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- Updated: April 23, 2016
TORONTO — Everybody needs a break every now and then. Just ask Troy Tulowitzki.
Tulowitzki received the day off on Friday, but he returned to the lineup the following afternoon in a big way. The All-Star shortstop had his first multi-homer game of the season in the Blue Jays’ 9-3 victory over the A’s.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons previously said the day off was to rest Tulowitzki’s injured hip, but that was something the veteran infielder disputed on Saturday. Whatever the real reason was, the time off worked.
“Yeah, it always is, this game can be a grind,” Tulowitzki said when asked about the hip and also taking a mental break. “Honestly, I don’t know where the hip stuff came from. I was feeling alright. I think it was more just a day off, but yeah, I feel good.”
Tulowitkzi’s first home run of the day came during the fifth inning with a solo shot off A’s starter Chris Bassitt. Two innings later, Tulowitzki went back to work …
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