Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with what else? A walk-off home run. The Toronto Blue Jays have beaten the Texas Rangers in two of the past three games played between the clubs in the Rogers Centre in Toronto with huge home runs late in those contests. Jose Bautista's home run and subsequent bat flip in the Blue Jays' decisive win in the American League Division Series last year are forever part of baseball history. Justin Smoak basically beat the Rangers single-handedly on Tuesday night by hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning to tie the game off Shawn Tolleson and then blasting a walk-off, two-run home run in the 10th inning off Phil Klein. Smoak had no home runs coming into the game and was only batting .225 with a total of four RBI this season. While it's just one game in a long season, it could prove to be a very meaningful win for the Blue Jays, who have been one of the biggest disappointments in baseball to this point this season. The victory Tuesday moved them 13-15 overall. Remember this was a team that was...
The Walk Off: Toronto beats Texas with another big home run
Published May 3, 2016 at 11:40 PM
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