TORONTO -- Ever since the Nationals acquired right-hander Ryan Madson in a trade last summer, he had not surrendered a home run in 42 1/3 innings. That streak ended Sunday afternoon with a sudden barrage in the eighth inning of a tie game at Rogers Centre, when Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte swatted back-to-back home runs off Madson to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-6 victory.
These were the first home runs Madson has allowed in more than a year, when he gave up a home run to Ryan Zimmerman on June 4, 2017, while pitching for Oakland.