MINNEAPOLIS – An opportunity to reach the .500 mark for the first time since April 4 slipped away for the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a four-game set with the Minnesota Twins amid wider developments for their pitching picture.

Trey Yesavage allowed only one run over four innings of a 4-3 loss while breaking the 80-pitch barrier and generating more whiff (15) than in his season-debut (five), although he was unable to replicate the pitch efficiency from that outing. Still, his splitter looked much more like the weapon he yielded last fall, an important step in his progression.

His progress stood in contrast to Jose Berrios, who allowed seven runs on six........

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