"It has been [a week] since I'd hit the last one," said Gonzalez, who has 21 homers. "But I never blame myself. I try to stay positive. Sometimes you're not going to see pitches. I've been walking a lot and getting hits here and there.
"[Bastardo] threw me six straight sliders. The one he missed was the one I hit over the fence. Those are the pitches we've got to hit, and I was ready for it."
But possibly more impressive was the thinking that went into his other run-scoring hit.
Gonzalez was facing Mets lefty Steven Matz for the first time with two outs and DJ LeMahieu at second in the first inning.