(Cincinnati) Brandon Belt had his second multi-home run this season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10–3 on Sunday.
Kevin Kiermaier and Belt hit a two-run home run in the second inning. Bo Bichette, Belt and George Springer had a solo slap in the fourth.
Belt also scored twice in a game against the Boston Red Sox on July 2. This was your 10It is two-ball match in the Majors.
Hunter Greene (2-5), who was making his first start on June 17 after going on the disabled list with right hip pain, allowed a career-high nine runs and 10 hits, five circuits. .
“Obviously it was frustrating today,” admitted Greene. This is not how I envisioned my return. »
Bichette scored four goals for the first time since 25 July. He returned to the Blue Jays’ roster on Saturday after missing with tendonitis in his right kneecap. He also caught a triple and cross home plate in the first inning.
“Bo was out for two weeks and he’s coming back with a triple, a home run and an instant strike,” said Blue Jays head coach John Schneider. It’s the usual Bo with a home run to the opposite field. I think it’s really good for the guys. »
Toronto starter Hyun Jin Ryu (2-1) won back-to-back games for the first time since Tommy John’s surgery.
Ryu, 36, is in the final year of a four-team deal worth $80 million. He allowed two runs, four hits, and one walk in five innings of work.
“I thought they would be too aggressive so I took the lead on the accounts. Being able to do that was one of the highlights of my match, Ryu noted. Our team managed to score some points. »
Blue Jays reliever Bowden Francis allowed one run and two hits in three innings to earn Major League Baseball’s first save.
The game quickly turned sour for the Reds. After Bichette’s triple in the first inning, Bichette scored on an error by second baseman Matt McLain.
Danny Jansen hit a double and Kiermaier hit a long ball to right to give the Blue Jays a 3–0 lead going into the second inning. A Whit Merrifield double set the stage for Belt’s two-run homer.
Then came the offensive push that knocked Greene out of the game in the fourth inning.
it was a 12It is This is the first time this season that a Reds pitcher has given up five home runs in a game.
The Reds capitalized on an error to score two runs in the second innings as Tyler Stephenson hit a long ball in the seventh.
