Hernandez Of The Blue Jays Leads The Team To Beat The Cubs In Return

At the plate, his discomfort is much less pronounced, and he avoided all that run a few times later, blasting his 19th homer of the season, a decisive three-run home run, that allowed him to have a much less heavy run. the bases. That way, Hernandez’s impact in his return to the lineup was all over Tuesday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, in which the Blue Jays overcame a five-run single by Marcus Stroman and continued to rebound after from a terrible weekend. against the Los Angeles Angels. The key moments were also somewhat redeeming for Hernandez, who after fouling off a left-footed ball on Friday night, having done so again on Aug. 20 against the New York Yankees, looked away during a fielder error later that game and in a Sunday baserunning blip. On Tuesday, with his left leg heavily laced, he looked more like the version of himself the Blue Jays consistently need. “He’s a good player,” interim manager John Snyder said. “When he’s 100 percent, that’s the type of player he is, whether it’s three runs to right field or a (defensive) play like that, he’s got all the physical skills in the world to match up with anybody in the league. If he does that, that’s great. He’s a really talented guy.” There is no debate about it. Still, amid the physical pain and mental setbacks, Hernandez sat out Monday’s win to relieve tension, clearing 5-4, 11 inches. After taking optional batting practice Tuesday, when he and Wladimir Guerrero Jr. each took some explosive rips with an aluminum bat for fun, he was adamant he would find a way to contribute. “For me, now that I have this ankle problem, I’m going to give it everything I have and keep playing hard,” Hernandez said before the game. “If I make mistakes, he’s not going to stop me. I’m going to keep going out there and do my best to help the team.” He did so in a big way on another night that had a disappointing end. Kevin Gausman was his usual dominant self through six innings with nine strikeouts, but he succumbed to solo shots by Willson Contreras in the fourth and Christopher Morel in the sixth. Seiya Suzuki’s one-out single in the fourth preceded Reyes’ smash and would have easily made it 2-0 if not for Hernandez, who covered 57 feet to make the grab, having calculated the risk-reward of going all out instead of trying to contain it. . “It depends on how hard he hits the ball and how close it is to the line,” Hernandez said of his decision-making. “I knew if that ball was dropped, it would have ended up in the stands. That’s why I went.” The offense, meanwhile, sputtered after loading the bases with two outs in the first and coming up empty on a Hernandez fielder’s choice against Stroman, the first of 10 consecutive batters he sat down. Down 1-0, the Blue Jays didn’t find a major hit until the fifth, when Danny Jansen reached on a hit by pitch, advanced to second on a passed ball and, after a walk by George Springer, followed with a Guerrero RBI single -up. the center. Stroman, who was in Toronto for the first time since his 2019 deadline trade to the New York Mets, inserted Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a terrain to limit the damage there and close out a solid night’s work. After the Cubs went up 2-1, the Blue Jays took control in the bottom when Bo Bichette reached on a hit by pitch, reliever Brendon Little slid trying to put Matt Chapman’s small chopper home for a basic stroke and then served. Hernandez rockets to the right. “That was huge for him,” Gausman said. “It’s been a while since we’ve seen him hit one in that direction of the field, and when he’s at his best, that’s what he’s capable of doing. Hopefully it’s something we can see a lot of going forward. But he’s been great, transparent and open about everything and that’s really all you can ask of a guy. He kicks the ball off his foot and he’s back out there, he doesn’t want a lot of time off because he wants to play and help the team so to be able to respect such a guy.” Proving the point, Hernandez added: “I’ll keep going until it breaks if I have to. At this point, I’m just trying to do my best to do good and help the team.” The clubs traded runs in the seventh – Morel hit an RBI double, Guerrero hit his 27th homer of the season – and the Blue Jays secured themselves a series victory against a must-care opponent, a task that’s easier said than done Done. For a team that has been hot and cold in extremes this season, trying to maintain an even keel amid the heightened stakes may be more difficult, even with the experience of late last summer to draw upon. “We have to control what we can control,” Hernandez said. “At the end of the day, if we win, it’s good. But if we lose, we just have to throw it in the trash and come with better optimism the next day. Better focus. More energy. Try to do things differently. Put it in the past and move on.”

