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The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Sunday after Kevin Kiermaier added a grand slam and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a game-winning solo home ball.
Guerrero ended his run of 10 2/3 scoreless innings with a home run in the seventh inning off reliever Kevin Ginkel (6-2). Despite losing the opening two games of the series, the Blue Jays managed to avoid getting swept. Through an interpreter, Guerrero added, “You have to stay focused.” You cannot lose focus, not even after they tied the game in that manner. I helped the team, stayed focused, and had a great at-bat.
Ernie Clement and Guerrero each had three hits. Trevor Richards (2-1), Brendon Little, Ryan Burr, Chad Green, and Genesis Cabrera combined for
After navigating around a two-out single by Christian Walker, Green got his sixth save. John Schneider, the manager of Toronto, remarked, “It was an odd game.”
Ketel Marte’s grand slam and Eugenio Suarez’s game-tying two-run single gave the D-backs a 7-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi gave up all seven runs.
Marte launched a home shot that left his bat at 109.8 mph and went 443 feet before clearing the center field wall and striking the batter’s eye. With three hits, the All-Star second baseman scored.
Over three and a half innings, the Blue Jays scored seven runs, including six earned runs, off Arizona ace Zac Gallen.
“The guys never gave up even though we fell behind, and that’s one of this team’s best qualities,”