TORONTO – A pivotal big offensive late-game inning was absent for the most part from the Toronto Blue Jays outings before the all-star break.
But that was not the case in their return to action on Friday when Matt Chapman and Whit Merrifield delivered run-scoring hits to spearhead a five-run seventh inning in the Blue Jays’ 7-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The victory against the visiting Diamondbacks (52-40) was Toronto’s sixth in seven games and improved the Blue Jays’ (51-41) interleague record to 17-7 this year.
“Excellent,” was how Vladimir Guerrero Jr. described his team’s first game back after he, Bo Bichette, Whit Merrifield, starting pitcher Kevin Gausman and closer Jordan Romano participated in the all-star game in Seattle on Tuesday and rejoined their teammates for the second half of the schedule.
“We want to continue to play with the same intensity that we showed [on Friday],” Guerrero added through an interpreter.
Fresh off from winning the Home Run Derby on Monday, Guerrero provided his team with a good start, opening the second inning with a solo shot to left centre for his 14th home run.
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