Twins top D'Angelo Russell Jersey Blue Jays 7-3 behind clutch Polanco, strong 'pen August 6 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jorge Polanco had a pair of two-out RBIs and Jose Miranda homered for the Minnesota Twins, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 behind a stellar bullpen performance on Saturday night.All-Star Luis Arraez went 3 for 5 with an RBI for the first-place Twins, who kept their two-game lead on Cleveland in the AL Central.Arraez doubled twice and scored on both of Polanco's clutch hits a single in the third inning off Blue Jays starter Mitch White (1-3) and a double in the fifth after White was replaced by Tim Mayza.Mayza had a painful night, ending with a dislocated non-throwing shoulder. Three batters after surrendering Miranda's 11th home run to start the sixth, Mayza charged a squeeze bunt that Sandy Len dropped down in front of the mound for a single to score the speedy Nick Gordon.His only chance was to try to scoop the ball in his glove and in the same motion either flip it to the plate or tag Gordon, but he whiffed and whacked Gordon with his fully extended Draymond Green Jersey right arm. It bent awkwardly in the collision, causing Mayza to writhe around in the dirt for a few seconds before walking off slowly while clutching his shoulder. Mayza, who's had a solid season with a 2.88 ERA, is Toronto's only current left-handed reliever.Bo Bichette hit a tying two-run homer off Twins starter Dylan Bundy in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the eighth, the only run allowed in five innings by Minnesota's trade-boosted bullpen. Jhoan Duran inherited runners at the corners with one out in the eighth and gave up Bichette's bouncer up the middle, but the right-hander who leads the major leagues in 100 mph pitches handed Matt Chapman his fourth strikeout of the game on a 101 mph heater and retired Whit Merrifield on a fielder's choice grounder to end Glenn Robinson III Jersey the inning with a 5-3 lead.Trevor Megill (3-1) led off the relief parade with a perfect fifth, and newly acquired closer Jorge Lpez finished up with a hitle s ninth after blowing his save chance on Friday night in the in 10 innings.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2 for 5 with a run scored to extend his career-high hitting streak to 17 straight games for the Blue Jays, who lead the AL wild card race. They are three games ahead of Baltimore, the first club below the three-team cut.The two-time All-Star Guerrero is batting .420 (29 for 69) with eight doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs during his streak.TRAINER'S ROOMBlue Jays: CF George Springer with lingering inflammation in his right elbow that kept him out of four of the previous five games. Twins: RF Max Kepler was reinstated from the 10-day injured list, recovered from a broken pinky toe on his right foot. He was hit there by a pitch on July 24.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (8-8, 3.06 ERA) pitches the finale of the four-game series. He threw eight shutout innings with just one hit and one walk allowed in his last start against Tampa Bay.Twins: RHP Chris Archer (2-5, 4.05 ERA) takes the mound on Sunday afternoon. He had a season-high eight strikeouts in his last turn, but he has failed to finish five innings in four straight outings.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https Jordan Poole Jersey ://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Jorge Polanco Major League Baseball Minnesota Twins Chris Archer Jorge Polanco Luis Arraez Tim Mayza Nick Gordon Bo Bichette Dylan Bundy Jhoan Duran Matt Chapman Kevin Gausman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. George Springer Max Kepler Toronto Blue Jays Minnesota Twins share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 37 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 41 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Dwayne Sutton Jersey Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS