Toronto Blue Jays color carriers Whit Merrifield and Ernie Clement each delivered a run in the ninth inning for their team, giving them a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Coors Field.
This meeting was also interrupted in the fifth round due to rain.
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The Queen City representatives won this three-game series against the American Rockies.
The only Canadian team in major baseball is now one game behind the Texas Rangers and in last place among teams drafted in the American League.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. let his team take the lead for the first time in the game in the third set. Vlad Junior catapulted Chase Anderson’s shot 425 feet from home plate.
After seeing the crowd favorites take the lead, the Jays immediately responded in the next inning. First baseman Spencer Horwitz hit his first long ball of his career in his fifth big league game. Horwitz placed the ball in a safe location three times during the confrontation.
John Schneider’s men stepped on the accelerator in the fifth, scoring three goals when play resumed. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Davis Schneider and Spencer Horwitz were the architects of this push.
Jays starter Kevin Gausman struggled on the mound. The right-hander allowed six hits and three earned runs in four complete innings of work.
The Torontonians will travel to California to play a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Additionally, the A’s are the worst team in major baseball, as evidenced by their dismal record of 41-95.
A heartbreaking defeat for the Twins and Édouard Julien
Quebec’s Édouard Julien was one of his team’s offensive pillars despite a 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
The designated hitter finished the duel with two hits in three appearances at the plate.
Ultimately, it was Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia who gave his team the win with a solo hit in the ninth inning.