Already down to one healthy catcher, the Twins' (Minnesota Twins championship rings) situation behind the plate looked even worse after Mitch Garver was struck in the neck by the splintered end of a broken bat in the first inning against the Blue Jays on Tuesday night. After being patched up by the Minnesota medical staff, Garver didn't miss a beat. Garver went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer while catching Jose Berrios, who allowed four hits in seven innings as the Twins shut out Toronto for the second straight night, 3-0. 
"It was bleeding a little bit, but not consistently really," Garver said. "It was just like a rug rash scratch, I'd call it." Garver's two-run shot, into the second deck in left-center field off Aaron Sanchez (3-3), was his seventh this season, tying a career high. "I was cheating a little bit to that one and I was happy to get it in the air because he got under my barrel a few times," Garver said. It was plenty of offense for Berrios (6-1), who won a career-best fifth consecutive start as the AL Central-leading Twins (custom championship rings) got their eighth victory in 11 games and moved a season-high 10 games over .500. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out five in seven shutout innings. Over his five-game stretch, Berrios has a 2.76 ERA with four walks and 30 strikeouts. He hasn't issued a walk in three consecutive starts, tying a career best. "The way I was pitching, that's the way I'm going to keep pitching for the rest of the season," Berrios said. 
Trevor Hildenberger and Trevor May worked the eighth, and Taylor Rogers pitched the ninth to complete the six-hitter and earn his fourth save. Manager Rocco Baldelli said he considered leaving Berrios in the game. "When guys are throwing well, you always think of leaving them out there but ultimately you do what is best," Baldelli said. On Monday night, it was Martin Perez who blanked the Blue Jays over seven innings. The back-to-back shutouts are the Twins' first since June 2-4, 2013, while Minnesota starters have given up nine earned runs in 45 innings this month. Toronto (Toronto Blue Jays championship rings) has nine hits in the two games and was shut out for the fourth time this season, all at home. Blue Jays hitters had a meeting before the game to discuss plate discipline. "It was about making adjustments and to have a better approach at the plate, stop chasing bad pitches and stuff," manager Charlie Montoyo said. "I think we're going to get there. But going back, we just faced two really good pitchers. Berrios is very good and he was on today." Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled off Rogers in the ninth, the first career hit off a left-hander for the highly touted prospect, who has struggled over his first 11 games. Guerrero went 1-for-4. Twins (mlb world series championship rings): Garver replaced C Jason Castro in the lineup after Castro was hit on the right elbow by a pitch Monday night. . RHP Addison Reed (left thumb) began his rehab assignment by working a scoreless inning for Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, striking out one and walking one. Blue Jays: INF Alen Hanson cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. . Following a spell in extended spring training, OF Ben Revere was assigned to Buffalo.
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