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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Springer hits 2 HRs as Blue Jays beat Athletics 8-7
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two of Toronto's four home runs and the Blue Jays held on to beat the Athletics 8-7 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Springer had a solo shot in the third inning off right-hander Gunnar Hoglund and added another in the fifth. Addison Barger hit a two-run homer in Toronto's four-run first inning and Bo Bichette added a solo shot in the second. Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman gave up a two-run homer to Brent Rooker in the ninth inning before nailing down his 13th save. With a runner in scoring position, second baseman Ernie Clement made a diving catch on a line drive hit by Shea Langeliers with the tying run on second to preserve the win. Nathan Lukes had two RBIs for Toronto and Clement chipped in with two hits and a run scored. Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho left the game in the third inning due to left hamstring discomfort. Hoglund (1-3) gave up all eight runs and 10 hits with one strikeout and two walks in six innings. Tyler Soderstrom hit a three-run homer off Toronto opener Braydon Fisher in the first inning and rookie Denzel Clarke added a two-run shot for his first career home run in the second. The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to six games and have won eight of their last 12 overall. Toronto has scored 31 runs over the first three games of the four-game series. The Athletics have lost five in a row, 16 of their last 17, and 10 straight road games. Easton Lucas (3-2) came on in relief of Fisher after Clarke's homer and threw 4 2/3 shutout innings to get the win. Key moment Clement doubled to left field leading off the sixth inning, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on Hoglund's wild pitch to push the Blue Jays' lead to 8-5. Key stat Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the first inning to extend his career-high on-base streak to 31 games. It's the longest active streak in the major leagues. Up next Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-4, 3.68 ERA) will start against Athletics LHP JP Sears (4-5, 5.18) in the series finale on Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
Globe and Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
Springer hits two homers as Blue Jays top Athletics 8-7
George Springer hit two of Toronto's four home runs in an 8-7 victory over the Athletics on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The designated hitter had a solo shot in the third inning off right-hander Gunnar Hoglund and added another in the fifth. Addison Barger hit a two-run blast in Toronto's four-run first inning and Bo Bichette added a solo shot in the second to help the Blue Jays (30-28) win their fourth game in a row. Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman gave up a two-run homer to Brent Rooker in the ninth inning before nailing down his 13th save. With a runner in scoring position, second baseman Ernie Clement made a diving catch to preserve the win. Nathan Lukes had two RBIs for Toronto and Clement chipped in with two hits and a run. Blue Jays centre-fielder Daulton Varsho left the game in the third inning due to left hamstring discomfort. Tyler Soderstrom hit a three-run homer off Toronto opener Braydon Fisher in the first inning and Canadian Denzel Clarke added a two-run shot in the second. The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to six games and have won eight of their last 12 games overall. Toronto has scored 31 runs over the first three games of the four-game series. The Athletics (23-36) have dropped five in a row, 16 of their last 17, and 10 straight road games. Clarke, a Toronto native, knocked Fisher out of the game with his first career homer. Easton Lucas came on in relief and threw 4 2/3 shutout innings. Announced attendance was 38,017 and the game took two hours 36 minutes to play. Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the first inning to extend his career-high on-base streak to 31 games. It's the longest active streak in the major leagues. The Blue Jays recalled Lucas from Triple-A Buffalo before the game and designated right-hander Jose Urena for assignment. Members of the Canadian cricket team were on hand at Rogers Centre for the third annual Cricket Day at the Park. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (5-4, 3.68) was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays on Sunday. The Athletics will send left-hander JP Sears (4-5, 5.18) to the mound.
Associated Press
a day ago
- General
- Associated Press
Springer hits 2 HRs as Blue Jays beat Athletics 8-7
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two of Toronto's four home runs and the Blue Jays held on to beat the Athletics 8-7 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Springer had a solo shot in the third inning off right-hander Gunnar Hoglund and added another in the fifth. Addison Barger hit a two-run homer in Toronto's four-run first inning and Bo Bichette added a solo shot in the second. Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman gave up a two-run homer to Brent Rooker in the ninth inning before nailing down his 13th save. With a runner in scoring position, second baseman Ernie Clement made a diving catch on a line drive hit by Shea Langeliers with the tying run on second to preserve the win. Nathan Lukes had two RBIs for Toronto and Clement chipped in with two hits and a run scored. Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho left the game in the third inning due to left hamstring discomfort. Hoglund (1-3) gave up all eight runs and 10 hits with one strikeout and two walks in six innings. Tyler Soderstrom hit a three-run homer off Toronto opener Braydon Fisher in the first inning and rookie Denzel Clarke added a two-run shot for his first career home run in the second. The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to six games and have won eight of their last 12 overall. Toronto has scored 31 runs over the first three games of the four-game series. The Athletics have lost five in a row, 16 of their last 17, and 10 straight road games. Easton Lucas (3-2) came on in relief of Fisher after Clarke's homer and threw 4 2/3 shutout innings to get the win. Key moment Clement doubled to left field leading off the sixth inning, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on Hoglund's wild pitch to push the Blue Jays' lead to 8-5. Key stat Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the first inning to extend his career-high on-base streak to 31 games. It's the longest active streak in the major leagues. Up next Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-4, 3.68 ERA) will start against Athletics LHP JP Sears (4-5, 5.18) in the series finale on Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
New York Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Where did this Blue Jays offence come from?
