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Donaldson rains down with 5-RBI night
- Updated: May 28, 2016
TORONTO — Josh Donaldson has been saying in recent days that he felt “close” to breaking out at the plate. Turns out, he wasn’t kidding.
Donaldson had his best game of the season in Toronto’s 7-5 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night. He finished 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs, a double and five RBIs in an overall dominating performance.
The reigning American League Most Valuable Player essentially took over the game and single-handedly led the Blue Jays to a win in the series home opener. For good measure, he also threw in a timely snag at third base, which helped change the outcome of the game as well.
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“I know how my body is moving when it’s right, and honestly, the entire year, I haven’t felt right,” Donaldson said. “I’ve been kind of grinding, trying to get there, trying to get there and maybe at some points trying to do too much at times. A couple of days ago, I was starting to feel it. I was kind of getting excited about it.”
Donaldson nearly became the third player in franchise history to record a cycle — Kelly Gruber and Jeff Frye both did it — but ultimately fell a …
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