Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits home to beat Yanks

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the hero the Blue Jays needed on Wednesday night.
The 20-year-old rookie – the MLB's # 1 baseball player by pipeline – scored a three-point bottom eighth goal to help the home team score 11-7.

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It was the hero that the Blue Jays needed on Wednesday night.

The 20-year-old rookie phenomenon – baseball's leading baseball team baseball prospect – scored a decisive three-point goal late in the eighth to help the home team win 11-7 over the Yankees at Rogers Center, giving Toronto two consecutive wins for the first time in more than a month.

"It's great," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said of the victory. "In addition, you beat one of the best baseball teams and one of the best baseball champions. So to come back like that, it will help us at least for the next two weeks. Whatever happens, we can lose games, but we know we can compete with the best baseball teams. "

Guerrero also had the decisive victory in Tuesday's 4-3 win over AHL leaders in a single-round run in the fifth inning. He has hit six times in a row, a new personal best, and is 9-23 with two home runs, three doubles and five runs over that period.

"That's the feeling you have every time he passes [to the plate] with the game on the line, "said Montoyo. "We always feel like he has the chance to do something like this. Just before that, Danny Jansen had an exceptional at-bat and [Lourdes] Gurriel Jr. [walked] get on the base to give Vladdy the chance to do it.

The Guerrero circuit was beaten by two-time All-Star winner Zack Britton in a throw that he launched at 109.9 mph, through Statcast and in the stands.

"That's why Vladdy is special," said Montoyo. "Few guys can do that against Britton. I have seen Britton compose for so many years with this sinking action of the bowling ball, and it was great to see our guys make a strong comeback against a guy like that. "

The designated Toronto forward helped his team restart the fight after their three-point lead quickly turned into a three-point deficit. Randal Grichuk opened the scoring for the Blue Jays at the bottom of the first goal with his second homer in as many evenings and 11th of the season, a shot at two, two points. He added his second long ball in the eighth for his seventh career multihomer game.

The Blue Jays got a tackle in the second inning and another in the fifth. then Teoscar Hernández Toronto brought Toronto one point from the end with a double in the seventh end – his second double of the night on his return from Triple-A Buffalo – before Guerrero changed the match with his 434-foot circuit. Brandon Drury added his own circuit in eighth place, returning back to back with Grichuk, to comfort the head.

Trent Thornton took the start for the Blue Jays and held the Yankees out for 3 2/3 before allowing a solo circuit to Gary Sanchez. The 25-year-old right-hander added three more points in the fifth inning before Toronto lost the spot. Thornton completed five innings, allowing four runs on five hits, three walks and four strikeouts.

"It started with Trent," said Montoyo. "He had deal, then he struggled, but in the end he made the big shots to keep us in the game. [Five straight batters reached] and we thought he was going out, and I said, "No, it's a very good lesson for him. Let's see what he can do. Then he came back and pulled out the last player and left us in the game. "

Thornton added, "I left some balls over the plate. I felt good tonight for the most part, obviously a bit rough fifth round, but it was a nice team win. We balanced the strikes very well and played a good defense. It was very fun to watch … this win yesterday and today, hope we can continue this momentum and continue to win games. "

With this win, the Blue Jays have won their first series of series since the sweep of the A at home April 26-28. The team has also won consecutive games for the first time since this game against Oakland.

"We had some ups and downs, but as a group, we always stay together," said Guerrero. "We are trying to do our best, and thank God for having achieved these two victories."