Kendrys Morales homered in the ninth to tie the game and Steve Pearce hit a grand slam in the 10th as Toronto rallied for an 8-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon in a combustible game that saw three Blue Jays ejected.
Former Jay Liam Hendriks (3-2) loaded the bases in the 10th on walks to Miguel Montero, Justin Smoak and finally Morales with two outs. Then Pearce hammered home the final nail with a blast deep to left field on a 3-2 count.
Roberto Osuna (3-0) got the win.
It had looked like Marcus Semien’s eighth-inning RBI single would give the Athletics a 4-3 win. But Morales homered in the ninth for the second day in a row to keep things going.
It was his 20th home run of the season and second of the afternoon. Morales, who slammed a walk-off homer Wednesday for a 3-2 Jays win, leads the majors this season with four ninth-inning homers that have helped his team tie or take the lead.
Troy Tulowitzki walked one out later. He was replaced by pinch runner Ezequiel Carrera who moved to third on Darwin Barney’s two-out infield single — only to have the play overturned and inning end on review.
Toronto Blue Jays players celebrate their second walk-off in as many days. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press)
