Bowden Francis pitched seven shutout innings, and Will Wagner made his MLB debut with singles in his first three at-bats, guiding the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. 🎉🔥
Leo Jimenez hit his first career home run at the start of the Blue Jays' six-game road trip, leading the team to victory. 🏆⚾️
The Angels' Mickey Moniak and Jo Adell homered, but they lost for the third time in four games following a great road series against the New York Yankees. 💔🏟️
Wagner, the son of former All-Star closer Billy Wagner, doubled on the opening pitch of the second inning. "I was nervous on the on-deck circle, but once I was walking to the plate, I just started to gain a little bit more confidence," Wagner told the crowd. 😅⚾️
In the third inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Spencer Horwitz hit back-to-back doubles to open the scoring. Wagner then singled with two outs for his first career RBI, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. 🥳👏
Jimenez followed with a two-run blast to center field, his first in 30 games since his big-league debut.
In his third at-bat, Wagner singled to right field in the fifth inning. All three of his debut hits came against right-hander Davis Daniel, who gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings. 🎯📈
Wagner became the fourth player in Blue Jays history to record three hits in his major league debut. In the eighth inning, he eventually struck out on a fly to center. 🌟📊
"It's quite amazing to make a debut like that. "It gives the guys some energy," remarked Blue Jays manager John Schneider. "Leo hit his first home run, played excellent defense, and pitched really well. I believe we will all remember Will tonight, but we cannot forget what Bowden did. 👍🌟
In his third at-bat, Wagner singled to right field in the fifth inning. All three of his debut hits came against right-hander Davis Daniel, who gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings. 🎯📈
Wagner became the fourth player in Blue Jays history to record three hits in his major league debut. In the eighth inning, he eventually struck out on a fly to center. 🌟📊
"It's quite amazing to make a debut like that. "It gives the guys some energy," remarked Blue Jays manager John Schneider. "Leo hit his first home run, played excellent defense, and pitched really well. I believe we will all remember Will tonight, but we cannot forget what Bowden did. 👍🌟