The Toronto Blue Jays continued their roll on Thursday night, wrapping up a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins. The 9-3 victory showcased their unmatched offense once again while starter Mark Buehrle did exactly what was asked of him. Edwin Encarnacion starred in the victory, and with him back to full health, the sky is the limit. On to New York!
Game Notes:
Edwin Encarnacion got the Blue Jays started in the first with a double that scored
Josh Donaldson, who stole his fourth bag of the season earlier in the inning.
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If you blinked, you missed the early stages of Mark Buehrle’s start. He needed just 17 pitches to breeze through the first two innings.
Encarnacion let loose on his 21st home run of the season to put the Blue Jays up 4-0 in the third. If he goes on a trademark Edwin tear, the MLB may need to introduce a mercy rule.
Dioner Navarro soon put the Jays up 7-2 with a bases-loaded single. It’s great to see him heating up down the stretch, as the Jays will be able to rest Russell Martin without losing his offense entirely. Smoak kept that inning going with an RBI double of his own.
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