Toronto – Like a golfer admiring a journey, the slugger of the Jays Blue Vladimir Guerrero Jr. crushed a home run on Tuesday and could not help holding the pose for an additional second to watch the ball fly on the wall.
The teammate Addison Barger provided him with an explosion an explosion no doubt – with a flip from bat – in the ninth round which gave Toronto a victory of Walkoff.
Bo Bichette also made a little power with a solo circuit tied before Barger finished it while the Blue Jays dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 for their 22nd return victory of the season.
“A huge swing of him, a huge Bo swing, both with two strikes,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. “I love the way they took place.”
It was the fifth time in the history of the franchise that Toronto left a match with consecutive circuits. Barger also struck the winner of the match the last time it happened on August 23 against the Los Angeles Angels.
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“I just don’t want to play extras,” said Barger laughing. “I don’t think anyone who wants to play extras, so that’s all the motivation I really need.”
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Toronto (39-33) put an end to his losing scrap of three games and improved at 23-13 at the Rogers Center.
Jeff Hoffman (6-2) launched a relief round for the victory. The right -handed of the Blue Jays Chris Bassitt experienced a quality start, granting three deserved points and six strokes of six images.
Guerrero set the early tone with a double RBI which marked Barger during the first round before providing a majestic explosion in the third which traveled 448 feet, a better team of the season.
“If you get the top of the order, I think we are quite dangerous,” said Schneider.
The announced crowd of 38,537 roared while Guerrero dropped the bat with casualness to start a slow trot around the bases. He was 3-in-4 in the night-his 22nd multi-coup match of the season-and had three products produced.
Schneider moved Barger in place at n ° 2 in the range between Bichette and Guerrero with Alejandro Kirk in the cleaning position.
The move paid dividends while the highest third of the order scored five points had seven of the nine strokes of Toronto.
“I think Vladdy is comfortable in the three hole is real,” said Schneider. “The figures are what they are and the conversations with him are what they are.
“I’m glad it worked today, but I think you have to have people around him to make him work.”
The relief of the Shelby Miller diamonds (3-2) experienced the loss while the Arizona (36-36) fell to the bar .500. Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ontario, managed two strokes and a race for the Diamondbacks.
The Blue Jays had four field players – Will Robertson, Jonatan Clase, Myles Straw and Alan Roden – play in the central field during the game.
Clase started but left the match after the fourth round when he was hit by land in the right knee area. It was replaced by the straw, which suffered a sprained of the right ankle in the following frame.
The three -game series continues on Wednesday evening.
This Canadian press report was published for the first time on June 17, 2025.
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