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<\/p>\n\n\nUnited States – In a day full of emotions and marked by the absence of Bo Bichette<\/strong>, the Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong> staged a spectacular comeback to defeat the Houston Astros<\/strong> 4-3<\/strong> in extra innings. Tyler Heineman<\/strong> became the hero with a walk-off hit<\/strong> in the bottom of the tenth inning, sealing one of the most memorable victories of the season at the Rogers Centre<\/strong>.\n\n\n You may be interested in:J<\/a><\/strong>uan Soto hits a grand slam and ties personal record of 6 RBIs in Mets’ victory over Tigers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nA perfectly placed bunt by Heineman, which allowed Myles Straw<\/strong> to score the winning run from third base. The scene unleashed euphoria among the fans, especially after Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/strong> hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to tie the score and keep Toronto’s hope alive.\n\n\n United States – In a day full of emotions and marked by the absence of Bo Bichette, the Toronto Blue Jays staged a spectacular comeback to defeat the Houston Astros 4-3 in extra innings. Tyler Heineman became the hero with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the tenth inning, sealing one of the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":972,"featured_media":482194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,39774,13766,40230],"class_list":["post-482193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-united-states"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-21rj","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/17420969772678.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yamell Rossi","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-7a176880-76f8-4b0c-9527-4e34feef45e4-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/17420969772678.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\nVlad Jr., key in the tenth inning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> emerged as one of the protagonists of the game, both in defense and offense. In the top of the tenth inning, he executed the most important defensive play of the game<\/strong>, by fielding a ground ball and immediately throwing to third base to get the runner out. Immediately afterwards, he contributed with an infield hit<\/strong> that put the winning run in scoring position.\n\nWith his characteristic charisma, Vlad Jr. celebrated the defensive play by imitating the signature of closer Jeff Hoffman<\/strong>, flexing his arms as he crossed the diamond, further igniting the fans.\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nA triumph with a postseason flavor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe result takes on even more relevance in the divisional race, as it coincided with the defeat of the New York Yankees<\/strong> 12-2<\/strong> against the Detroit Tigers<\/strong>, which allows the Blue Jays to extend their lead in the American League East Division<\/strong> to 3.0 games over New York<\/strong> and 3.5 over Boston<\/strong>, who were still playing their game against Oakland.\n\nFurthermore, Toronto holds the direct tiebreaker<\/strong> against the Yankees, a key factor with only 18 games remaining<\/strong> in the regular season. In a year where every win counts, maintaining this cushion is vital to secure direct qualification to the Wild Card Series<\/strong>.\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSpringer Sparks the Flame<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nUntil the sixth inning, Toronto’s offense hadn’t connected on a single hit. It was then that George Springer<\/strong> broke the ice with a monumental 450-foot home run<\/strong>, his longest hit since the 470-foot<\/strong> home run on May 1, 2021<\/strong>, according to Statcast<\/strong> data. That hit sparked the spark that would culminate in the electrifying comeback.\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nA Victory to Believe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nWith Bo Bichette<\/strong> out for at least eight games<\/strong> due to a left knee sprain<\/strong>, this triumph takes on a special value for the Blue Jays, who managed to prevail against one of the toughest rivals in the American League<\/strong>. The Astros<\/strong>, leaders of the West, remain 5.5 games behind<\/strong> in the fight to secure a direct pass to the next round, but Toronto made it clear that they do not intend to let the advantage slip away.\n\nWith the postseason in sight, the victory boosts the team’s confidence and solidifies the Blue Jays as one of the strongest contenders in the American League.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"