It was the 18th time this year the Jays have scored five or more runs in an inning and matched their season high of eight in an inning. Donaldson walked and then Encarnacion put a capper on the rally with a two-run double to the wall in right.Īt that point, Cody Martin came out of the Seattle bullpen to restore order, inducing harmless fly balls from the bats of Bautista and Martin to end the carnage.ĭonaldson and Encarnacion would each hit solo homers later in the game but the real damage was done in the fourth. By the time the Mariners had recovered the ball, Carrera was around third and beat the throw home. Devon Travis greeted reliever Nick Vincent with a single on a ball that landed on the chalk in short right field. Ezequiel Carrera singled and that was all for Iwakuma. Working the count to 3-2 and managing to stay alive when catcher Chris Iannetta misplayed a pop foul, Jose Bautista softly looped a single into short right field for the first of seven consecutive base hits. It’s energized some guys a bit and, of course the fan turnout here has meant something to us.”Īfter Encarnacion struck out to lead off the fourth inning, the floodgates opened. I think it’s been refreshing coming here. “I’ve seen these guys too good for too long. First two games here, we’ve played really, really well. “Some tough plays but Happ limited them to two and then our offence took over, which was good to see.
“That one inning (Seattle) put a couple on the board,” said Gibbons. The Blue Jays unloaded four home runs against the Mariner pitching staff, including Edwin Encarnacion’s 42nd, Josh Donaldson’s 35th, Russell Martin’s 20th and Michael Saunders’ 24th. Boston’s Rick Porcello is the only other MLB pitcher to reach 20 wins this year. Happ’s record now sits at 20-4 and he joins Roy Halladay, Roger Clemens, Pat Hentgen, David Wells and Jack Morris in the Blue Jay 20-win club. Not just British Columbia but Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.” Ted S. It’s all about showing the love from west coast Canada. “All those years when I was with Seattle,” said Saunders, “it truly felt like we were playing on the road whenever the Jays came in.
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