Russell Martin stays hot, Dickey goes into seventh as Blue Jays beat Angels
TORONTO — Russell Martin’s bat continues to heat up, even as the summer starts to cool down.
The Canadian catcher had three hits and drove in two runs on Tuesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2.
“He’s smoking hot right now,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “He was due for that, he’s such a good hitter, he’s been his whole career. He’s feeling really good right now, seeing the ball.”
Martin, who was slotted into the lineup as the designated hitter with R.A. Dickey on the mound and Josh Thole catching, is batting .469 with 13 runs-batted in over his last eight games.