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TORONTO -- Midway through his first at-bat Sunday, Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson was hopping around in pain after fouling a ball off his right knee.From there, he was all smiles.Donaldson had his first career three-homer game, Troy Tulowitzki also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Twins 9-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Donaldson hit a solo homer off Kyle Gibson in the second, then delivered a go-ahead, two-run blast off Pat Light (0-1) in the seventh.Its one of those things, as a baseball player, you want to happen one day, Donaldson said. You dont know if its ever going to happen, its kind of a rare thing. I was happy to do it.Dozens of fans tossed hats onto the field to celebrate the home run hat trick after Donaldson, the AL MVP in 2015, hit a solo shot off Alex Wimmers in the eighth. Groundskeepers and even the Blue Jays mascot helped clear the hats away. Donaldson came out for a curtain call as the crowd of 47,444 roared their approval.Ive never had a curtain call before so that was nice, Donaldson said. I tried to enjoy it for a second. (Edwin Encarnacion) was on deck after I hit the third one and he had a huge smile on his face. That kind of brought it into reality a little bit there. Donaldsons fourth multi-homer game this season and the 10th of his career also marked the 17th three-homer game in the majors this season.It doesnt get any better than that, manager John Gibbons said. Hes heating up.Jose Bautista had his first three-hit game of the season for the AL East-leading Blue Jays.Minnesota lost its season-worst 10th straight. The Twins have lost seven straight in Toronto.We scored over 20 runs in three games and couldnt find a way to win one, manager Paul Molitor said. It shows you how theyre rolling offensively.Scott Feldman (7-4) earned the win by getting two outs in the seventh. Jason Grilli worked the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished.Twins outfielders Robbie Grossman and Danny Santana collided while chasing a high fly by leadoff batter Bautista in the first. The ball dropped in for a double, and Bautista later scored on a sacrifice fly.Santana finished the inning but was replaced by Eddie Rosario in the second. Molitor said Santana would be placed on the disabled list with a sprained left left shoulder.Minnesota led 5-2 after scoring four off R.A. Dickey in the fifth but the Blue Jays cut it to 5-4 in the sixth. Tulowitzki hit a leadoff homer, his 22nd, and Kevin Pillar doubled and scored on a base hit by Devon Travis.EIGHT IS ENOUGHThe Twins have allowed eight or more runs in a franchise-high six straight games.CANADIAN COLORSThe Blue Jays celebrated Canada Baseball Day by wearing red caps and jerseys. Fans received red and white t-shirts.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: Triple-A OF Logan Schafer will join the team in Cleveland on Monday to replace Santana.Blue Jays: Donaldson hopped around in pain after fouling a ball off the outside of his right knee in the first. He was checked by the trainer and stayed in. ... C Josh Thole is expected to be designated for assignment Monday when the Blue Jays add C Dioner Navarro. Thole could return when rosters expand Thursday.UP NEXTTwins: LHP Hector Santiago (10-8, 5.16) starts the opener of a three-game series at Cleveland on Monday. Santiago has not pitched since Aug. 20 because of a sore left thumb. RHP Trevor Bauer (9-6, 3.88) starts for the Indians.Blue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (7-6, 3.47) faces Orioles LHP Wade Miley (8-10, 5.51) as the Blue Jays begin a three-game series in Baltimore on Monday night. 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Patrik Laine Jersey ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition.Colorado and Houston play the first of two matches in the final two weeks of the regular season, when the Rapids visit the Dynamo for a Saturday night Western Conference battle at BBVA Compass StadiumColorado enters the weekend in second place on the Western Conference table and looking to build momentum heading into the postseason. The Rapids (16-8-8) knocked off the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Oct. 1, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches.If the playoffs ended today, Colorado would be the second seed. With 51 points, Colorado trails first-place FC Dallas by five points and holds a three-point lead over the L.A. Galaxy for second place. The Rapids are still in the hunt for the Supporters Shield, but have not fared well away from home this season, with only three road victories.The Dynamo are headed in the opposite direction, although not officially eliminated from the postseason, yet. With four matches remaining, Houston (7-12-11) is in last place and coming off a 2-0 loss at home to New York City FC on Sept. 30, which ended a three-game winning streak.dddddddddddd. A second straight home defeat could eliminate the Dynamo from the postseason.Last weeks loss to New York City FC was deflating for the Dynamo, who had won two straight to energize their seemingly slim playoff hopes. The loss felt like punch in the cut, Houston interim coach Wade Barrett said.We didnt take care of the ball very well. You know, we were just off tonight, Barrett told the teams website after the loss to New York City FC. Its hard to explain, we had a good week of training. It felt like, coming into the game, the guys were pretty confident. For whatever reason, we were kind of flat tonight, in a lot of different ways. I feel like we all kind of got knocked down tonight, myself included.The Dynamo are 4-5-9 since Barrett took over as interim coach in the spring. Houston goalkeeper Tyler Deric is out for the Dynamo with a left elbow sprain. ' ' '