DONALDSON SCORES HOMER HAT TRICK

Josh Donaldson only played the part of a Viking on TV, but he did lay waste to the Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff on Sunday. The Toronto third baseman, who made a cameo appearance on the History TV show Vikings earlier this year, smacked three home runs off three different pitchers in front of 47,444 delighted fans at the Rogers Centre in Toronto to lead the AL East leading Blue Jays to a 9-6 victory to sweep the series. The Rogers Centre faithful celebrated with chants of MVP and by throwing hats on to the field. The 2015 AL MVP obliged with a curtain call. Scott Feldman picked up the win in relief for the Jays. R.A. Dickey started and went six innings, giving up five runs.