Bautista smacks three-run homer, Blue Jays draw Phillies 8-8 in pre-season game
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jose Bautista continued his impressive spring with a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays settled for an 8-8 tie with the Philadelphia Phillies in Grapefruit League baseball pre-season action Thursday.
Bautista went 2-for-2 in the game to increase his spring batting average to .500. His homer was the first of the pre-season.
Down 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Dwight Smith Jr., Mike Ohlman and Rowdy Tellez hit RBI singles to salvage the tie.
Anthony Alford also homered for Toronto.