title: “Hernandez Of The Blue Jays Leads The Team To Beat The Cubs In Return Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Linda Elmquist”

At the plate, his discomfort is much less pronounced, and he avoided all that run a few times later, blasting his 19th homer of the season, a decisive three-run home run, that allowed him to have a much less heavy run. the bases. That way, Hernandez’s impact in his return to the lineup was all over Tuesday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, in which the Blue Jays overcame a five-run single by Marcus Stroman and continued to rebound after from a terrible weekend. against the Los Angeles Angels. The key moments were also somewhat redeeming for Hernandez, who after fouling off a left-footed ball on Friday night, having done so again on Aug. 20 against the New York Yankees, looked away during a fielder error later that game and in a Sunday baserunning blip. On Tuesday, with his left leg heavily laced, he looked more like the version of himself the Blue Jays consistently need. “He’s a good player,” interim manager John Snyder said. “When he’s 100 percent, that’s the type of player he is, whether it’s three runs to right field or a (defensive) play like that, he’s got all the physical skills in the world to match up with anybody in the league. If he does that, that’s great. He’s a really talented guy.” There is no debate about it. Still, amid the physical pain and mental setbacks, Hernandez sat out Monday’s win to relieve tension, clearing 5-4, 11 inches. After taking optional batting practice Tuesday, when he and Wladimir Guerrero Jr. each took some explosive rips with an aluminum bat for fun, he was adamant he would find a way to contribute. “For me, now that I have this ankle problem, I’m going to give it everything I have and keep playing hard,” Hernandez said before the game. “If I make mistakes, he’s not going to stop me. I’m going to keep going out there and do my best to help the team.” He did so in a big way on another night that had a disappointing end. Kevin Gausman was his usual dominant self through six innings with nine strikeouts, but he succumbed to solo shots by Willson Contreras in the fourth and Christopher Morel in the sixth. Seiya Suzuki’s one-out single in the fourth preceded Reyes’ smash and would have easily made it 2-0 if not for Hernandez, who covered 57 feet to make the grab, having calculated the risk-reward of going all out instead of trying to contain it. . “It depends on how hard he hits the ball and how close it is to the line,” Hernandez said of his decision-making. “I knew if that ball was dropped, it would have ended up in the stands. That’s why I went.” The offense, meanwhile, sputtered after loading the bases with two outs in the first and coming up empty on a Hernandez fielder’s choice against Stroman, the first of 10 consecutive batters he sat down. Down 1-0, the Blue Jays didn’t find a major hit until the fifth, when Danny Jansen reached on a hit by pitch, advanced to second on a passed ball and, after a walk by George Springer, followed with a Guerrero RBI single -up. the center. Stroman, who was in Toronto for the first time since his 2019 deadline trade to the New York Mets, inserted Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a terrain to limit the damage there and close out a solid night’s work. After the Cubs went up 2-1, the Blue Jays took control in the bottom when Bo Bichette reached on a hit by pitch, reliever Brendon Little slid trying to put Matt Chapman’s small chopper home for a basic stroke and then served. Hernandez rockets to the right. “That was huge for him,” Gausman said. “It’s been a while since we’ve seen him hit one in that direction of the field, and when he’s at his best, that’s what he’s capable of doing. Hopefully it’s something we can see a lot of going forward. But he’s been great, transparent and open about everything and that’s really all you can ask of a guy. He kicks the ball off his foot and he’s back out there, he doesn’t want a lot of time off because he wants to play and help the team so to be able to respect such a guy.” Proving the point, Hernandez added: “I’ll keep going until it breaks if I have to. At this point, I’m just trying to do my best to do good and help the team.” The clubs traded runs in the seventh – Morel hit an RBI double, Guerrero hit his 27th homer of the season – and the Blue Jays secured themselves a series victory against a must-care opponent, a task that’s easier said than done Done. For a team that has been hot and cold in extremes this season, trying to maintain an even keel amid the heightened stakes may be more difficult, even with the experience of late last summer to draw upon. “We have to control what we can control,” Hernandez said. “At the end of the day, if we win, it’s good. But if we lose, we just have to throw it in the trash and come with better optimism the next day. Better focus. More energy. Try to do things differently. Put it in the past and move on.”

