TORONTO — For a couple of innings, anyway, Tyler Austin got a chance to see what it feels like to be Giancarlo Stanton.
“I don’t look at it that way,” Austin said, softly. “I want to help this team win, any way I can.”
He certainly did his part. Trailing 2-0 to the Blue Jays in the top of the fifth inning Saturday, Austin creamed a first-pitch fastball from Marco Estrada deep into the second deck in left field, tying the game at 2-2.
Two innings later, after the Jays had seized a 3-2 lead, Austin victimized Estrada again with another long blast, tying the game 3-3.