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Dodger Blue > Game Central > Recap: Jose Bautista, Kevin Pillar Power Blue Jays To Win Over Dodgers
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Recap: Jose Bautista, Kevin Pillar Power Blue Jays To Win Over Dodgers

Matthew Moreno
May 6, 2016
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Recap: Jose Bautista, Kevin Pillar Power Blue Jays To Win Over Dodgers
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Stroman struck out Utley, but kept the inning alive by walking Seager. The Dodgers again weren’t able to capitalize with a runner on base, as Turner struck out on a pitch low and away. Darwin Barney led off the bottom of the third with a single down the right field line.

However, Barney was thrown out by Puig on his attempt to stretch it to a double. Maeda went on to retire Saunders and Donaldson to complete three scoreless frames.

Both starting pitchers continued to sail as Stroman and Maeda retired the side in order in the fourth inning. Stroman did so again in the fifth, collecting his seventh strikeout of the game in the process.

Maeda’s string of consecutive batters retired ended at seven on a two-out walk to Goins in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nothing came of it as Maeda painted the outside corner for called strike three.

After Stroman issued a leadoff walk to Utley in the sixth, he got Seager to ground into a double play. Turner and Gonzalez combined for back-to-back two-out singles, but it didn’t amount to anything as Puig grounded out.

After walking Donaldson with one out in the bottom half of the sixth, Maeda went to a full count against Bautista and hung a slider that was clubbed to the second deck in left field for a two-run home run.

The road run(s) were the first Maeda allowed this season in 18 innings pitched outside of Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers mounted a two-out rally against Stroman in the seventh, beginning with a Pederson double.

Crawford followed with a RBI double, and Utley lined a RBI single to center that tied the game at 2-2. Louis Coleman retired the two batters faced in the bottom of the seventh, then gave way to Adam Liberatore.

The southpaw hit Goins with a pitch and gave up a flare single to Barney. Liberatore was unable to get out of the inning as he walked Saunders to load the bases. Joe Blanton needed all of one pitch to retire Donaldson and send the game to the eighth tied at 2-2.

Encarnacion connected for his first hit of the game with one out in the bottom of the eighth — a ground-rule double — off Blanton. Smoak was intentionally walked to set up the double play and bring a right-handed bat to the plate.

The strategy backfired as Pillar golfed a three-run home run just over the left field fence. Drew Storen took the mound for the Blue Jays in the ninth and issued a four-pitch leadoff walk to Yasmani Grandal.

Pederson singled to left-center field with one out, but Crawford grounded into a force out. It was ruled Barney fielded Donaldson’s throw and lost it on the transfer, and the call was upheld after the Dodgers’ challenged.

Representing the tying run, Utley beat the shift with a bunt single to load the bases. Storen put an end to the Dodgers’ rally by retiring Seager to earn a save in the Blue Jays’ 5-2 win.

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TAGGED:Carl CrawfordChase UtleyJoc PedersonKenta MaedaLos Angeles DodgersToronto Blue JaysYasiel Puig
ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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