain runs along with three hits, tying Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw also Milwaukee left-hander Eric Lauer for certain jiffy most strikeouts among one game here season. Miami’s Sandy Alcantara struck not in 14 against Atlanta on Perhaps 28.

“I only tried toward seem any José Berríos who I am, along with I did entity,” Berríos mentioned. “I merely tried up to focus, in order to be fresh, in order to focus step near to step, plus I did object.”

Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr (13) scores on a single check swing by center fielder George Springer in the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer (4) hits a single check swing that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr in the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Dylan Bundy pitches to a Toronto Blue Jays batter in the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) leads the bases after hitting a solo home run against Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Dylan Bundy in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minnesota Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco (11) celebrates with third baseman coach Tommy Watkins (40) after hitting a two-run homer off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios, during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 4. 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minnesota Twins left fielder Nate Gordon (1) slides safely into second base past a tag from Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) during the second inning of a baseball game , on Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr (27) after hitting a solo home run against Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Dylan Bundy during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minnesota Twins shortstop Jermaine Palacios mishandles a ground ball off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette allowing Cavan Biggio to score from third base during of the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Five of Berríos’ initial six strikeouts were strikeouts, also man finished his outing through fanning the previous couple batters he faced.

“His slider was huge,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo mentioned. “Object was like a Frisbee today.”

Later making negative decisions inside his previous couple starts, Berríos won for a initial era since Could 17 against Seattle.

“His breaking ball was single real weapon,” declared Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. “Entity was some tough one day for our group on account of from which.”

Polanco, whoever lodged with Berríos in minor league Minnesota, said itself felt good for connect with his ancient friend, truly though man was empty within his next twain at-bats.

“Him was commanding his throws,” Polanco said. “He was giving ourselves positive pitches and he did thoroughly.”

Berríos spent six seasons with each Twins prior to being traded for a Blue Jays final July. Any two-time All-Star faced his former team twice ultimate September, going 1-1.

A Twins struck initial against Berríos. Luis Arráez started each game with some single as well as Polanco homered with individual beyond, his sixth.

“Via such flash on, by no means far happened,” Baldelli replied.

Bichette hit his eighth homer off Dylan Bundy (3-3) among any bottom half plus Toronto took any lead with per split second three-run. Cavan Biggio hit single RBI double, George Springer threw a sprint with some dribbler to the third base queue along with Biggio scored on some field error near to shortstop Jermaine Palacios.

Teoscar Hernández tripled in order to initiate each third as well as Kirk followed with his fourth homer.

Guerrero hit a two-run homer, his 12th, against Ian Hamilton inside fourth.

Bundy was scored for five earned runs and eight hits inside 2 1-3 innings, any shortest belonging to his nine starts said season.

“It’s tough in order to swallow on account of I felt really favorable,” Bundy declared. “Probably some from each best things I had, exactly each order wasn’t in that place today.”

Bundy allowed single earned jog amid his earliest threesome outings among 2022, but has since allowed 25 earned runs within six starts.

The DOZEN From BERRÍOS

Berríos whipped aloft 12 batters twice with certain Twins, on June 24, 2018, against Texas as well as another time on April 3, 2021, next to Milwaukee, when male set out six hitless innings amid certain foremost kick off out of each season.

WILD Thing

RHP twins Yennier Cano threw back-to-back wild pitches amid a sixth.

Single In order to FORGET

Each Twins set any season’s worst in strokes as well as runs allowed, and lost via of them biggest margin belonging to any annual accordingly distant.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins: Of Gilberto Celestino was activated beyond belonging to COVID-IL along with RHP Chi Chi González was returned toward Triple-A St. Paul.

Blue Jays: LHP Tim Mayza (forearm) will make a appearance in rehab with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday. â€Â¦ Springer stayed in the game along with hit some sacrificial fly following fouling his gone foot amid the seventh. Bradley Zimmer took across defensively among certain eighth.

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LHP twins Devin Smeltzer (2-0, 1.50) initiate Sunday against Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-3, 2.51). Gausman is 0-3 with some 7.30 ERA amid seven career games against certain Twins, but hasn’t faced Minnesota since 2018.

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