Toronto also hopes to be playing finally having a home crowd advantage, which wasn't the case in Florida. The Blue Jays played their first 21 home games this season at their spring training site in Dunedin, Florida. The Blue Jays played 26 games in Buffalo last season. The team is scheduled to work out Monday. Manager Charlie Montoyo planned to visit Sahlen Field on Sunday night after the team flew in from Cleveland. The Blue Jays begin playing their home games in Buffalo at their Triple-A affiliate on Tuesday night against Miami. Indians bench DeMarlo Hale filled in for manager Terry Francona, who attended his youngest daughter Jamie’s wedding in Newport, Rhode Island. Panik scored and Bichette was given an RBI. Joe Panik's popup to center field fell in when shortstop Amed Rosario seemed to lose the ball in the sun after calling for it.Īfter a sacrifice and an infield hit, Bo Bichette hit what should have been an inning-ending double play grounder to second baseman Owen Miller, but Rosario's wide throw to first caused Jake Bauers to make a long reach for the ball, which he couldn't glove. The conditions Sunday were much improved with sunny skies, a game-time temperature of 59 degrees and 15 mph winds, but the Indians struggled defensively when Toronto scored in the third. Tellez connected with one out for his third homer.
Hernández led off the fourth by hitting the first pitch of the inning for his eighth home run of the season. The right-hander was charged with four runs and 10 hits. Cleveland hosts the Chicago White Sox on Monday, which includes the makeup of an April 21 postponement.Ĭivale was pulled after the first two hitters in the sixth reached base. The Indians are playing back-to-back doubleheaders. Toronto played a doubleheader Thursday at the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays and Indians are in a stretch of both teams playing five straight seven-inning games, including Friday night. The postponement led to scheduling quirks. The Indians postponed Saturday’s game due to high winds. The teams played through rain and wind gusts of 45 mph Friday night before the game was finally called in the bottom of the seventh with Toronto winning 11-2.
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The doubleheader ends an unusual weekend series at Progressive Field. Josh Naylor hit a leadoff homer in the Cleveland fifth. “It's such a game changer when you can rear back on a 2-1 count and challenge a hitter with your stuff and feel like you're going to have success.” “Pitching with confidence and conviction is maybe over half the battle,” he said.
The right-hander, believing he might have been tipping his pitches in previous outings, changed where he places his hands during his delivery. Stripling recorded his first win since joining the Blue Jays in August. Jordan Romano allowed a single in the seventh and picked up his third save. Ross Stripling (1-3) held Cleveland to one run and two hits in five innings.
MLB, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue JaysĬLEVELAND - Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered in the fourth inning off Aaron Civale, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday.Ĭivale (7-2) is tied for the AL lead in wins, but the two solo homers pushed Toronto's lead to 3-0. Hernández, Tellez HR, Jays beat Indians 4-1 in opener
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