“We’ve got to win that game”, Gonzalez said.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Troy Tuolowitzki watches after hitting an one-run double against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Saturday, June 25, 2016.
YANKEES 2, TWINS 1: Starlin Castro drove home the tiebreaking run in the eighth with a sharp one-hopper and scored an error on shortstop Eduardo Escobar as NY edged the visiting Twins with more dominant pitching from the back end of its bullpen. Robertson induced a fly-out to right from Devon Travis before walking Darwin Barney. After Lawrie’s homer, Navarro’s just cleared the fence in right.
The White Sox started a six-game homestand on a winning note after taking three of four at Boston, while the Blue Jays lost for the fourth time in five games. “An outing where you strike out the side and give up three home runs, I don’t know if that’s ever been done”.
With Chicago trailing 5-0 in the second inning on a hot, windy day, Lawrie drove a Dickey fastball to left and second base umpire Ted Barrett signaled home run as the ball bounced back onto the field.
PADRES 3, REDS 0: Drew Pomeranz drove in a pair of runs and pitched seven inning, leading San Diego to a win at Cincinnati in a game delayed a few minutes by the Reds’ tribute to Pete Rose, who was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
Brett Lawrie hit two homers, including an inside-the-park home run, and became the first Sox player since Ron Santo in 1974 to hit a homer and an inside-the-park homer in the same game. Carlos Rodon gave up two runs and six hits while pitching into the sixth. Travis, who had two hits and two RBI, has recorded a hit in 10 of his last 11 games, batting.418 with five doubles, three homers and 11 RBI. Gavin Floyd entered to face Lawrie, but the former Blue Jay continued his big day with a RBI single to make it an 8-5 game.
Rookie Tim Anderson and Alex Avila homered to cut the lead to one.
With an 8-6 lead to begin the bottom half of the 8, it was Jason Grilli’s turn to give the Jays a serious scare. “I like our chances in those type of battles”. Floyd left with right shoulder tightness after facing two batters in the sixth. GM Rick Hahn said the White Sox are “not too far away” from sending 1B Justin Morneau on a rehab assignment.
“I felt pretty good (warming up), If I didn’t, I would have told them I couldn’t go but I felt pretty good today”, he said. Morneau aims to play after the All-Star break. Abreu, who has recorded 10 multi-hit peformances in June, was rested Friday due to sore legs and is expected back in the lineup on Saturday.3. Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman (6-3, 5.23) gave up seven runs in 3 2/3 innings in his last start.
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The series deciding game gets underway tomorrow at 2:10 pm ET, with Marcus Stroman up against a proven ace in Chris Sale.
