On a double by Mitch Garver - who was 3 for 4 with an RBI - to the gap, Grichuk grabbed the ball to make a quick throw to the infield to keep Josh Donaldson from scoring. Teoscar Hernández tied it in the fourth with his 30th homer off a first-pitch slider from Pineda, but the game unraveled for the Blue Jays in the fifth.

He needed 80 pitches to get that far, and Toronto turned the game over to the bullpen trailing 2-1. “When he’s swinging at the right pitches, he’s really dangerous,” Schneider said.īlue Jays starter Steven Matz finished just three innings with seven hits and two walks allowed. 364 batting average in September, matching Kelly Gruber (1990) for the most RBIs in the month in franchise history. Gurriel had an RBI double and has driven in a major league-most 30 runs to go with a. “We’ll see how he is tomorrow, and hopefully it’s not too long.”īyron Buxton and Jorge Polanco (credit: Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) “Everything we’ve heard is I think the best news we could get,” said coach John Schneider, who filled in while manager Charlie Montoyo served a one-game suspension. The Blue Jays said X-rays revealed no breaks, but he needed two stitches on his middle finger. Gurriel exited in the fifth inning after teammate Randal Grichuk accidentally stepped on his right hand. The loss was doubly painful for Toronto, which fell a full game behind New York for the second spot and three games behind wild-card leader Boston. Back-to-back tough losses, it’s about flushing it and going on to the next game,” catcher Danny Jansen said. Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 on Thursday night to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card race. READ MORE: Local Businesses Prepare for Thousands Ahead of Sundays Vikings Home Opener

Now they’ve got some hard work ahead of them to return to the postseason. escaped a freak play in the outfield without serious injury. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays were relieved when surging left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

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