Smoak, Morales, McKinney homer in fifth inning to power Jays past 8-2
TORONTO — As soon as Billy McKinney realized his Blue Jays teammates were freezing him out, he figured he’d celebrate enough for everyone in the dugout.
McKinney walked up and down Toronto’s bench, giving out imaginary high fives and tipping his own cap as the rest of the Blue Jays gave him the silent treatment after his first Major League home run. After a solid 30 seconds of the cold shoulder, he was mobbed by everyone in the dugout and Toronto went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Tuesday night.
“I think I’ve seen a video of somebody doing it before, so I thought I’d try it,” said McKinney of his pantomime routine. “I don’t know if I was any good at it, but I tried to make a go of it.”
McKinney’s solo shot came in the fifth inning after Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales also had homers. McKinney had an RBI single earlier in the night, driving in a total of three runs in front of 25,855 fans at Rogers Centre.