Teoscar Hernandez leads Blue Jays in rout of Mets
Field Level Media
25 Jul 2021, 13:05 GMT+10
Teoscar Hernandez went deep twice Saturday night to spark a five-homer barrage by the Toronto Blue Jays. who beat the host New York Mets 10-3 in the middle game of a three-game series.
The Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak. The Mets fell to 4-4 in the second half.
George Springer, whom the Mets were interested in last winter before he signed a six-year, $150 million deal with the Blue Jays, started the outburst and quieted a booing crowd of 29,269 by homering to lead off the third against Taijuan Walker (7-4).
Adry Torres July 24, 2021 - 8:42 PM
NEW YORK (AP) â All-Star Teoscar Hernández hit two of Toronto s five home runs and the Blue Jays beat New York Mets 10-3 Saturday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
George Springer, Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette also homered for the Blue Jays, who overtook the San Francisco Giants for the MLB lead with 149 homers. The Giants entered the day with 146.
Trevor Richards (4-0) got the win, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
Springer, a free agent target of the Mets in the winter, put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0 in the third inning with his eighth homer of the season off All-Star Taijuan Walker (7-4).
10-3. Hernández saca la pelota del campo dos veces contra los Mets
Nueva York (EE.UU.), 24 jul (EFE).- El guardabosques dominicano Teoscar Hernández botó la pelota del campo en dos ocasiones y terminó con cuatro carreras remolcadas para los Astros de Houston, que vencieron 10-3 a los Mets de Nueva York en juego de interligas.
El primer jonrón de la tarde de Hernández (15) fue en el tercer episodio, llevando a un corredor en el camino contra la serpentina del abridor Taijuan Walker, con dos outs en la entrada.
El batazo de Hernández voló 409 pies sobre la barda del jardín izquierdo.
George Springer led off the inning with a home run to left field.
Teoscar Hernandez followed with a homer of his own, this time a two-run shot with two outs.
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After the Mets left two men on in the bottom of the fourth, Mets’ pitcher Walker unraveled. Springer and
Marcus Semien smashed a three-run home run to left field. This not only opened Toronto’s lead to 6-0 but also chased Walker. Taijuan’s final line was four innings pitched, six hits against, six earned runs, and three home runs allowed. He has now allowed 12 runs in his last two starts (4.1 innings pitched).
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