Carlos Correa hit his second career grand slam in a seven-run eighth inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins rallied to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Max Kepler added a three-run homer for the Twins in the eighth. Trevor Larnach hit a solo shot in the seventh for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the three-game series.
Minnesota starter Joe Ryan allowed three runs, six hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings. Jorge Lopez earned the win in relief. Matt Chapman led off the Toronto second with a walk, took second on a groundout and scored on Whit Merrifield's single. George Springer led off the Toronto fifth with a double, took third on a flyout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nathan Lukes, batting for Belt, who felt hamstring tightness when scoring in the third.
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