{"id":75010,"date":"2025-08-11T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/75010\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:01:14","slug":"blue-jays-ernie-clement-punishes-dodgers-major-mistake-in-massive-toronto-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/75010\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement punishes Dodgers’ major mistake in massive Toronto moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement punishes Dodgers’ major mistake in massive Toronto moment<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t put in a left-handed pitcher to face Ernie Clement.<\/p>\n

Just don’t do it.<\/p>\n

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He showed what happens when you do.<\/p>\n

Leading off the top of the ninth for the Toronto Blue Jays in a tie game in Los Angeles, Clement crushed the first pitch he saw beyond the left-field fence to take the lead against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

The lefty-masher strikes again.<\/p>\n

Clement entered the day with a .936 OPS against southpaws. That’s higher now.<\/p>\n

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Toronto had already come from behind earlier in the game, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger delivered the tying and go-ahead homers, respectively.<\/p>\n

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The Dodgers came back to tie it up, though, setting the stage for Clement’s heroics to take a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth. And the Toronto bullpen pulled off a great escape to hold on for the big win in the battle of division leaders.<\/p>\n

Clement had also homered Saturday night, that one a meaningless long ball with the Blue Jays down big, but it apparently kept his swing in a groove for this key spot.<\/p>\n

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Clement is having a special season. He had a five-hit game earlier this week.<\/p>\n

And now, he has this clutch homer on the road at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

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It should teach future opposition a lesson. If you throw a lefty against Clement, it may get punished.<\/p>\n

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