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Trio of 1st-inning jacks sets tone for Blue Jays
- Updated: July 30, 2016
TORONTO — It was a clash of two heavyweight offenses on Friday night at Rogers Centre, and while it wasn’t a knockout punch, the Blue Jays’ big bats made a first-inning statement in an eventual 6-5 victory.
Trailing, 2-0, after a Mark Trumbo two-run double in the top of the first, three of the Blue Jays’ first five batters hit long home runs in the home half of the frame.
Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki recorded the club’s third three-homer first inning in franchise history, and the first since Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells and Adam Lind recorded the feat on June 24, 2009, against the Reds.
“I know one thing, that was a typical Toronto vs. Baltimore type game the last couple of years — two teams really just slugging out,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “Trumbo had the big hit with the clutch two-run, two-strike hit, and then we answered right back. I thought that was important.”
Much like the Orioles’ quick-strike …
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