title: “Hernandez Of The Blue Jays Leads The Team To Beat The Cubs In Return Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Fredda Hairston”

At the plate, his discomfort is much less pronounced, and he avoided all that run a few times later, blasting his 19th homer of the season, a decisive three-run home run, that allowed him to have a much less heavy run. the bases. That way, Hernandez’s impact in his return to the lineup was all over Tuesday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, in which the Blue Jays overcame a five-run single by Marcus Stroman and continued to rebound after from a terrible weekend. against the Los Angeles Angels. The key moments were also somewhat redeeming for Hernandez, who after fouling off a left-footed ball on Friday night, having done so again on Aug. 20 against the New York Yankees, looked away during a fielder error later that game and in a Sunday baserunning blip. On Tuesday, with his left leg heavily laced, he looked more like the version of himself the Blue Jays consistently need. “He’s a good player,” interim manager John Snyder said. “When he’s 100 percent, that’s the type of player he is, whether it’s three runs to right field or a (defensive) play like that, he’s got all the physical skills in the world to match up with anybody in the league. If he does that, that’s great. He’s a really talented guy.” There is no debate about it. Still, amid the physical pain and mental setbacks, Hernandez sat out Monday’s win to relieve tension, clearing 5-4, 11 inches. After taking optional batting practice Tuesday, when he and Wladimir Guerrero Jr. each took some explosive rips with an aluminum bat for fun, he was adamant he would find a way to contribute. “For me, now that I have this ankle problem, I’m going to give it everything I have and keep playing hard,” Hernandez said before the game. “If I make mistakes, he’s not going to stop me. I’m going to keep going out there and do my best to help the team.” He did so in a big way on another night that had a disappointing end. Kevin Gausman was his usual dominant self through six innings with nine strikeouts, but he succumbed to solo shots by Willson Contreras in the fourth and Christopher Morel in the sixth. Seiya Suzuki’s one-out single in the fourth preceded Reyes’ smash and would have easily made it 2-0 if not for Hernandez, who covered 57 feet to make the grab, having calculated the risk-reward of going all out instead of trying to contain it. . “It depends on how hard he hits the ball and how close it is to the line,” Hernandez said of his decision-making. “I knew if that ball was dropped, it would have ended up in the stands. That’s why I went.” The offense, meanwhile, sputtered after loading the bases with two outs in the first and coming up empty on a Hernandez fielder’s choice against Stroman, the first of 10 consecutive batters he sat down. Down 1-0, the Blue Jays didn’t find a major hit until the fifth, when Danny Jansen reached on a hit by pitch, advanced to second on a passed ball and, after a walk by George Springer, followed with a Guerrero RBI single -up. the center. Stroman, who was in Toronto for the first time since his 2019 deadline trade to the New York Mets, inserted Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a terrain to limit the damage there and close out a solid night’s work. After the Cubs went up 2-1, the Blue Jays took control in the bottom when Bo Bichette reached on a hit by pitch, reliever Brendon Little slid trying to put Matt Chapman’s small chopper home for a basic stroke and then served. Hernandez rockets to the right. “That was huge for him,” Gausman said. “It’s been a while since we’ve seen him hit one in that direction of the field, and when he’s at his best, that’s what he’s capable of doing. Hopefully it’s something we can see a lot of going forward. But he’s been great, transparent and open about everything and that’s really all you can ask of a guy. He kicks the ball off his foot and he’s back out there, he doesn’t want a lot of time off because he wants to play and help the team so to be able to respect such a guy.” Proving the point, Hernandez added: “I’ll keep going until it breaks if I have to. At this point, I’m just trying to do my best to do good and help the team.” The clubs traded runs in the seventh – Morel hit an RBI double, Guerrero hit his 27th homer of the season – and the Blue Jays secured themselves a series victory against a must-care opponent, a task that’s easier said than done Done. For a team that has been hot and cold in extremes this season, trying to maintain an even keel amid the heightened stakes may be more difficult, even with the experience of late last summer to draw upon. “We have to control what we can control,” Hernandez said. “At the end of the day, if we win, it’s good. But if we lose, we just have to throw it in the trash and come with better optimism the next day. Better focus. More energy. Try to do things differently. Put it in the past and move on.”

