IMPACT PLAYER: Teoscar Hernandez, Toronto
Bailey Ober thought the outfielder's fourth-inning swing produced a pop-up, but it carried over the left-field fence, a go-ahead three-run homer.
BY THE NUMBERS
661 Games it took Miguel Sano to reach 1,000 career strikeouts, the fastest in major league history.
19 Consecutive innings without issuing a walk by Ober, a streak broken up with two walks Saturday.
5 Walks, of the 19 Ober has issued this season, drawn by opponents' ninth-place hitters.
ON DECK
Jose Berrios, who won 59 games as a member of the Twins, will attempt to beat his former teammates for the first time.
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