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Associated Press
8 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Bo Bichette homers and scores deciding run, Blue Jays beat Angels 3-2 for 8th straight victory
TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette homered and scored the deciding run to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to their season-high eighth straight victory, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The American League East-leading Blue Jays improved to 52-38, sweeping a homestand of seven of more games for the first time since 1994 and second in franchise history. Toronto drew even on with Bichette's leadoff homer in the fourth inning. His 12th homer came after his error in the top of the inning loaded the bases for the Angels. Davis Schneider drove in Bichette in the sixth inning with a single down the left-field line. Mike Trout homered for the Angels with two out in the first. After Bichette's homer, Toronto went ahead in the fourth on a two-out single from Joey Loperfido, who made his season debut. The Angels tied it in the fifth when Taylor Ward singled over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman struck out nine in 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks. Tyler Anderson (2-6) yielded three runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in five-plus innings. Reliever Ryan Burr (1-0) got the victory in his first outing of the season after dealing with a right-shoulder injury. Jeff Hoffman picked up his 22nd save. Key moment With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth inning, Gausman coaxed Gustavo Campero into a 1-3 double play. Key stat The Blue Jays have 52 wins with six games remaining before the All-Star break. The club record for victories before the break is 53, set in 1985 and matched in 1992. Up next Yusei Kikuchi (3-6) was scheduled to start for the Angels at home Monday night against Texas. Jose Berrios (4-3) was set to start for Toronto on Monday night in Chicago against the White Sox's Sean Burke (4-7). ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
'FAWNING FAN BOY': Yankees broadcaster rips Sportsnet as on-air dust up amplifies
The air is getting spicy between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. And it's got nothing to do with the on-field dramatics – an Toronto dominance – of the previous week. After getting torched by Sportsnet studio host Jamie Campbell following the Jays decisive four-game sweep of the Yankees that concluded on Thursday, Yankees play-by-play man for the YES Network, Michael Kay, fired back on Sunday morning. On his regular Sundays with Kay segment on YES, Kay pulled no punches on what he thought about Campbell's comments directed at him this past Thursday and the fact that the Baseball Central host did his root for the home team act of waving then tossing a broom on air following a sweep. 'What I would say to Jamie is I can easily say the Blue Jays are a first place team because I'm not a fawning fanboy I'm a broadcaster and the bottom line is they are in fact a first place team,' Kay said after being set up for his response by long-time YES host and Toronto native who earlier in her career worked for TSN. 'Also, the whole narrative has been skewed by people who misinterpreted and didn't hear everything I said. In fact, I was complimenting the Blue Jays that they've exceeded the expectations that (run differential would suggest.)' Health setback extends Martinez's absence from Sportsnet's Blue Jays broadcasts Sportsnet's Joe Siddall shines as clear heir apparent to Buck Martinez on Blue Jays broadcasts To backtrack, Kay and his comments became a flashpoint for the Jays following the 12-5 Canada Day win over the Yankees, in the second contest of the four-game sweep. 'The Blue Jays are not a first-place team, I'm sorry,' Kay said dismissively on his radio show on ESPN New York. 'If you look at run differential … they're not playing great baseball. I'm sorry, they're not.' Those comments hit a nerve in Toronto, especially as the Jays swept the Yankees and won the first two of a series against the Los Angeles Angels to take a three-game lead in the AL East. Kay was clearly irked by some of the criticism from north of the border – including a subtle shot from Jays manager John Schneider who referenced the 'not a first place team' comments in a session with Toronto media. But what seems to have put him over the edge was Campbell's comments directed directly at him, which came after he threw the broom from the Baseball Central set at the Rogers Centre. 'I can think of a certain Yankee broadcaster who is going to have to go on his show tomorrow and admit the Jays are a first place team because the standings prove it,' an emotionally charged Campbell said on the Sportsnet post-game show. Kay said that the last thing a Yankees broadcaster would be caught doing is waving a broom on air after the team swept an opponent. Health setback extends Martinez's absence from Sportsnet's Blue Jays broadcasts Sportsnet's Joe Siddall shines as clear heir apparent to Buck Martinez on Blue Jays broadcasts 'It's kind of funny if you think about it. Imagine if (YES studio host) Jack Curry was waving a broom on the Yankees post-game show,' Kay said. 'He would probably be called into the office and shortly fired after that. 'Now I love Toronto. It's a cosmopolitan city, one of the greatest cities in the world for me. You're waving a broom on a post-game show you're turning into Mayberry R.F.D. (a reference to the 1970s sitcom about a rural community.) 'I just don't get it.' That final point wasn't Kay's last word on the matter, however. 'One final thing: You shouldn't hang on the rim three minutes into the third quarter of a basketball game,' Kay said. 'Feel good about sweeping the Yankees. Feel good about winning all those games in a row. Feel good about being in first place. But to hang on the rim this early? Let's hang onto the rim in October. That's when you hang onto the rim.' We get the feeling that we haven't heard the last word in this amusing on-air dust-up. And with the Yankees in town for three more games beginning on July 21, the potential for the next episode isn't far off.
