May hasn’t been a great month for the Toronto Blue Jays, but at least they wrapped it up in the best possible way on Tuesday at Rogers Centre. By defeating the Chicago White Sox 6-5, they extended their winning streak to six.
No one did better than receiver Alejandro Kirk in this duel. The latter hit two long balls, respectively in the second and fifth rounds at bat of his team. Each time, Teoscar Hernandez was on the trails.
Hernandez also stood out. In addition to crossing the plate twice, he drove in the other two crowd-favorite runs moments before Kirk’s second homer on a double, which pushed George Springer and Bo Bichette to the plate.
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito (3-2) is probably the one who will have nightmares thinking about Kirk and Hernandez, who allowed all six points. He was finally retired after four and two-thirds innings, having given up eight of 12 hits on Victory Day.
On the side of Charlie Montoyo’s men, Kevin Gauman was the trusted man on the hill. In five innings, he allowed three runs. He also struck out five opponents. Jordan Romano made sure to close the books in the ninth inning, picking up his 16th save of the season.
The two teams will continue this three-game series on Wednesday, before concluding it the following day.
Yankees humiliate Syndergaard
In New York, Los Angeles Angels pitching ace Noah Syndergaard got off to a rare bad start against the Yankees, eventually giving up five runs in a 9-1 loss.
The Gunner first allowed a four-run push from the crowd favorites on the first onslaught, capped off with a two-run homer from Matt Carpenter. He then allowed a fifth run in the next inning, on a strike from DJ LeMahieu (double). Syndergaard (4-3) finally gave up after two and a third innings, having given up seven hits and walked one.
His vis-à-vis, Jordan Montgomery (1-1), did much better, allowing only one run on four hits and one walk, in seven innings of work. He also made four opponents bite the dust.
