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Okamoto

Okamota would double in the top of the first inning to bring home Alejandro Kirk to put the Jays up 2-0. In the seventh inning, however, he would come up big with the bases loaded. Okamato ripped a first-pitch curveball from Reds reliever Pierce Johnson to deep center to again bring home Kirk, along with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 5-5 in what ended up being a four-run inning for Toronto. Okamoto is slashing a solid .257/.329/.500 with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI in the month.

Okamoto’s home run was his 33rd of the year. He hit a three-run shot off Tigers reliever Kyle Finnegan, that briefly gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead. Okamoto has hit five home runs in his last seven games. He’s hitting .236 with a .779 OPS and 88 RBI this season.

Okamoto followed George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in taking Trevor Rogers deep in the fifth inning. He’s now up to 32 homers on the year, with four of them coming in his last six games. The 30-year-old has been a productive fantasy option in his first season stateside, and he’s thriving at exactly the right time during fantasy baseball playoffs.

Okamoto clubbed a solo homer in the second inning off Jack Perkins, then later knocked a base hit in the sixth. The home run gets the 30-year-old slugger to 30 round-trippers in his first MLB season. He’s slashing .234/.308/.454 with 75 runs scored and 83 RBI across 572 plate appearances.

Okamoto was a hit machine on Saturday. His most impactful hits were his RBI double in the third inning and RBI single in the seventh inning. Okamoto broke out of a 3-for-17 (.176) slide in his last five games entering play Saturday. He’s hitting .233 with a .750 OPS and 81 RBI.

Okamoto connected for a solo shot in the sixth that put Toronto up 4-0. It was his 28th homer of the year, double the next-highest total on the Blue Jays, George Springer’s 14. It’s also quadruple Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s total. Okamoto also leads the team in runs, RBI, and slugging percentage in his first MLB season.

Okamoto hit a warning track sacrifice fly in the first, took Seranthony Domínguez out in the fifth, and added an RBI single in the seventh. The 30-year-old is struggling to hit for average in the states, but he’s got 27 homers and 77 RBIs while slugging .441, so he’s been a reasonable return on investment for fantasy managers.

Okamoto’s home run was his 25th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Steven Matz in the fifth inning. Okamoto’s home run was his first since July 28 against the Nationals, a span of 16 games. He’s hitting .227 with a .731 OPS and 72 RBI.

He’s been bothered by a knee contusion of late, missing games on Monday and Tuesday and DHing on Wednesday. It’s good news that he’s back at third base. He’ll take on Red Sox LHP Peyton Tolle today.

Okamoto is DHing tonight, suggesting the knee is still bothering him some. George Springer is taking a seat with Okamoto in his spot.