Justin Turner hit two home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays won 6-5 at the expense of the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
Turner hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo long ball in the third.
The Blue Jays earned their second straight win, after losing five straight games.
“There are several different aspects of the team that will lead us to victories,” Turner said. Sometimes it’s the pitchers, and other times you have to score more runs than the opponent. That’s the nature of this sport. »
Danny Jansen also hit a solo homer.
Davis Schneider drove in a runner with a single, while Vladimir Guerrero did the same with a double.
Blue Jays starter Yariel Rodriguez gave up three runs, two earned, six hits and three walks in three and two-thirds innings. Genesis Cabrera (1-0), Trevor Richards, Tim Mayza, Erik Swanson and Nate Pearson also saw action on the mound.
“Adding runs and getting the bullpen to do what they did after Yariel was out for a short time, that’s how you win pretty consistently,” the Blue manager said. Jays John Schneider.
“That’s how you win series and that’s how you win close games when you’re missing relievers. »
The win went to reliever Genesis Cabrera (1-0), who got four outs.
Trevor Richards, Tim Mayza and Erik Swanson connected for Nate Pearson, who collected his first save of the season.
Pearson closed the books after giving up two singles.
Kyle Isbel and Freddy Fermin hit home runs for the Royals, who suffered a third straight loss.
Jonathan Bowlan (0-1) gave up four runs, six hits and three walks, being chased after two and two thirds innings.
Turner’s first homer came after Guerrero drew a walk.
His second shot came as his team’s leadoff hitter in the fourth.
Turner leads the Blue Jays with 15 RBIs this season.
The match was presented in front of 29,879 people at the Rogers Centre.
Starting pitchers on Tuesday will be Cole Ragans (1-2) and Jose Berrios (4-1).
2024-04-30 14:38:52
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