Blue Jays 9, Twins 3 (11)
Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer to kickstart a six-run 11th inning as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Saturday.
Bautista ripped an offering from Jim Hoey over the wall in right field for his major league-leading 13th home run of the season, and fifth in the last nine games. J.P. Arencibia, who had a solo homer earlier in the game, added a two-run double later in the inning as Toronto sent 11 batters to the plate against a quartet of Twins relievers.
The big inning propelled Toronto (19-20) to its fourth straight win while handing the Twins (12-25) their seventh consecutive defeat. It also made a winner of Jon Rauch (2-2), who threw two scoreless innings.
Glen Perkins (0-1) absorbed the loss.
With the game tied 2-2 after six innings, Michael Cuddyer put the Twins ahead with a solo blast off Jo-Jo Reyes, who earned a no-decision to extend his streak of consecutive starts without a victory to 26. That's the longest streak in the majors since Anthony Young of the New York Mets went 27 starts without a win from 1992-1994.
Toronto rallied to tie in the eighth off Twins starter Nick Blackburn. Yunel Escobar reached on a swinging bunt single with two outs and Corey Patterson followed with a run-scoring triple to center field.