Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homer, quality beginning Trent Thornton

CHICAGO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. begins to make up for lost time and to make everyone forget that his start to the season is slow.
Guerrero scored for the fourth time in his last six games in the Blue Jays 5-2 win over White

CHICAGO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. begins to make up for lost time and to make everyone forget that his start to the season is slow.

Guerrero scored for the fourth time in his last six games in the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the White Sox on Sunday afternoon at the Guaranteed Rate Field. It was Guerrero's shot on two innings in the top of the eighth that broke a tie game and allowed the Blue Jays to save a splitting series in Chicago.

• The score of the box

Guerrero's four home runs took place during the six-game trip to Toronto between San Francisco and Chicago. Before the road explosion, Guerrero reduced by .191 / .283 / .234, which was equivalent to a .517 OPS. Since then, Guerrero has recorded seven hits in six games and the sudden increase in power has raised his OPS to 0.766.

"You hope that the guy who shows up keeps on playing because he has the opportunity to do something on every plate," said Charlie Montoyo, the coach of Blue Jays. "It's fun to have a guy like that in training. … The more heat in the training, the more comfortable he feels, because he feels less in a hurry to do things. That's how I see it. "

The recovery for Guerrero goes back even before the start of the trip. He has had three hits in his last two games of a previous series against Chicago and in his last eight games, Guerrero has beaten 0.370 (10 out of 27) with four homers and nine RBIs while posting a Slogging percentage of .852 and 1.321 OPS.

For Guerrero, it was also his third big hit with several hits this season, and it's safe to say he's starting to behave as expected by most people when he was called back in late September.

"I feel very good right now and I've worked a lot in the cage with coach-hitter Guillermo Martinez," Guerrero said through an interpreter after the match . "I just worked in the cage to try to send the ball back to the center. That's basically what I do. "

Right-handed Blue Troy, Trent Thornton, made no decision, but he deserved a better spell after one of his best starts of the season. Despite the tough conditions in Chicago, Thornton presented an impressive command, allowing only one point while three takes and a walk over six solid innings. The victory was won by reliever Daniel Hudson, who is now tied for the lead with three points after a scoreless seventh.

Thornton may not have won, but he's getting used to the fact that the rookie phenomenon gives him some support. In the last game against Thornton against Thornton, Guerrero scored for the first time in his career as part of a two-man party. Guerrero is 5-in-8 with three homers and six RBIs in the last two games that Thornton has started.

"He's everything everyone wanted him to be," Thornton said after his second quality start. "He's a great bat, a great defender. I think we are a team that hits well. We will be hot, we will continue to beat, we will win games. It has been fun these last two starts. "

Toronto receiver Danny Jansen added a two-point shot up the ninth to give the Blue Jays some leeway. It was his second round of the season and his second in the series. Billy McKinney also participated in the home race by winning several strokes for the second time in his last three games.

"It was big, even more against this club, they do not stop," Montoyo told Jansen. "They had a good attack so it was huge for me."

Minor movement
The Blue Jays signed a contract with veteran southpaw Buddy Boshers on Sunday in the Juvenile League. He will appear in the colors of the Triple A, Buffalo, early next week.

Boshers is 3-0 with a tie-point average of 4.59 over three seasons in the majors. The 31-year-old has not played in the major leagues since 2017, when he posted an average points lead to 4.89 in 38 appearances on the plateau for Minnesota.

The signature gives the Blue Jays a little more depth in the organization. Tim Mayza and Thomas Pannone were the only left-handed choices out of the pen for Toronto, but Boshers could play that role if he suffered injuries later in the year.

Boshers was excluded from the Mexican League, where he played two appearances and did not allow a race of more than 2 1/3 inning. He was a fourth-round pick in the 2008 MLB Draft.

Giles and Shoemaker on the Hooton Plateau
Ken Giles and Matt Shoemaker have been appointed to the Taylor Hooton Foundation Advisory Board, which advocates against the use of performance-enhancing substances by young players.

At least one active player from each major league team has been appointed to the Advisory Council and, overall, there is a record 42 participating players. For the fourth consecutive season, the Taylor Foundation included a representative from each team.

"The Taylor Hooton Foundation is simply overwhelmed by the support of these elite athletes and the Major League Baseball to send such an important and positive message to our youth that they, too, can realize all their dreams. without using these dangers and often illegal substances, "said Taylor Hooton Foundation Chairman Donald Hooton Jr. in a statement.

"Today's kids are motivated to be at their best and millions of high school and high school students are using substances that improve appearance and performance to achieve their goals."

Giles and Shoemaker will participate in the "All Me" public service campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs and the benefits of competition in the right direction. The Advisory Board will also participate in THF educational activities in their local communities.