New York Times
an hour ago
- New York Times
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: ‘It might sound crazy, but I feel good' despite struggles
NEW YORK — After most games, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe can be found with a big ice pack wrapped around his his left shoulder. It's been that way since May 3, when he hurt it diving for a grounder in the hole. Though he said at the time he 'felt a pop' in the joint on the play, an MRI after didn't raise any red flags for the Yankees, and after sitting out one game on May 4, he's played in every game since. Advertisement 'It's fine,' Volpe told The Athletic before the Yankees faced the New York Mets at Citi Field on Sunday, adding that he didn't think it had been affecting him on the field. Manager Aaron Boone also said the Yankees haven't had reason to believe it's been a problem for the 24-year-old. In fact, Volpe said on Sunday that he felt he was trending toward a good spot offensively with all the work he's done on his swing and approach, despite some less-than-appealing production. 'Listen,' he said, 'I mean, I know it might sound crazy, but I feel good. We're obviously working on stuff. Just getting into a place I feel like I need to be. But I'm confident we're getting toward that. 'I answer this question with respect and everything like that, but I feel like I'm really confident every time I step up to the plate. That's what makes it frustrating at the same time. It's just the balancing act.' Volpe entered Sunday hitting .222 with 10 home runs, 47 RBIs and a .703 OPS in 88 games. He had a 97 wRC+, a statistic that attempts to measure runs created against league average (100). It was the 17th-best among qualified shortstops in the game. Volpe has had a particularly tough time of late. His last multi-hit game was a three-hit day against the Orioles on June 21. Since then, he's hit .136 with a home run, six RBIs and a .523 OPS in 13 games (52 plate appearances). That late June game was also the last time he'd hit a homer until he went deep in Saturday's 12-6 loss to the Mets. In the same game, Volpe also crushed a 101.8-mph line out, struck out twice, and accidentally hit Aaron Judge on the right side of the face with the baseball while throwing it around between innings. The mistake left Judge bleeding, and after the game, he wore a small bandage and had redness and swelling near his eye. Advertisement Volpe said he's been working with coaches on 'getting ready earlier and on time without getting jumpy or getting quick.' 'Just finding ways to be early without jumping at the ball,' he said. 'I think everything with hitting is contradicting. So it's like getting to a spot while staying back. Getting ready while staying back. 'It's just what I'm working on right now. Over the course of the season, you have your notes and stuff that you write down because these things happen every season that I've been a part of. So you just learn. You're just constantly learning and finding out ways. I think that's what makes you better. … So I'm excited for everything to come.' He said it was 'a balance' to deal with feeling good about his approach but also not getting results. 'When you barrel up a ball,' he said, 'you could barrel it up right at someone. You're frustrated because you're not getting on base and you're not helping your team. At the same time, you know you beat the pitcher.' Volpe has also had a tougher time defensively this season than he had in his first two years in the league. Going into Sunday, he had 11 errors — the second-most among shortstops in baseball and the most in the American League. His two Defensive Runs Saved was the 11th-best mark among qualified MLB shortstops. Volpe said he expects to break his funk sooner than later. 'Honestly,' he said, 'I feel like I'm on the back end of it all. I feel really good and like I'm coming out of it.'
