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Washington Post
21 minutes ago
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- Washington Post
Alejandro Kirk has winning hit in ninth inning as Blue Jays beat Phillies 2-1
TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a one-out single off former teammate Jordan Romano (0-2) and stole second base. Addison Barger struck out but Kirk won it with a line drive that hit off the wall in right field. Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman (5-2) got one out for the win. Nick Castellanos opened the scoring with a solo home run off Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos in the second. Toronto chased right-hander Mick Abel and tied it in the sixth when Bo Bichette's triple scored Andrés Giménez. The run was the first allowed by Abel in his brief big league career. Abel struck out nine in six shutout innings to win his major league debut against Pittsburgh on May 18 as the Phillies beat Pirates star Paul Skenes to finish a three-game sweep. Against the Blue Jays, Abel allowed one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out two and walked none for the second straight start. Abel is the first pitcher in at least the last 125 seasons with 5-plus innings, no walks and one or zero runs allowed in each of his first two MLB appearances. The Phillies recalled Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley earlier Wednesday. He took the roster spot of righty Zack Wheeler, who went on the paternity list. Berríos allowed one run and four hits in six innings. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto exited in the bottom of the ninth after being hit in the area of his protective cup by Bichette's foul tip . Realmuto stayed down for a few minutes before walking gingerly off the field. He was replaced by Rafael Marchán. The Phillies fell to 29-8 when scoring first. Phillies LHP Jesús Luzardo (5-1, 3.58 ERA) is scheduled to start against Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80) in Thursday's series finale. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
4 hours ago
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- Washington Post
Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto leaves game after being hit in area of protective cup by foul tip
TORONTO — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto left Wednesday's game at Toronto in the bottom of the ninth inning after being hit in the area of his protective cup by Bo Bichette's foul tip. 'He's getting checked by the doctor right now,' manager Rob Thomson said of Realmuto after the Phillies lost 2-1 on Alejandro Kirk's game-ending hit . 'It's a pretty good one. He said he's had worse but we'll see. We'll check him out tomorrow.'
CBS News
4 hours ago
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- CBS News
J.T. Realmuto exits in 9th inning as Philadelphia Phillies lose to Blue Jays
Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a one-out single off former teammate Jordan Romano (4-2) and stole second base. Addison Barger struck out but Kirk won it with a line drive that hit off the wall in right field. Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman (5-2) got one out for the win. Nick Castellanos opened the scoring with a solo home run off Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos in the second. Toronto chased right-hander Mick Abel and tied it in the sixth when Bo Bichette's triple scored Andrés Giménez. The run was the first allowed by Abel in his brief big league career. Abel struck out nine in six shutout innings to win his major league debut against Pittsburgh on May 18 as the Phillies beat Pirates star Paul Skenes to finish a three-game sweep. Against the Blue Jays, Abel allowed one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out two and walked none for the second straight start. Abel is the first pitcher in at least the last 125 seasons with 5-plus innings, no walks and one or zero runs allowed in each of his first two MLB appearances. The Phillies recalled Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley earlier Wednesday. He took the roster spot of righty Zack Wheeler, who went on the paternity list. Berríos allowed one run and four hits in six innings. Key moment Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto exited in the bottom of the ninth after being hit in the groin by Bichette's foul tip. Realmuto stayed down for a few minutes before walking gingerly off the field. He was replaced by Rafael Marchán. Key stat The Phillies fell to 29-8 when scoring first. Up next Phillies LHP Jesús Luzardo (5-1, 3.58 ERA) is scheduled to start against Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80) in Thursday's series finale.
Globe and Mail
5 hours ago
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- Globe and Mail
Alejandro Kirk drives in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to lift Jays to 2-1 win over Phillies
Alejandro Kirk drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the winning run to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. With former Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (0-2) on the mound, Guerrero hit a one-out single and stole second. After Addison Barger struck out, Kirk drove a ball off the top of the wall in right-centre field that allowed Guerrero to trot home. The Blue Jays (32-29) have won six of their last seven games and eight of their last nine at home. The Phillies (37-24) have dropped five of their last six games. Toronto starter Jose Berrios gave up a solo shot to Nick Castellanos in the second inning. It was his sixth home run of the season. Philadelphia right-hander Mick Abel, making his first big-league road start, retired the first eight Blue Jays in order until Andres Gimenez stroked a single in the third inning. The 15th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft threw six shutout innings and had nine strikeouts in his debut last month. Berrios, meanwhile, battled some control issues in the fifth, loading the bases with two walks and a single. Bryson Stott worked a full count before popping up and Trea Turner flew out to end the threat. Gimenez singled again in the sixth and scored on a one-out triple by Bo Bichette. Abel was replaced by Orion Kerkering, who got Guerrero on a shallow fly and Barger on a strikeout. Berrios allowed four hits, one earned run and had five strikeouts over six innings. Chad Green, Brendon Little and Jeff Hoffman threw in relief for Toronto. Hoffman (5-2) recorded one out for the victory. Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto left the game in the ninth inning after he was hit by a foul ball in the groin area. Announced attendance was 25,716 and the game took two hours 25 minutes to play. VLAD STREAK Guerrero singled in the ninth inning to extend his career-high on-base streak to 34 games. It's the longest active streak in the major leagues. COMING UP The finale of the three-game series will be played Thursday afternoon. Right-hander Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80) was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays against left-hander Jesus Luzardo (5-1, 3.58).
National Post
5 hours ago
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- National Post
Alejandro Kirk delivers Blue Jays' walk-off win off former teammate Jordan Romano
Article content The night was short on runs, but high drama set in Wednesday as the Blue Jays and visiting Phillies battled in the second game of their three-game series. Article content A homer fueled Philadelphia's run, while the Blue Jays were bolstered by a triple to draw even. Article content Article content Games of this nature that only get tighter the deeper the evening goes are nothing new to the Blue Jays, who either step up in the biggest of moments or succumb to an opponent. Article content Article content Make no mistake because this loomed as a big series for the Blue Jays and an even bigger game as it turned out given the horrific events of the series opener. Article content To add spice to the evening, a battle of closers would ensue with Jeff Hoffman being summoned from the bullpen with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Article content Jordan Romano entered the game for the visitors to begin the bottom of the inning as the Markham native faced his former team for the first time. Article content It made for a compelling ending, one of the best of the season and arguably one of the best played games, despite the lack of scoring. Article content When Alejandro Kirk hit his walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth off Romano, no one will remember the paucity of runs. Article content What they'll remember is Kirk's heroics in helping the Jays to their 2-1 win. Article content The following are three takeaways on a night Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the ninth to extend his on-base streak to 34 games and promptly stole second base before crossing home plate to score the game-winning run. Article content Article content Article content At least Jose Berrios got out of the first inning without yielding six runs, a fate that befell embattled Bowden Francis, who couldn't even make it out of the second inning Tuesday night.
