Eduardo Nunez homered to cap a five-run eighth inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, Saturday in Minneapolis.

Toronto starter J.A. Happ (5-2) had blanked the Twins on just one hit and carried a 2-0 lead into the eighth. Robbie Grossman singled and Darrin Mastroianni walked to put two runners on. After Kurt Suzuki popped up a bunt, Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker visited the mound to discuss strategy with Happ.

Danny Santana drove Happ’s last pitch into the right-field corner for a two-run double that tied the game. Reliever Gavin Floyd hit Brian Dozier with his first pitch and Nunez followed with a three-run homer.

“If he said anything, it didn’t work, right?’’ Toronto manager John Gibbons said of Walker’s mound visit. ‘‘No, I just think you’re rolling to the top of the lineup, [and] the big boys up top, the right-handed hitters, can beat you against a lefty. So, we gave him a shot to [get Santana] and he couldn’t get it done.’’

Fernando Abad (1-0) threw two pitches and picked up the win.

Royals 2, White Sox 1 — Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run in the sixth and five Kansas City pitchers combined to allow seven hits in the road victory over slumping Chicago.

Danny Duffy and Peter Moylan combined for six scoreless innings. Joakim Soria (2-1) worked out of a seventh-inning jam and Wade Davis pitched a hitless ninth for his 11th save in Kansas City’s second straight win over the AL Central leaders.

Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 2 — Jedd Gyorko, Matt Adams, and Yadier Molina homered and Mike Leake pitched seven scoreless innings for host St. Louis.

Braves 2, Phillies 0 — Williams Perez celebrated his 25th birthday by taking a two-hitter into the seventh, helping Atlanta win its second series this season.

Mets 5, Brewers 4 ­— David Wright singled home the winning run on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Curtis Granderson hit a leadoff homer for host New York, and Yoenis Cespedes tied the score in the sixth with a two-run shot.

Yankees 5, Athletics 1 — Starlin Castro broke out of a slump with three hits and Carlos Beltran singled twice as New York beat Oakland to win its season-high fourth straight in Joe Girardi’s 1,500th game as a manager.

Tigers 5, Rays 4 — Michael Fulmer struck out 11 over seven sparkling innings and Cameron Maybin, James McCann, and J.D. Martinez all homered to lift host Detroit. Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier left in the fifth after breaking his hand while diving for a shallow fly ball.

Mariners 4, Reds 0 ­­— Franklin Gutierrez hit a towering three-run homer and Felix Hernandez allowed only four singles in six innings, leading Seattle to the victory in Cincinnati.

Rockies 5, Pirates 1 — Christhian Adames’s first career homer, a two-run shot, capped a four-run ninth against closer Mark Melancon as Colorado snapped an eight-game losing streak against host Pittsburgh.

Rangers 2, Astros 1 — Elvis Andrus hit his first home run of the season, Cesar Ramos pitched six solid innings to pick up his first win of the year, and Texas edged host Houston.

Giants 5, Cubs 3 — Matt Cain pitched six strong innings and hit a two-run doublem and Buster Posey added a two-run homer as host San Francisco beat Chicago and Jon Lester (4-3).

Marlins 3, Nationals 2 — Jose Fernandez allowed one run and struck out nine over six innings and Justin Bour hit a two-run homer to lift host Miami over Washington.