Watch: Blue Jays Hit Back-to-Back Homers To Defeat Diamondbacks in Walk-Off Fashion
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The Toronto Blue Jays won in incredibly dramatic fashion on Tuesday in the opening game of a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Entering the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 4-3, the Blue Jays had a couple of tricks up their sleeve for Diamondbacks veteran closer Shelby Miller.
With one out, Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette blasted a home run out to left field off Miller to tie the game.
But that would not be all.
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Blue Jays third baseman and right fielder Addison Barger continued what has been a very impressive breakout season, coming up after Bichette and launching a moonshot of his own to right field to end the game with a major exclamation point.
Bo Bichette ties it in the 9th! 💥 pic.twitter.com/1SMtkwoWIz
— MLB (@MLB) June 18, 2025
BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS
— MLB (@MLB) June 18, 2025
BLUE JAYS WIN #WALKOFF pic.twitter.com/dGfRZhvtlO
For both Bichette and Barger, it was their second hit of the evening after each slugger recorded a double earlier in the night.
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While Barger has enjoyed a breakout campaign, Bichette has had a comeback season of his own. Coming off a disastrous and injury-filled 2024, the former All-Star shortstop has slashed .270/.313/.424 with nine home runs and 42 RBI.
Most importantly, he has been fully healthy and has played in all 72 games.
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Barger, on the other hand, is slashing .264/.322/.497 with eight home runs and 23 RBI as he continues to establish himself as an everyday player.
Moments like Tuesday night are going to go a long way towards making that happen.
The win -- which got Toronto to 39-33 -- combined with another New York Yankees loss pulls the Blue Jays to just three games out in the division and two games clear in the second Wild Card spot.
If Bichette and Barger continue to perform like this in the clutch, Toronto is going to keep on climbing in the standings and could be in for a very special second half of the season.
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Michael Brauner is a 2022 graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in Sports Media. He covers various MLB teams across the On SI network and you can also find his work on Yellowhammer News covering the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers as well as on the radio producing and co-hosting 'The Opening Kickoff' every weekday morning on 105.5 WNSP FM in Mobile, Alabama.