title: “Hernandez Of The Blue Jays Leads The Team To Beat The Cubs In Return Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Tomas Reed”

At the plate, his discomfort is much less pronounced, and he avoided all that run a few times later, blasting his 19th homer of the season, a decisive three-run home run, that allowed him to have a much less heavy run. the bases. That way, Hernandez’s impact in his return to the lineup was all over Tuesday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, in which the Blue Jays overcame a five-run single by Marcus Stroman and continued to rebound after from a terrible weekend. against the Los Angeles Angels. The key moments were also somewhat redeeming for Hernandez, who after fouling off a left-footed ball on Friday night, having done so again on Aug. 20 against the New York Yankees, looked away during a fielder error later that game and in a Sunday baserunning blip. On Tuesday, with his left leg heavily laced, he looked more like the version of himself the Blue Jays consistently need. “He’s a good player,” interim manager John Snyder said. “When he’s 100 percent, that’s the type of player he is, whether it’s three runs to right field or a (defensive) play like that, he’s got all the physical skills in the world to match up with anybody in the league. If he does that, that’s great. He’s a really talented guy.” There is no debate about it. Still, amid the physical pain and mental setbacks, Hernandez sat out Monday’s win to relieve tension, clearing 5-4, 11 inches. After taking optional batting practice Tuesday, when he and Wladimir Guerrero Jr. each took some explosive rips with an aluminum bat for fun, he was adamant he would find a way to contribute. “For me, now that I have this ankle problem, I’m going to give it everything I have and keep playing hard,” Hernandez said before the game. “If I make mistakes, he’s not going to stop me. I’m going to keep going out there and do my best to help the team.” He did so in a big way on another night that had a disappointing end. Kevin Gausman was his usual dominant self through six innings with nine strikeouts, but he succumbed to solo shots by Willson Contreras in the fourth and Christopher Morel in the sixth. Seiya Suzuki’s one-out single in the fourth preceded Reyes’ smash and would have easily made it 2-0 if not for Hernandez, who covered 57 feet to make the grab, having calculated the risk-reward of going all out instead of trying to contain it. . “It depends on how hard he hits the ball and how close it is to the line,” Hernandez said of his decision-making. “I knew if that ball was dropped, it would have ended up in the stands. That’s why I went.” The offense, meanwhile, sputtered after loading the bases with two outs in the first and coming up empty on a Hernandez fielder’s choice against Stroman, the first of 10 consecutive batters he sat down. Down 1-0, the Blue Jays didn’t find a major hit until the fifth, when Danny Jansen reached on a hit by pitch, advanced to second on a passed ball and, after a walk by George Springer, followed with a Guerrero RBI single -up. the center. Stroman, who was in Toronto for the first time since his 2019 deadline trade to the New York Mets, inserted Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a terrain to limit the damage there and close out a solid night’s work. After the Cubs went up 2-1, the Blue Jays took control in the bottom when Bo Bichette reached on a hit by pitch, reliever Brendon Little slid trying to put Matt Chapman’s small chopper home for a basic stroke and then served. Hernandez rockets to the right. “That was huge for him,” Gausman said. “It’s been a while since we’ve seen him hit one in that direction of the field, and when he’s at his best, that’s what he’s capable of doing. Hopefully it’s something we can see a lot of going forward. But he’s been great, transparent and open about everything and that’s really all you can ask of a guy. He kicks the ball off his foot and he’s back out there, he doesn’t want a lot of time off because he wants to play and help the team so to be able to respect such a guy.” Proving the point, Hernandez added: “I’ll keep going until it breaks if I have to. At this point, I’m just trying to do my best to do good and help the team.” The clubs traded runs in the seventh – Morel hit an RBI double, Guerrero hit his 27th homer of the season – and the Blue Jays secured themselves a series victory against a must-care opponent, a task that’s easier said than done Done. For a team that has been hot and cold in extremes this season, trying to maintain an even keel amid the heightened stakes may be more difficult, even with the experience of late last summer to draw upon. “We have to control what we can control,” Hernandez said. “At the end of the day, if we win, it’s good. But if we lose, we just have to throw it in the trash and come with better optimism the next day. Better focus. More energy. Try to do things differently. Put it in the past and move on.”