MINNEAPOLIS -- The Blue Jays will return home feeling much better than when they left.

Alejandro Kirk had a two-run single and Bo Bichette had a run-scoring single to support another strong start for José Berríos as Toronto bounced back with a 3-0 victory against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to win the three-game series.

The Blue Jays started the series in Minnesota having lost nine of 11 all within the American League East. They were coming off a 1-3 trip to Tampa Bay and lost their previous four home games to New York and Baltimore before heading out on the road.

“I think it’s awesome,” Toronto outfielder Daulton Varsho said. “Obviously, we haven’t had a series win in a little bit of time and it just shows that we can do it. Just got to keep our confidence up. … You’re going to go through a rough stretch at some point during the year and for us, it’s like right now and hopefully, we can get hot here and finish off the year strong.”

Toronto is now 22-11 against teams outside the AL East. The Blue Jays will host Milwaukee for three games this week.

Not only had Toronto played three straight series against the East before coming to Minnesota, but Sunday’s game finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days in three cities. It’s the longest streak of consecutive days with games for the team this season.

“It’s been a long bunch of games, and a lot of emotion and a lot of everything,” manager John Schneider said. “Yeah, it felt like today was a really important game to take the series from a really good team, to enjoy a nice flight, a nice off-day at home and [we] can’t wait to get back home playing.”

Berríos (5-4) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed just four hits but walked a season-high five batters with five strikeouts. The former Twins ace has given up eight runs over his last five starts, spanning 31 1/3 innings.

“I’m able to throw the ball the way I want it and where I want it,” Berríos said of his recent stretch.

Trevor Richards, Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, with Romano securing his 12th save in 15 chances.

Kirk blooped a two-out single to center field in the second inning that plated Matt Chapman and Varsho. Varsho, who played center field with Kevin Kiermaier out of the game with right lower back discomfort, scored all the way from first on the hit to shallow center when left fielder Alex Kirilloff made a diving attempt and knocked the ball away.

Varsho said he didn’t even see the ball get away. He had his head down running and waiting for the go-ahead from third-base coach Luis Rivera to score.

“I originally saw the outfielder take one step back and I’m like, ‘All right, I’m going to try and score here,’” Varsho said. “Obviously, it was a big boost for José to kind of have a little lead and be able to throw the ball over the plate.”

After an eventful Saturday when he had two home runs fall out of his glove, Varsho was in the spotlight again. He made a leaping catch at the outfield wall and also threw a runner out at third base.

“Little things like that don’t always get recognized, but it’s a huge play,” Schneider said of Varsho’s baserunning. “It’s a huge play for us. ... That scoring [play], the catch at the wall [and] the throw to third [were all huge]. For as magnified as he was yesterday, I’m thrilled that he gets to be celebrated today.”

After the game, Berríos referenced the players-only meeting the team held after the final game in Tampa.

“We say, ‘We got the group. We can play better. It’s just on us to stay back, get relaxed and try to be ourselves individually’ and we did it,” Berríos said.