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By Liz Alper
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May 26, 2019 (San Diego) -The Padres have rocked the Blue Jays this weekend, including a 19-4 win yesterday to put them solely in second place. Today, they went for a sweep with Robbie Erlin on the mound against Marcus Stroman for the Jays.
The Blue Jays started things off in the second. After Cavan Biggio’s--son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio--first major league hit, Brandon Drury grounded into a fielder’s choice to score Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to give the Jays a 1-0 lead after two.
Gurriel Jr. hit his third straight home run of the series in the fourth with a blast to left and Biggio blasted his first major league home run with a towering shot to right and the Blue Jays led 3-0 after four.
The Padres got one back in the fifth when Wil Myers hit one to the second deck in left. The Padres trailed 3-1.
But in the bottom of the fifth, Justin Smoak smoked a high fly ball to center that was a good home run for two runs.
Gurriel Jr. shot a double to the left center gap to score Randal Grichuk. Biggio scored Gurriel Jr. with a single to the same place and the Blue Jays led 7-1 after five.
Smoak stabbed the Padres in the heart in the eighth with the dagger, a three-run blast to right and the Blue Jays avoided a sweep and got revenge for yesterday, ending the Padres’ five-game winning streak and winning 10-1.
UP NEXT
The Padres continue their AL East road trip with a trip to New York to face the Yankees. Game one is tomorrow at 10:05 a.m. Matt Strahm starts against for the Yankees.
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