The Toronto Blue Jays, who are having a difficult season, came away with a stunning win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
With the 10-6 victory, the Blue Jays improve to 42-50 on the season, while the Giants fall to 45-48 with the loss.
The Blue Jays had 14 hits in the win, including two from leadoff hitter George Springer, who went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and is continuing his strong showing after a poor first half of the season.
He’s batting just .221 this year, but he’s hitting .365 in his last 15 games and is the best leadoff hitter in baseball history.
According to @StatsCentre:
(Updated) Most career runs with 3 or more RBIs while batting leadoff in MLB history:
61-Betts
60-Henderson
60- Damon
51- Springer (hit a run-scoring double in the 7th inning tonight against SFG to give the Blue Jays a 10-4 lead)
51-Rollins
45- Vizio
44- Marcus Semien
(UPDATED) Most career RBIs with 3 or more leadoff at-bats – MLB history:
61-Betts
60-Henderson
60- Damon
51- Springer (adds a run-scoring double to make it 10-4) #Blue Jays Bottom of the 7th inning tonight’s game against SFG
51-Rollins
45- Vizio
44- Marcus Semien https://t.co/jIYVP43kS9
— Statistics Center (@StatsCentre) July 11, 2024
Though his form has declined this year, Springer has been one of the most productive players of the past decade. Since making his debut in 2014, he has a career batting average of .264 with 252 home runs and 690 RBIs. He is a four-time All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner and the World Series MVP (Astros, 2017).
The Blue Jays and Giants are scheduled to finish off their series on Thursday afternoon, with first pitch at 3:45 p.m. ET, when former Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman will face off against right-hander Jordan Hicks, who pitched for the Blue Jays last year.
Gausman has a 6-8 record with a 4.64 ERA, while Hicks has a 4-5 record with a 3.47 ERA.
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