The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday at Rogers Centre. George Springer hit a solo home run, and the team chased starter Paul Skenes with a four-run sixth inning.
The Blue Jays took an early lead when Springer launched a solo homer on a 98.7 mph fastball in his first at-bat. Manager John Schneider described the approach beforehand as a “hard-hat day” focused on grinding out at-bats against the elite pitcher.