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Donaldson, Edwing power Blue Jays in Arizona
- Updated: July 20, 2016
PHOENIX — The heat of the desert certainly didn’t sap the power from the bats of the Blue Jays as they pounded the D-backs, 10-4, on Wednesday afternoon to sweep the brief two-game series at Chase Field.
The top two hitters in the Toronto lineup — Darwin Barney and Josh Donaldson — combined to drive in six runs, and Edwin Encarnacion chipped in two of his own with a 471-foot homer as part of a 13-hit attack.
That was more than enough support for Marcus Stoman. Coming off one of his worst starts of the year, Stroman (8-4) scattered eight hits and did not walk a batter while striking out six over eight innings.
The D-backs scored three runs in the ninth thanks to Tuffy Gosewisch’s first homer of the season.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDBringer of Rain: Donaldson did not have to wait very long to make his presence felt in the series finale. Darwin Barney led off with a single to center and Donaldson came through with a two-run shot over the wall in right-center field and into the pool at Chase Field. Just like that, two batters into the game, it was 2-0 Blue Jays. According to Statcast™, Donaldson’s 24th home run of the season landed a projected 412 feet away and left his bat at 109 mph. Donaldson has at least one hit in 31 of his last 36 games, with 40 RBIs over that …
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