TORONTO — Most nights, Brent Rooker's fifth-inning double would've been a death sentence for the Toronto Blue Jays. It pushed two Athletics runners around the bases to score the A's fourth and fifth runs of the contest. Besting five runs would've been unfathomable for Toronto last week. It didn't score more than two runs on a six-game trip to the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers, averaging just one score per contest. On the year, the Jays were just 4-21 when allowing four or more runs — until Friday. Advertisement The Blue Jays could've let up plenty more than five runs against the Athletics and still coasted to victory. Toronto's lineup battered baseballs for a second straight night, beating the Athletics 11-7 to move above .500, at 29-28. The Jays have scored 23 total runs in their last 18 innings against the A's — more runs in the two games than they've totalled in any series all season. Yes, the offensive explosion came against an Athletics team that entered the series with a 5.49 team ERA, third worst in baseball. Yes, the Jays tacked on hits against rookie relievers and position players. But those are the moments when good lineups put up sideways totals — the kind of games the Blue Jays' bats need to take advantage of. Before facing Toronto, Jeffrey Springs allowed two homers and four runs to the Philadelphia Phillies, the National League's top team. It was his worst start of May, after allowing just four total runs across the previous four outings. His start against the Jays could've been a classic rebound outing. Instead, Toronto chased him after two frames, scoring six runs off the starter. 'We did a very, very good job against the starting pitching,' manager John Schneider said. 'Made them work, got them out of the game early. Usually, when you do that, good things happen. So it starts with kind of not taking a while to get into the flow of the game.' The Blue Jays had 39 hard-hit balls across the two outings, but the key to the offence was swing decisions. The Athletics threw 336 pitches in the first two games, and Toronto's batters chased on just 22 of them, resulting in 16 walks. The Blue Jays entered the series against the Athletics with the eighth-highest chase rate in baseball, 28.9 percent. In two games against the A's, it was just 18 percent, which would be the lowest in MLB by 7 percentage points. Advertisement 'I think they're just putting together really good at-bats,' starter Chris Bassitt said. 'Drawing walks and just kind of like passing that baton.' It's easier to take walks against Jeffrey Springs than Jacob deGrom, but that kind of complete offensive performance hasn't been a given for Toronto against weaker opponents this year. This is the same Jays team that got shut out by a Rangers bullpen game earlier this week. A similar lineup to the one that tallied one score against the Houston Astros' Ryan Gusto in April and couldn't push a run across against New York Yankees vet Carlos Carrasco, who has since been designated for assignment. As Kevin Gausman noted last week, the Blue Jays have played to the level of their opponents at times this year, good and bad. Against the Athletics' suspect pitching, the Blue Jays separated themselves. We've seen blips like this before. Toronto's bats got hot at the Seattle Mariners and beat down a scuffling San Diego Padres team earlier this month. It's not about sustaining an 11.5 run-per-game pace, it's proving they can take advantage of scuffling pitching. In the first two games against the Athletics, Toronto did just that. (Photo of Myles Straw: Mark Blinch / Getty Images)
Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Blue Jays look to keep home win streak alive, host the Athletics
Athletics (23-34, fifth in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (28-28, third in the AL East) Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-3, 3.97 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (4-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -166, Athletics +140; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Athletics looking to extend a four-game home winning streak. Toronto has a 28-28 record overall and a 17-12 record at home. The Blue Jays have a 21-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. The Athletics have a 23-34 record overall and a 14-15 record in road games. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL. The matchup Friday is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 19 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 9 for 38 with three home runs over the past 10 games. Brent Rooker ranks second on the Athletics with 23 extra base hits (10 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs). Nick Kurtz is 7 for 34 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .243 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs Athletics: 1-9, .259 batting average, 7.38 ERA, outscored by 40 runs INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: day-to-day (back), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Heineman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow) Athletics: Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Gio Urshela: 10-Day IL (hamstring), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (quadricep), T.J. McFarland: 15-Day IL (groin), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
