Okamoto avenges being hit by pitch with game-winning home run
Kazuma Okamoto hit a game-winning home run to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins. This marked Okamoto's 11th home run of the season and helped him regain confidence after being hit by pitches in consecutive games. The win was part of a successful stretch for the Blue Jays, who have won eight of their last twelve games.
- ▪Kazuma Okamoto hit a 393-foot home run for the winning run against the Miami Marlins.
- ▪The home run was Okamoto's team-leading 11th of the season and he has a club-high 29 RBIs.
- ▪Toronto's victory was their eighth in the last twelve games, as they prepare for a series against Baltimore.
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Open this photo in gallery:Kazuma Okamoto's team-leading 11th home run of the year provided the winning run against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.Mark Blinch/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountKazuma Okamoto stood in front of his stall inside the Blue Jays clubhouse on Wednesday with an ice pack strapped to his right arm and another high on his back.The third baseman was struck by a breaking pitch on Tuesday by Miami’s Sandy Alcantara and then by a 97-mile-per-hour fastball on Wednesday from Marlins starter Eury Pérez that left a sizable welt.In his next at-bat Okamoto exacted some revenge by blasting a changeup from reliever Andrew Nardi 393 feet into the seats in right-centre-field for the deciding run in Toronto’s 2-1…
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