(Toronto) Raimel Tapia, a left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, performed brilliantly at bat and defense and continued the momentum of September.
Raimel Tapia hit a double that cleared the lanes in the fifth inning and led the Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
With a 3-2 lead for the Canadian team, Tapia went up to the plate and hit a double in the center of the field. He helped the Blue Jays improve to 13-4 in September, an MLB high.
Back-to-back wins over the Orioles gave the Blue Jays their sixth straight series.
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“I feel good,” noted Tapia, who took advantage of outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s injury. to gain more game time.
“But even when I’m not playing, I stay focused. I go to the batting cage because you have to be ready. »
The Blue Jays (83-63) also extended their lead to seven games over the Orioles (75-69) in the All-American playoff run.
John Schneider’s men are first among the selected teams, while the Orioles are fourth. The top three clubs advance to the playoffs.
“We had some good starting pitchers,” admitted Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider. We got it right at important moments today and we had a great save. Obviously, this is a good recipe. »
The Blue Jays scored a first inning run on a Matt Chapman sacrifice flight. They picked up where they left off in second as Cavan Biggio and Santiago Espinal crossed home in a George Springer one-two.
Springer had a strong game. He hit two-four at at-bat, directed two runs, crossed home plate and made a spectacular reception when diving into a shot by Ramon Urias.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. entered base for an 11and game followed thanks to a single in the first.
Kyle Bradish, starter for the Orioles (3-7), found his way back after a bad start. He knocked out nine straight batters before Uriah missed a pitch that catalyzed the Blue Jays offense in the fifth.
Bradish allowed six hits, walked one and eliminated three out of four and two-thirds of innings.
Queen City starter José Berrios (11-5) knocked out three, allowed two walks and was the victim of seven hits in six work innings.
The reliever Jordan Romano hit his 34and campaign rescue.
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