David Price
David Price performed as the star he is during his first outing for his new team, Toronto, giving up one run in eight innings on Monday afternoon to lead Toronto to a 5-1 victory over Minnesota.
Price appeared taken aback by the warm reception before the game even started, writes Robert MacLeod of the Toronto Globe and Mail:
The saviour arrived on the field of play at sun-drenched Rogers Centre on Monday afternoon about an hour before first pitch against the Minnesota Twins.
Although David Price was only making his way out to the leftfield bullpen to begin warming up, the sight of him nevertheless created a stir among the fans fortunate enough to have secured a ticket to the sold-out game.
Cheers of support for the new Toronto pitching ace began to ring out, and many of the early arrivers at the stadium rose to their feet to pay homage to Price. The 29-year-old, with a white towel draped around his shoulders and white headphones plugged into his ears, appeared taken aback by the unexpected show of adulation.
It was a scene that repeated itself on several occasions over the course of the afternoon: The left-hander clearly lived up to his reputation as one of the game’s most dominant pitchers, befuddling the Minnesota hitters over eight stellar innings in leading the Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory.
