Astros rout Blue Jays thanks to stars and supporting cast

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”kind”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”wealthy”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”“Knowing the bases were loaded and he didn’t have anywhere to put me, I was trying to be aggressive and see a good pitch to hit and make a good swing and see what happens,” Julks stated.nnBaker tells Julks to remain prepared, which suggests further swings within the cage, watching video and finding out opposing pitchers when he’s not enjoying. His OPS is as much as .681 by way of his first 160 profession plate appearances.nn“Trying to still get that rhythm and timing every day and trust whatever I’m working on and take it to the game,” he stated.nn**Diaz** nDiaz got here to camp battling with Korey Lee for the backup catcher job behind Martín Maldonado, and his bat was the explanation he made the roster. His enjoying time has elevated within the final month — he’s began six of the staff’s final 18 video games at both first base (one) or catcher (5) — and he’s slashing .375/.375/.750 with three homers in his previous 10 video games.nn“He’s still young,” Baker stated. “We knew he could hit. It’s just a matter of him swinging in the strike zone. That’s what it is with most aggressive hitters, but you want hitters to be aggressive.””,”kind”:”textual content”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-06-06T04:39:52.117Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/05/8ffe21c9-bdaff6de-63e2bd83-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”kind”:”video”,”description”:”Yainer Diaz collects a career-high 4 hits within the Astros’ 11-4 win over the Blue Jays”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”period”:”00:01:03″,”slug”:”yainer-diaz-goes-4-5-vs-bluejays”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-117″,”title”:”Houston Astros”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:117″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-673237″,”title”:”Yainer Diaz”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:673237″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight-reel-offense”,”title”:”highlight reel offense”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hot-streak”,”title”:”hot streak”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/nelxs4nzgijn6vhlkmca”},”title”:”Yainer Diaz goes 4-for-5 vs. Jays”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/yainer-diaz-goes-4-5-vs-bluejays”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”Diaz stated the additional enjoying time has actually helped, however every week in the past he studied some video of his at-bats at Triple-A final 12 months when he was swinging at unhealthy pitches and made some notes.nn“I think I’ve improved,” he stated. “I still do things that there’s a lot of room for me to improve even more, but from where I was at, there was big improvement there.”nn**Meyers** nAfter a 3-for-19 begin on the plate, Meyers has put it collectively and is wanting extra comfy by the day. He added a leg kick to his swing in April and has responded by slashing .271/.345/.481 with six homers and 20 RBIs in his final 38 video games, together with the 4 hits Monday.nnMeyers, an elite defender, began 20 consecutive video games in middle subject from April 15-May 7 whereas Chas McCormick was on the injured record, and Monday’s begin was his thirty first within the staff’s final 35 video games.nn“I think guys are, when their numbers are called, they’re showing up and doing the best they can and putting up good numbers and helping the team win,” he stated. “I think as a team, that’s what we do and that’s what makes us really good.””,”kind”:”textual content”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-06-06T05:10:40.702Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/05/1adfe510-e8b4c24a-fabbc712-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”kind”:”video”,”description”:”Jake Meyers collects 4 hits vs. the Blue Jays, hitting a house run and driving in two to assist the Astros’ offense”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”period”:”00:01:07″,”slug”:”jake-meyers-goes-4-5-in-a-win”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-117″,”title”:”Houston Astros”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:117″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-676694″,”title”:”Jake Meyers”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:676694″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight-reel-offense”,”title”:”highlight reel offense”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hot-streak”,”title”:”hot streak”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/ezbhjc4y5wpe1zonxpov”},”title”:”Jake Meyers’ four-hit recreation”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/jake-meyers-goes-4-5-in-a-win”}],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”abstract”:”TORONTO — There was a 452-foot home run to straightaway center field by Yordan Alvarez that brought to mind his game-winning blast in Game 6 of last year’s World Series. Two batters later, Kyle Tucker swatted a home run to left field that stretched the Astros’ lead to seven runs”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”,”slug”:”gamepk-717878″,”title”:”2023/06/05 hou@tor”,”type”:”game”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”brian-mctaggart”,”title”:”Brian McTaggart”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-117″,”title”:”Houston Astros”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:117″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-recap”,”title”:”game recap”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-673237″,”title”:”Yainer Diaz”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:673237″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-676694″,”title”:”Jake Meyers”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:676694″},”type”:”player”}],”kind”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/unuxtbmfejkwacbrxbtt”,”title”:”Astros have 19 hits and 4 dwelling runs in rout of Blue Jays”}},”Person:667452″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:667452},”Team:117″:{“__typename”:”Team”,”id”:117},”Person:670541″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:670541},”Person:673237″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:673237},”Person:676694″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:676694}}}
window.adobeAnalytics = {“reportingSuiteId”:”mlbglobal08,mlbcom08″,”linkInternalFilters”:”mlb”}
window.globalState = {“tracking_title”:”Major League Baseball”,”lang”:”en”}
window.appId = ”
/*–>*/