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Jays blast 3 homers in victory over White Sox
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[May 18, 2019]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each
homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays coasted to a 10-2 win over the
host Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Billy McKinney finished 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI for the
Blue Jays, who finished with 15 hits. Toronto bounced back from a
two-hit performance one night earlier to even the four-game series
at one win apiece.
Leury Garcia and Yoan Moncada each drove in one run to lead the
White Sox at the plate.
Guerrero Jr. provided the highlight with his third home run in 17
games since reaching the big leagues. With one on and nobody out in
the fourth, he ripped a high line drive toward straightaway center
field.
Garcia, the White Sox center fielder, timed his steps and leaped in
front of the wall to try to keep the ball in the park. However, the
ball bounced off his glove and skipped over the wall for a two-run
shot.
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Blue Jays right-hander Sam Gaviglio (3-0) earned the victory after
pitching three scoreless innings of relief.
Gaviglio entered the game in the fourth in place of starter Aaron
Sanchez, who left after three-plus innings because of a blister on
his right middle finger. Sanchez allowed two runs on three hits
while walking two and striking out four.
White Sox right-hander Ivan Nova (2-4) took the loss after giving up
nine runs (eight earned) in three-plus innings. He surrendered eight
hits, walked four and struck out one as his ERA jumped from 6.29 to
7.42.
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Jays catcher Danny Jansen (9) reacts after hitting a home run
against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning at Guaranteed
Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
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Smoak set the tone with a solo homer in the first. He launched a
fastball an estimated 398 feet into the right-field bleachers for
his sixth homer of the season and his first since April 21.
A two-run shot by Jansen increased the Blue Jays' lead to 3-0 in the
second.
The Blue Jays broke open the game with a four-run third that
included RBIs by Freddy Galvis, Drury and McKinney.
Chicago cut the deficit to 7-2 in the third but could not get
closer.
Guerrero Jr.'s blast made it 9-2 in the fourth. Eric Sogard capped
the scoring with an RBI double in the fifth.
--Field Level Media
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