Daulton Varsho had a grand slam in the first inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
Toronto Blue Jays ' Daulton Varsho , centre, celebrates at the plate after hitting a grand slam home run off Colorado Rockies pitcher Dakota Hudson during first inning interleague MLB baseball action in Toronto, Saturday, April 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungDavis Schneider had a bases-loaded walk as Toronto built a 5-0 lead in the first. Second baseman Cavan Biggio extended his hit streak to a career-best eight games with a basehit in the eighth.
He did not allow a run in 6 1/3 innings as a starting pitcher for triple-A Buffalo this season, striking out 10 over his two starts.leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon, but he settled down for a strike and then induced a flyout. He then found his confidence and struck out the next two batters he faced. lead. He hit Hudson's 91.3 m.p.h. four-seam fastball 390 feet to right-centre field. The second grand slam of Varsho's career scored Bo Bichette, Daniel Vogelbach, and Schneider.
The 31,472 fans at Rogers Centre gave Rodriguez a standing ovation as he headed to the dugout, with the young pitcher taking his hat off and bowing his head in thanks.' lead in the sixth, hitting a bouncing single down the first-base line. That brought home Elias Diaz and Nolan Jones to make it 5-3.
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