May 23
RF Jose Bautista hit his 12th homer of the season and his ninth in May in the first inning Wednesday. Bautista moved into a tie for eighth place on the Blue Jays' all-time home run list with 1B Fred McGriff at 125. Bautista reached that level in 489 games. McGriff took 578 games.
May 23
Bautista went 2-for-5 with a double and his 12th homer in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Rays.
Recommendation: After a stone-cold start to the season, the month of May has been more typical for Joey Bats, as he's sitting on nine homers and a .280 average in 22 games.
May 23
Bautista had three hits and drove in two runs in a loss to the Rays on Tuesday.
Advice: He's batting .340 the last 12 games with six homers and 13 RBIs. He's driven in five runs in the last three games.