The Minnesota Twins will take on Louie Varland, Ty France and the first place Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. The BJs lead the Red Sox by 5 games in the AL East. The Twins will likely be facing a nearly full-strength Toronto Blue Jays lineup when they open the three-game series— with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. expected to return to everyday action.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Monday. Toronto has gone 42-21 in home games and 76-55 overall. The Blue Jays have the top team on-base percentage in the majors at .336.

The Twins (59-71) are 1-2 against the AL East-leading Blue Jays this season. They lost the first two games of a three-game series in June at Target Field, before Ryan pitched them to a 6-3 victory in the series finale on June 8. ... The Twins are 14-10 against AL East teams this season and are 26-40 on the road.