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Josh Donaldson did it again. For the second straight game, the Blue Jays third baseman blasted a ninth-inning home run off White Sox closer David Robertson. This time, the solo home run tied the game at three, but the White Sox would come back to win in the 10th inning.

"Cutter, just this one was a little bit up," Donaldson said of the pitch from Robertson that led to the game-tying homer, per MLB.com. "From my at-bat earlier, I hit a fly ball to right field that I thought I hit pretty well, and I figured I should try and pull it."

The home run, Donaldson's 13th of the season, was his only hit of the game. He now has eight hits over his last five games as his season average sits at .314.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe went 2 for 4, continuing his hot hitting in Tuesday's win over Boston. 

Plouffe has hit in four straight, with multi-hit games in the last three. He drove in a run, his 26th. It's his fourth game with an RBI in the last five. 

Plouffe added his ninth double of the season. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria extended his hitting streak to 10 straight, with a 3-for-5 performance. 

Longoria doubled twice, giving him 12 on the year. He drove in two runs, giving him 23. 

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit a three-run walk-off home run to beat the White Sox on Tuesday.

"That’s the coolest part," he said of the game winner. "All your boys there sitting at home plate, the crowd going crazy, everybody’s very exuberant, because we just won the game."

The blast capped a two homer night for Donaldson. He hit a solo shot in the first inning. 

Donaldson went 4 for 4 on the night and scored five times. He has six hits in his last seven at bats. He's scored eight runs and hit three home runs in the last two games. 

Donaldson now has 12 home runs and 33 RBI. He's hitting .315.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit a solo home run in Monday's win over the White Sox. 

Donaldson went 2 for 3 and scored three times. He walked once and hit his tenth home run of the season. He drove in his 29th run. 

Twins pitcher Trevor Plouffe went 2 for 5 with a three-run homer in his team's 7-2 win over the Red Sox on Monday.

The Twins put together a six-run second inning to extend their lead to 7-0, and the final blow came on Plouffe's home run to left field, which was followed by a Kurt Suzuki single before Boston starter Joe Kelly was yanked from the game. Plouffe has hit .270/.353/.474 with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 152 at-bats.

Twins shortstop Danny Santana is out of the lineup for a second straight game Monday, replaced by Eduardo Escobar for the game against the Red Sox. 

Santana has had a rough week at the plate, going 1-for-16 with five strikeouts and no wallks. The free-swinging Santana has just two walks in 157 plate appearances this season. 

The Twins (+103) are slight underdogs per VegasInsider.com. 

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe responded to a minor skid with a solid week that saw him raise his batting average by 11 points, as he picked up at least one hit in five of his last six contests. 

Plouffe is now hitting .265 on the year with six homers and 22 RBIs, and he's done much of his damage at pitcher-friendly Target Field, where he's registered five of his longballs and 17 of his RBIs. 

Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki was out of the starting lineup on Sunday. Suzuki was replaced by Chris Herrmann, who gets his ninth start behind the plate. 

Shortstop Danny Santana also misses a start. He's replaced by Eduardo Escobar for the fifth time this season. 

Right fielder Torii Hunter also gets a day away from the field, starting at DH.

Athletics third baseman Brett Lawrie is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game. 

Lawrie has missed the time due to overall soreness. He's replaced at third by Max Muncy, who gets his fourth time this year.