Bo Bichette homered twice, Alek Manoah was sensational on the mound and the Blue Jays defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday afternoon, much to the delight of fans gathered in Toronto.

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After a solo slap in the fourth inning, Bichette lifted the Rogers Center crowd with a two-run homer in the seventh.

In a duel of young pitchers between Manoah and Hunter Greene, the Jays gunner was the one who had the upper hand. The 24-year-old Manoah gave up just one run in eight innings of work while reliever Jordan Romano, with three strikeouts in the ninth, closed the books.

Manoah's performance against the Reds adds to an already stunning start to the season. In eight starts, the Floridian is now 5-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 50 innings on the mound. Romano scored his 14th save of the season.

In the case of Greene, 22, he was not involved in the decision after allowing one run and just four hits in six innings. The defeat went to the record of Luis Cessa (2-1), victim of the second circuit of Bichette.

The Jays shortstop has six long runs since the start of the season. He took the opportunity to reach, then cross the milestone of 50 career home runs.

The Yankees also win

With this win, the Toronto team now has a record of 22-18. The Blue Jays couldn't come close to the American League East lead, however, as the New York Yankees (29-10) defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-5 earlier in the day on Saturday. .

DJ LeMahieu then signaled himself for the Yankees by hitting a grand slam in the second inning.