Twins Rally With Ninth-Inning Homers to Stun Blue Jays 7-5 in Toronto – Gasper and Wallner Lead Minnesota Comeback

Tuesday, August 26th, 2025

Minnesota Twins Rally in Ninth to Defeat Toronto Blue Jays 7-5

The Minnesota Twins staged a dramatic late-game comeback to secure a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. After trailing heading into the ninth inning, the Twins delivered back-to-back home runs to stun the AL East-leading Blue Jays and snap their three-game losing streak.

Twins’ Ninth-Inning Heroics

Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman entered the ninth with a 4-3 lead. However, Mickey Gasper immediately tied the game with a leadoff homer—his first career big league home run. The Twins continued their rally, putting runners on base before Matt Wallner crushed a go-ahead two-run homer, his 20th of the season, giving Minnesota a 6-4 lead. Wallner has been red-hot, having hit two homers the previous night as well.

Pitching Decisions and Key Performances

Jeff Hoffman struggled in the ninth, allowing four runs and retiring just two of the seven batters he faced before being lifted to a chorus of boos from the 42,235 fans in attendance. This marked his seventh blown save in 35 opportunities. Michael Tonkin of the Twins recorded two important outs to earn the win, while Justin Topa secured the save by working around a pinch-hit RBI double from Toronto’s Daulton Varsho.

George Springer Powers Blue Jays’ Offense

Despite the loss, George Springer provided plenty of offense for Toronto, going 4-for-5 with two monumental home runs—measuring 433 and 445 feet, respectively. With these blasts, Springer reached 24 home runs on the season and notched his fourth multi-homer game of the year, the 28th of his career.

Additional Home Run Highlights

Rookie Luke Keaschall also made his mark for Minnesota with a two-run homer, his third of the season, helping the Twins keep pace in the high-scoring affair.

Key Moment

Matt Wallner’s decisive two-run homer came on the very first pitch he saw from Hoffman—a blazing 96 mph fastball—shifting the momentum definitively in Minnesota’s favor.

Key Stat

The Twins have now homered in 22 consecutive games at Rogers Centre dating back to 2017, marking their longest home run streak in any visiting ballpark.

Up Next

Toronto will send left-hander Eric Lauer (8-2, 2.76 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday. The Twins have yet to announce their starting pitcher for the next game of the series.

In summary

The Minnesota Twins rallied in dramatic fashion with ninth-inning home runs from Mickey Gasper and Matt Wallner, overcoming a late deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. George Springer’s pair of home runs was not enough for Toronto as their bullpen faltered. With this win, the Twins broke a three-game skid and extended their home run streak at Rogers Centre to 22 consecutive games. The two teams continue their series with Eric Lauer taking the mound for Toronto in the next matchup.

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