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Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (2) hits a solo homer run against the Toronto Blue Jays during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/p>\nTORONTO\u00a0 \u2014 Tristan Gray hit a three-run home run, Kody Clemens added a solo shot and the Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (2) hits a solo homer run against the Toronto Blue Jays during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/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.<\/p>\n
Minnesota has won six of seven and is tied for the American League lead with nine victories. Only the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers of Los Angeles have more with 11.<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s earned-run average 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\u00a0because of forearm tendinitis.<\/p>\n
The Blue Jays played without leadoff hitter\u00a0George Springer, who went on the 10-day injured list\u00a0before the game because of a fractured left big toe. Springer fouled a ball off his foot in\u00a0Saturday\u2019s 7-4 loss.<\/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
Up next<\/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
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