A massive nine-run outburst in the fifth inning sent the Blue Jays in flight to a significant victory in the opener of their crucial four-game set against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
The Blue Jays belted out nine of their 17 hits in the fifth, including a two-run smash homer down the left-field line from Lourdes Gurriel Jr., as part of a 12-4 win before a crowd of 14,719.
But hostilities lingered. There was some chirping between Robles and the Toronto players. Some Blue Jays, including pitcher Jose Berrios, took a few steps out of the dugout as Robles stared down his opponents. Berrios and Robles were Minnesota Twins teammates last week before being traded to Toronto and Boston, respectively.
A Bo Bichette single gave the Blue Jays the lead, and a Teoscar Hernandez double to left-centre added two more runs. Gurriel then snuck his 12th homer of the year down the left-field line for a 7-2 advantage.
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