Nelson Cruz had two hits and two RBIs for the Twins in their win over the BlueJays.
MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz had two hits and two RBIs for Minnesota, helping Jake Odorizzi and the Twins beat theOff to a solid start in his first season with Minnesota, the 38-year-old Cruz had an RBI single in the first inning and an RBI double in the third. After walking in the fifth, he scored on a single by Marwin Gonzalez. Cruz twice drove in Jorge Polanco, who had two hits and is batting .429.
Mejia and Taylor Rogers each allowed just one baserunner, setting up Blake Parker for his fourth save with a perfect ninth inning. Mejia blew Minnesota’s 3-1 lead Monday night, allowing four runs in the eighth inning of the 5-3 loss. Justin Smoak had an RBI single for the Blue Jays, putting him on base in 14 of the 15 games he’s played in this year.
This was the 44th game delayed by weather since the ballpark opened in 2010. There have been 24 postponed games, one suspended game continued the following day and one shortened game.Though the crowd sizes have had more to do with the home team averaging more than 90 losses per season over the past eight years, the attendance was further diminished by this rainy day and 44-degree temperature at first pitch.
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