Toronto – Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk are Toronto's first home games since 2019, with the Blue Jays passing the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Friday. Recorded doubles three times in a row. ..
The Blue Jays played in Dunedin, Florida and Buffalo, NY for most seasons in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 regulations.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made a solo home run in the 7th inning in Toronto (44-33), and George Springer hit 2 singles in the 6th inning.
José Berríos (6-4) allowed 2 runs with 8 hits and 2 walks with 5 innings. He struck out three times.
Trent Thornton, Sergio Romo and Max Castillo have saved the Blue Jays.
Designated hitter Harold Ramirez has doubled his RBI as Tampa Bay (40-36) dropped RBI for four consecutive games.
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Corey Kluber (3-5) only lasts 3 innings, giving up 5 runs with 7 hits and 2 steps Did.
Phoenix Sanders and David McKay, who gave up four runs, came out of the Rays bullpen. Right fielder Brett Phillips threw the last frame of Tampa.
Tampa Bay started scoring twice when catcher Renepinto fell to third place, but gave Ramirez enough time to score.
Bichette, Guerrero and Kirk opened the match for Toronto with three consecutive RBI doubles in three innings.
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On the next pitch, Guerrero doubled the left fielder line and brought in Springer and Bichette.
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It's Kirk with a crowd of 44,445 sold out chanting "M-V-P" for the top American League voters Brought to the plate an all-star voting catcher.
His hit also fell to the left fielder, taking a 5-1 lead in Guerrero.
Ramirez took the lead in Toronto in 5th place, doubling the deep field in the center left, giving Kevin Kiermaier enough time to score from first base.
Springer tackled more Blue Jays runs in the sixth inning, missing Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz and dropping a single. It won Gurriel and Santiago Espinal for a 7-2 lead.
Guerrero's ground out returned Vizio from third place to home on the third RBI of Toronto's first baseman.
Gurriel came to the plate with 2 outs in 8 innings and no one on.
He took McKay's 79.4m.p.h. 9-2 Lead curve ball to the left center field.
Thousands of fans had already left the Rogers Center with the game in their hands, but the rest of the spectators were "O Canada" at the top of the ninth when Castillo closed the game. Sung an improvised version of.
Canada! — The Rogers Center was adorned in red and white to celebrate Canada Day, with buntings hanging from the second deck in the Centerfield, and all scoreboards adorned with national colors. The first 15,000 fans who participated in the game were presented with a free red Blue Jays jersey with the Springer name on their backs. The team said all jerseys were distributed within 30 minutes of the stadium gate opening two hours before the match.
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MARTIN HONORED — Former Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin threw the opening ceremony. Born in Toronto and raised in Montreal, Martin has made four All-Star appearances in 14 years in Major League Baseball. He played four seasons with the Blue Jays, including the team's postseason runs in 2015 and 2016.
Next — Kevin Gausman (6-6) will be the mound of Toronto in Blue's first game Doubleheader Tampa Bay and Jays on Saturday afternoon. Shane McClanahan makes the start of the raise. Neither team has announced a starter for the second game.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on July 1, 2022.
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