It’s been a while since Toronto met New York for an AL East showdown.
The Blue Jays, now sporting a greatly improved roster, snapped out of an offensive slump this past weekend.
After Marcus Semien—one of the weekend’s various heroes—drove a slider into the stands for his 36th homer of the season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
“That’s just not easy to do at that age,” manager Charlie Montoyo said.
After Teoscar Hernández notched his 25th homer of the year, Semien chipped in with a wall-scraping grand-slam a few batters later for his second blast of the game.
“Everybody just has a good feel in their mechanics right now,” Semien said.
On the hill, starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu one-upped Taillon the whole way.
He’s been prone to blow-up innings all season, yet Ryu tossed a shutout gem through six innings, allowing only three hits and striking out six.
“It’s a sweep that we had at home, and we come into Yankee Stadium, first game, 8-0.