Toronto exploded for offense in a wild 9-8 win over Minnesota, riding a late eighth-inning surge to erase a two-run deficit. Addison Barger lined a two-run double off the wall to cap the Blue Jays’ three-run frame, sealing the comeback. Byron Buxton supplied the power for the Twins with two leadoff homers in a multi-homer night, while Minnesota showcased speed with a season-high five steals and nine players collecting a hit.

Fantasy angles center on Barger's breakout moment for Toronto, Buxton’s multi-homer game as a regular-starter run-producing option, and a Jays lineup that leaned on depth and timely hitting down the stretch. The Twins head home with a tough loss after a road trip that featured crisp at-bats, aggressive baserunning, and a result that underscores the high variance of late-season baseball.

Toronto staged a dramatic eighth-inning comeback to stun Minnesota 9-8 at Rogers Centre. A three-run rally trimmed an 8-6 deficit, sparked by Alejandro Kirk’s pinch single and followed by Addison Barger's 110.3 mph game-winning double off the right-field wall. Davis Schneider homered earlier, Byron Buxton supplied early power for the Twins, and Daulton Varsho’s defensive flashes helped steadied Toronto’s late surge.

Toronto bullpen locked down the late innings, while the Jays leveraged timely hitting and aggressive baserunning to seize the series finale. The win preserves Toronto’s momentum as they head into a high-profile Brewers set, with Barger's breakout moment underscoring a shift in roster depth and the Jays’ willingness to lean on late-inning heroics.

Bailey Ober delivered a strong, steady outing for Minnesota, working 5 2/3 innings with seven punchouts and a modest 3 hits allowed, despite a back tightness that lingered into the later frames. The Twins bullpen held the line for most of the game, giving Minnesota a late chance to steal one at Target Field. In the 10th, Shea Langeliers crushed a two-run homer off Génesis Cabrera to push Oakland ahead, then Cabrera closed the door as the A’s prevailed 4-2. Minnesota stranded Austin Martin on third, the automatic runner, sealing a frustrating finish.

Early in the game, Minnesota had prime opportunities: Outman and Fitzgerald sparked the third inning with back-to-back hits, Caroming into trouble on the contact play at the plate and a runners-on-step double play, stalling the frame. A 5th-inning rally produced two runs on Larnach and Brooks Lee RBI hits, though Lee was picked off trying to advance to third on a passed ball. Keaschall and Lee added back-to-back singles in the 8th but could not push across. The night underscored Ober’s resilience and the bullpen’s ability to bridge innings, but Oakland’s late strike erased Minnesota’s rally and left the Twins squarely in the hunt with a .500-ish pace for August.

Twins squander a late lead as Detroit walks off in 11 innings at Target Field. Tarik Skubal delivers a sturdy start, but Minnesota strings together a three-run third inning behind a multi-hit barrage from Edouard Julien, Austin Martin, and Byron Buxton. The Twins’ bullpen holds Detroit to a late single and a sac fly until the 11th, when Colt Keith scores the automatic runner on a Gleyber Torres fly ball for the winner. Minnesota’s offensive pulse fades after the third, failing to plate the winning run in the 10th despite Roden advancing via a successful sac bunt and a pair of squeeze attempts by Martin. The Tigers rally on Riley Greene’s two-run homer and a later RBI from Keith, then cap it with a 11th-inning win behind a precise approach and opportunistic baserunning. For fantasy managers, Julien’s lefty success against Skubal stands out, while Detroit’s middle of the order provides a spike scenario in upcoming matchups against right-handed starters.