Melvin Upton Jr.’s quick baserunning leads Blue Jays to 8-7 win over Twins
TORONTO — Melvin Upton Jr. only saw third base coach Luis Rivera’s windmilling arms, telling him to sprint home.
He couldn’t hear the roaring Rogers Centre crowd, didn’t see the 47,485 fans on their feet, cheering him on as he rounded third.
Upton hit an RBI triple, then scored on a fielding error, in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to an 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.
“I was just running, man,” said Upton, who wasn’t sure he would bother to watch the replay. “I don’t even know that I really heard them. I was just obviously focused on the game, running hard and scoring.”