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Kazuma Okamoto powers Blue Jays past Reds 6-5 as Toronto snaps three-game skid
Kazuma Okamoto had two doubles and three RBIs as Toronto erased a 5-2 deficit and snapped a three-game skid.
- On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 at Rogers Centre, fueled by Kazuma Okamoto's three RBIs and a late-game offensive surge.
- Cincinnati built an early lead, chasing starting pitcher Jose Soriano in the third inning after a four-run outburst that included a two-run double by Elly De La Cruz.
- During the seventh, Okamoto powered Toronto's comeback with two doubles, while Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead single to complete the rally that tied and then won the game.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a run in the seventh, turning the crowd around after apologizing before the game for controversial comments made during a Wednesday podcast.
- Saturday's second-last game of the season features Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage facing Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder, who holds a 6-12 record this season.
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Lukes has go-ahead hit in four-run seventh, Okamoto drives in three as Blue Jays beat Reds 6-5
TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes hit a go-ahead single in a four-run seventh inning, Kazuma Okamoto had two hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Nathan Lukes connected a single of the lead in a seventh inning of four races, Kazuma Okamoto added two hits and three boosted runs, and the Toronto Tiles went back Friday night to beat 6-5 to the Cincinnati Reds.
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