Donaldson had his first career three-homer game, Troy Tulowitzki also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Twins 9-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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“Even in close games lately, when we’re behind I generally get that feeling”, Gibbons said.
Despite leading by 5-runs at one point, the Blue Jays eventually crawled their way back. Things just snowballed. You’ve got a team that’s certainly capable of scoring runs in a hurry and got a little momentum.
“We lost a couple of tough ones against Anaheim”. “If he hits it in the gap he could turn it in to three”.
Dickey gave up five runs, three earned, over six innings, scattering six hits and three walks.
Grilli picked up his fifth win of the season with his appearance while closer Roberto Osuna, who pitched a ideal ninth, recorded his 29th save of the year. He reached 11 career home runs faster than anyone in major league history – 23 games, including two hitless games a year ago. Gibson doesn’t have fond memories of his last encounter with Toronto, yielding eight runs on nine hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss.Dickey has answered a disastrous three-game losing skid by posting a 2-1 mark with a 3.13 ERA in his last four outings. “(The clubhouse is) a little down.
This will be Gibson’s first start of the season against the Blue Jays.
The Jays have now won seven of their past nine series and the win marked the second time in the past 10 games they have overcome a deficit of at least five runs for the win. “A huge game, falling behind like we did there to come back”.
ANGELS 3, TIGERS 2: Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez were ejected along with manager Brad Ausmus and hitting coach Wally Joyner in a series of balls-and-strikes disputes as host Detroit’s five-game winning streak ended.
That prompted Molitor to pull Gibson from the game for Light, who got Jays catcher Thole to hit into a double play to end the inning. “I’m an emotional guy myself and to see him out there having authentic emotion. he’s been unbelievable for us since he’s been here”. Heading into play today, the Blue Jays have a one game lead ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox and third-place Baltimore Orioles. Kevin Pillar has been banged up lately but still has 116 hits with 49 runs and 45 RBI. Stroman dug himself out of a big jam in the third, giving up a lead off single by No.9 hitter Danny Santana followed by a single by Dozier.
Minnesota led 5-0 before the Blue Jays rallied.
Plouffe got two runs back for the Twins the following inning, putting the ball just over the right-field fence to drive in Max Kepler for a 7-3 lead.
Plouffe lead off the fourth for the Twins with a walk and then moved to third on a single by Eddie Rosario and scored on a Miguel Sano single. Donaldson was up to his old tricks again in the eighth when he hammered a homer to centre, this time off of Alex Wimmers – his first career three-home run game.
Donaldson has 33 home runs this season after hitting 41 in 2015, when he was the American League MVP.
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Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 5 to pass the Nationals’ Daniel Murphy for the NL batting lead.
