(Clearwater) Orelvis Martinez and Trevor Schwecke hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, but the Toronto Blue Jays still fell 8-7 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in a Grapefruit League matchup.
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Gosuke Katoh and Santiago Espinal homered in the fourth inning for the Blue Jays (4-2). Espinal’s slap, rolled up deep in left field, produced two runs and allowed the Blue Jays to reduce the deficit to 6-5.
The loss added to the record of Jose Berrios (0-1), who allowed seven hits and six runs in one and two-thirds innings.
Jean Segura hit a single that allowed the Phillies (3-2) to score two runs. That timely hit was the highlight of a four-run inning for the Phillies, who never let their lead slip away.
JT Realmuto hit a solo homer and drove in another run for the Phillies.
Cristopher Sánchez (1-0) pitched two innings without conceding a run. He allowed no hits and struck out three batters.