Toronto Blue Jays' Rookie Ties Record in Team History as He Continues Great Start to Career
The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night to drop their second straight game in the critical series.
The 6-3 loss moved Toronto to 80-65 and into a tie with the Seattle Mariners for the third and final wild card spot in the American League.
Despite the defeat, Blue Jays rookie Davis Schneider continued to etch himself into the team history books.
Per @StatsCentre:
Easily his team's deadliest hitter since being called up and debuting in the majors back on August 4, Davis Schneider blasted a late solo shot in Tuesday night's 6-3 #BlueJays loss to the Rangers. It gives 8 home runs through his first 25 career MLB games, tying for top spot here
The eight home runs through the first 25 games of a career tie him with Carlos Delgado and Bo Bichette. Schneider went 2-for-4 on Tuesday and is now hitting .370 with the eight homers and 20 RBI. He's got an OPS of 1.315 and has proven to be instrumental given second-half injuries to Bichette and Matt Chapman.
The Jays will need his continued production if they are going to hold off Seattle for the third wild card spot, or potentially catch Texas for the second spot.
Toronto and Texas will play each other again on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. ET as Jordan Montgomery (TEX) pitches against Yusei Kikuchi (TOR).
In the battle of lefties, Montgomery is 8-11 with a 3.62 ERA while Kikuchi is 9-5 with a 3.57.
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