Toronto Star

Series preview: Twins at Blue Jays

- Laura Armstrong

ROGERS CENTRE

MONDAY, 7 p.m. LH Adalberto Mejia (1-1, 9.00) vs. RH Luis Santos (0-0, 7.88) TUESDAY, 7 p.m. RH Jose Berrios (9-7, 3.68) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (0-1, 3.52) WEDNESDAY, 7 p.m. RH Ervin Santana (2018 debut) vs. RH Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.59) TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN

KEY PLAYERS

Escobar/Solarte Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar, reportedly on the trading block, has pop with 14 long balls and 58 RBIs. Jays counterpar­t Yangervis Solarte leads the club in homers with 17 after Sunday’s game-winning blast, one off his career high.

NEED TO KNOW

Marco Estrada (glute strain) will make a rehab start with Double-A New Hampshire on Monday instead of his scheduled start with the Jays … Santos has never started a majorleagu­e game, but has made 15 career relief appearance­s as a Blue Jay. In two starts with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons this season, he allowed a total of runs on 10 hits over seven innings … The Twins activated DH/first baseman Logan Morrison (hip) on the weekend … Santana returns to the Twins rotation Wednesday after rehabbing from surgery to remove calcium deposits from his right middle finger in early February ... The Jays lead the season series 2-1.

ON DECK

Three games against the White Sox in Chicago starting Friday.

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