Buxton hits 3rd homer in 4 games, Jeffers also goes deep as Twins top Blue Jays 7-1

— Byron Buxton homered for the third time in four games and Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead, two-run drive that led the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 7- 1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
May 1, 2026, 08:05 am - AP
TOR
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B. Ober
win

B. Ober3-1

6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
K. Gausman
loss

K. Gausman2-2

5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

TORMIN
4thVarsho homered to right (397 feet).10
4thJeffers homered to left center (404 feet), Larnach scored.12
6thBuxton homered to left center (375 feet).13
6thMartin singled to center, Larnach scored.14
8thBell singled to left, Buxton scored on error and Jeffers scored on throwing error by shortstop Giménez.16
8thKeaschall hit sacrifice fly to left, Bell scored.17
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