Rogers Centre,Toronto,ON,CA Ball Park First Game Date – 6/5/1989 (1) Starting Pitchers – Blue Jays vs. Brewers: 6/5/1989 Final Score 5-3 (MIL) Attendance – 48,378 Starting Pitchers Jimmy Key (TOR); Don August (MIL) First Batter – Paul Molitor (MIL) Result – Doubled to CF First Hits – Paul Molitor (MIL),Doubled to CF (1st) First Run…
On July 2, 2017 Betts 8 RBI lead Sox 21-Hit Attack, Whip J’s Mookie Betts leads a 21 hit assault as the Red Sox defeat the Toronto Blue Jays before 46,696 at Rogers Center. Tzu Wei Lin and Deven Marrero each contribute 3 his apiece as Drew Pomerantz gets his 8th win. The Red Sox…
Prince Fielder hits his 300th career home run when he goes deep to right field off Mark Buehrle in the first inning of the Rangers’ 12-2 loss to Toronto at the Rogers Centre. TheTexas Ranger first baseman’s milestone round- makes him and his dad, Cecil (319), only the second son-father combo to hit 300-plus homers, joining Barry and Bobby Bonds.
The Blue Jays defeat the Tigers, 6 – 5, in the longest game in team history in terms of both time and innings, thanks to a run-scoring single by Jose Bautista in the 19th inning, after 6 hours and 37 minutes of baseball. The winning hit comes off Rick Porcello, normally a starter but pressed into action by the length of the game. Melky Cabrera is the first player since Rod Carew on May 12, 1972 to reach base 8 times in a game. Chad Jenkinsthrows 6 scoreless innings for the win. The Tigers take an early 5 – 0 lead against starter Mark Buehrle who is chased in the 4th, but the Jays claw back and tie the game in the bottom of the 9th.
An unofficial rain delay occurs in Toronto when the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre closes so slowly that the fans have to run for cover as the stands and field get soaked with rain that begins to fall during the middle of the sixth inning. Surprisingly, there have been six official rain delays in the Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome.
Jorge Posada hits his 20th homer and drives in 4 runs as New York defeats Toronto, 7 – 5. The Yankees now have 7 players with 20 or more homers on the year, matching a record set by three other teams. Derek Jetercurrently has 17 home runs but will finish the year with 18, leaving the Bronx Bombers just shy of a new record.
SkyDome is renamed the “Rogers Centre” several days after Rogers Communications completed its purchase of the Toronto Blue Jays’ stadium. Fans react to the naming with derision, but the name will stick.