Teoscar Hernandez, Bo Bichette hit home runs, much to delight Rogers Centre crowd, as Blue Jays return home with 6-4 win over Kansas City Royals
Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder George Springer celebrates his RBI double against the Kansas City Royals during second inning in Toronto on July 30, 2021. The Jays beat the Royals 6-4.Teoscar Hernandez and Bo Bichette homered to help the Blue Jays celebrate their first game in Toronto in 670 days with a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
George Springer doubled home another run in the inning for a 2-0 Jays lead. A Bichette single, stolen base and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., single made it 3-0 in the third. The Jays came into the game having won two of their last three after losing five of the previous six. The Royals, who lost 11 in a row in May, had won eight of their last nine, including the last two.Story continues below advertisementThe Toronto players emerged before the game from an opening in centre field to a thunderous standing ovation, running through a flag-bearing honour guard with the Rogers Centre roof open.
Toronto strengthened its starting rotation Friday by acquiring right-hander Jose Berrios from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for two top prospects: infielder Austin Martin and right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson. Berrios, a two-time all-star, is 7-5 with an earned-run-average of 3.48 in 20 starts this season.
Toronto set up shop in Buffalo, its minor-league affiliate, for last year’s condensed 60-game schedule and started this year’s campaign in Dunedin, Fla., its spring training home, before moving back to Buffalo.Eight players on the Jays active roster had never played at Rogers Centre. Another six were set to make their debut here as a Blue Jay.
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