Guerrero’s ninth-inning double sets table for Jays win Globe_Sports
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives for single from Oakland Athletics centrefielder Ramon Laureano during eighth inning MLB American League baseball action in Toronto on Friday, April 26, 2019.As far as major-league debuts are concerned, chalk this one up as a positive experience for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
That set the table for Brandon Drury, who swatted a pitch from reliever Yusmeiro Petit over the wall in centre. It was a walk-off two-run home run, which provided the Blue Jays with a dramatic 4-2 win in the opener of a three-game weekend series against the A’s.Marcus Stroman was cruising along in his start for Toronto, one-hitting the A’s with seven strikeouts through seven innings before turning the ball over to Joe Biagini in the eighth to protect a 2-0 lead.
In the fourth inning, his long fly ball to left field wound up in the glove of Chad Pinder, who made a nice leaping grab high off the wall..The red-hot Eric Sogard got the Blue Jays off to a quick start, knocking a lead-off home run to extend his hitting streak to eight games to provide Toronto with a 1-0 leg up. Randal Grichuk increased the lead to 2-0 when he singled to centre in the third, which brought home Danny Jansen from second base.
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