\u00a0TORONTO (AP) – Josh Willingham hit a two-run home run, Phil Hughes struck out a season-high nine to win in Toronto for the first time in almost three years and the Minnesota Twins beat the Blue Jays 7-2 on Wednesday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kendrys Morales had three of Minnesota’s season-high 16 hits as the Twins improved to 5-2 against Toronto. Morales is 6 for 13 with three RBIs since making his Twins debut on Monday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hughes (7-2) allowed seven hits and walked none in seven shutout innings for his first win at Rogers Centre since July 17, 2011, when he played for the New York Yankees. The right-hander is 7-1 with a 2.27 ERA in his past 10 starts.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willingham hit a two-out homer off rookie Marcus Stroman in the first as the Twins took a 2-0 lead in the opening inning for the third straight game.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trever Plouffe made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Twins second baseman Brian Dozier left Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays in the fourth inning with a sore lower back and was replaced by Eduardo Escobar.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dozier came in batting .245 with a team-high 14 home runs and 33 RBIs. He collided with shortstop Eduardo Nunez while chasing Erik Kratz’s bloop double to shallow center in the second inning.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Before his departure, Dozier had played every inning of every game this season.<\/p>\n
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