JAYS ACQUIRE BERRIOS FROM TWINS FOR PROSPECTS

In need of pitching as the trade deadline approached, the Toronto Blue Jays significantly upgraded their starting rotation by acquiring right-handed Jose Berrios from the Minnesota Twins on Friday. The two-time all-star has a 7-5 record with a 3.48 earned-run average and 126 strikeouts over 20 starts with the Twins this season. Berrios’s services did not come cheap. Toronto parted with two top prospects – infielder Austin Martin and right-handed Simeon Woods Richardson – to land the 27-year-old.