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Clement’s Drie-Run Homer Tilt Blauwe Jays About Cubs 5-1 over

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Ernie Clement hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday evening.Mark Blinch/Getty images

Ernie Clement has not missed much lately, but his failure to notice a bump signal from the bank, led to the biggest hit of the night on Tuesday and the Toronto Blue Jays pushed to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs.

With the Jays at the front thanks to the run-scoring single from Alejandro Kirk in the first inning, Clement arrived in the lower half of the fourth with two men and no one outside. But with manager John Schneider who just wants to promote the runners, Clement unintended it to promote them all the way over the home plate and to turn on a 82 miles per hour slider from Chicago-starter Javier Assad.

‘First and second, nobody, I think [the Cubs are] Probably thinking, “said the third Honkman afterwards.” So as a pitcher in that situation you want to get one over the record.

“If you are going to do that and miss a plate, you would better hit a homer, or [the manager is] I’ll be pretty angry with you. So yes, I’m glad I put a good one on it. “

For the third consecutive match and fourth time in five matches of Clement the ball over the Outfield Hek, with his three-run shot finally the winning margin. His ninth home run of the year was not as dramatic as his ninth inning explosion on Sunday evening, which eventually helped the Blue Jays at the edge of the World Series-Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. However, it ensured that Toronto reached the 70-win Mark in Good Company and participated in the Jays 1992 in the third most victory team in the franchis history through 120 competitions.

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“You know, you don’t think that the ball will get out of the garden, but at that moment it’s 1-0,” said Schneider. “He makes it 4-0. I am happy that he missed the board.”

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Dulton Varsho celebrates a home run as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Gives him the home run jacket on Tuesday evening.Mark Blinch/Getty images

After the Cubs got a point back in the seventh inning, Dulton Varsho hit a solo shot in the eighth for his 12th of the season to restore the four-run benefit of Toronto. Jose Berrios (9-4) threw a shutout through five and a third innings, including a scoreless second of 38 pitch, before he transferred it to the bull pen to close the victory to open the three-game series.

Against the second best attack in baseball, that would always be said easier that it was done. The Dodgers in the weekend owners of the best attack in the sports servants, however, to contend with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers servants as a more than soup warming.

“It is a rut for starters and relievers, it is quite a ruthless up to and including nine or one to 13 for these two teams,” said Schneider. “So I think [our pitchers are] A bit of feeding each other a bit, insight into, insight into that they want to do a little better than from a Bullpen position than what we did in LA. And they are ready for the challenge, but it’s tough, man. “

With the Blue Jays who welcomed the second Honkman Andres Gimenez, on the Line -up after he had missed for more than a month with an injured ankle, there was some thought that it was Clement, who played 40 games on second base this season, so that they took place. But the 29-year-old was transferred to third place, with the normal third Honkman Addison Barger playing the right field instead.

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But Clement, who has a career-high 120 hits this season, and is on pace to raise a new career in games, accepts that missing some games comes with the territory of playing for a first place like Toronto.

‘I am happy to see my [name in the lineup] Every day, “he said.” You never know what you’re going to get, but I think we have so much depth and so many good players who deserve playing time, and I don’t think someone’s feelings will be injured if they are not in it. They just want what is best for the team. “

And that juggling will only become more complicated with the likely approaching return of George Springer, who took Batting exercise before the Tuesday match and is probably only a fast conditioning tint in Buffalo, away from return to the team.

“Evidently [he] Looked really good today, seemed on its own, and we will see how he is tomorrow, “said Schneider.” But the hope is that he will be in a number of AAA games in the next 24, 48 hours and will go from there. “

Note of the editors: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of the surname of Andres Gimenez.

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