Gurriel hits two-run homer, Jays rally to beat Mets in Bautista’s return
TORONTO — The Blue Jays said they wanted to give Lourdes Gurriel Jr. a good, long look when they re-called him from triple-A on Monday. A day later, he delivered quite the show.
Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run, tiebreaking homer and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the New York Mets 8-6 Tuesday, on a night when Toronto starter Marco Estrada left with a hip injury in the first inning and Jose Bautista made his return to Rogers Centre.
Gurriel sent a Tim Peterson (1-1) change-up over the left-field wall in the eighth, an inning after Yangervis Solarte had tied the game with a three-run shot.
“It makes perfect sense to let him learn in the big leagues … and he answered with that big home run tonight,” manager John Gibbons said. “We signed him out of Cuba for a reason, might as well find out (what he can do).”