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Yahoo
15 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Blue Jays play the Yankees leading series 2-0
New York Yankees (48-37, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (47-38, second in the AL East) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (5-4, 4.37 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (4-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 89 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -131, Blue Jays +109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees with a 2-0 series lead. Toronto is 47-38 overall and 27-16 in home games. The Blue Jays have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .256. New York is 48-37 overall and 22-20 in road games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.58 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL. The matchup Wednesday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Blue Jays hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Alejandro Kirk has a .306 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has nine doubles and seven home runs. George Springer is 16 for 35 with three home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games. Advertisement Cody Bellinger has 15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBIs while hitting .268 for the Yankees. Jasson Dominguez is 12 for 33 with two doubles over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs Yankees: 5-5, .241 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: day-to-day (knee), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (middle finger), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement Yankees: Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hamstring), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Blue Jays play the Yankees leading series 2-0
New York Yankees (48-37, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (47-38, second in the AL East) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (5-4, 4.37 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (4-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 89 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -131, Blue Jays +109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees with a 2-0 series lead. Toronto is 47-38 overall and 27-16 in home games. The Blue Jays have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .256. New York is 48-37 overall and 22-20 in road games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.58 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL. The matchup Wednesday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Blue Jays hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Alejandro Kirk has a .306 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has nine doubles and seven home runs. George Springer is 16 for 35 with three home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games. Cody Bellinger has 15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBIs while hitting .268 for the Yankees. Jasson Dominguez is 12 for 33 with two doubles over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs Yankees: 5-5, .241 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: day-to-day (knee), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (middle finger), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow) Yankees: Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hamstring), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Boston Globe
6 days ago
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- Boston Globe
Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game as top vote-getters
The pair were selected under rules that began in 2022 and give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 4 and ended Thursday. Two finalists at every other position advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon on Monday to noon on July 2. Votes from the first phase do not carry over. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up An individual can vote once per 24-hour period. Advertisement Remaining starters will be announced on July 2. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 6. Seven players from the World Series champion Dodgers advanced to the second phase along with three each from the Cubs, Tigers, and Mets, and two apiece from the Guardians, Yankees, and Blue Jays. Advertisement AL finalists Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Cal Raleigh First base: Paul Goldschmidt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Second Base: Jackson Holliday, Gleyber Torres Third Base: Alex Bregman, José Ramírez Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, Bobby Witt Jr. Designated Hitter: Ryan O'Hearn, Ben Rice Outfield: Javier Báez, Riley Greene, Steven Kwan, Mike Trout NL finalists Catcher: Carson Kelly, Will Smith First Base: Pete Alonso, Freddie Freeman Second Base: Tommy Edman, Ketel Marte Third Base: Manny Machado, Max Muncy Shortstop: Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor Outfield: Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Crow-Armstrong, Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Gausman dazzles, Guerrero sustains forearm contusion as Jays down Guardians 6-0
Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) CLEVELAND — Toronto starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight superb innings Thursday in the Blue Jays 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians that saw slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game after being hit by a pitch. Gausman, who has struggled with consistency in recent starts, was at his best Tuesday. He surrendered just two hits and one walk while striking out six to improve his record to 6-6. But the win was overshadowed by an injury scare when Guerrero left the game in the third inning after he was drilled by a 96-mile-per-hour fastball from Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee. X-rays on the injured arm came back negative, and the team said Guerrero sustained a forearm contusion. The Blue Jays opened the scoring with a three-run third inning powered by a Nathan Lukes two-run single that scored Myles Straw. They added three more in the ninth on a single from Alejandro Kirk that scored Addison Barger and Ernie Clement, then Jonatan Clase crossed the plate on a throwing error, one of four by Cleveland. The Blue Jays took two of three from Cleveland and improved to 43-37. The start a three-game series with Boston on Friday at Fenway Park. Kwan hit in a double in the first for the Guardians, whose only other hit was a single by Kyle Manzardo in the fourth. Bibee (4-8) gave up three hits and two runs in six innings. José Ramirez hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning on Wednesday to lift Cleveland to 5-4 win after George Springer's grand slam gave Toronto a 10-6 victory on Tuesday. Key moment Clase led off the third with a single, Tyler Heineman was hit by a pitch and Straw laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached on a fielding error by Manzardo to load the bases with no outs. Lukes followed with a two-run single and Straw scored on another error by Manzardo, who bobbled a pickoff attempt. Key stat Manzardo committed three errors and Bibee threw two wild pitches in Toronto's three-run third inning. Up next Toronto's José Berríos (3-3, 3.51 ERA) takes the mound against Boston's Brayan Bello (3-3, 3.21) on Friday and Cleveland's Luis L. Ortiz (4-8, 4.30) pitches against St. Louis right-hander Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72). With files from The Associated Press. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025.
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Kevin Gausman throws 8 innings of 2-hit ball, Blue Jays beat Guardians 6-0
Kevin Gausman threw eight innings of two-hit ball. Alejandro Kirk and Nathan Lukes drove in two runs apiece, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6–0 on Thursday to win the three-game series. Gausman (6–6) gave up one walk on 104 pitches with six strikeouts, and reliever Chad Green finished the Guardians' fifth shutout of the season. Addison Barger led off the ninth with a single. Ernie Clement and Jonatan Clase each drew a walk to load the bases with one out, and pinch-hitter Kirk's single scored Barger and Clement. Clase scored on a throwing error by left fielder Steven Kwan – one of four by Cleveland. Kwan hit into a double play in the first for the Guardians, whose only other hit was a single by Kyle Manzardo in the fourth. Tanner Bibee (4–8) gave up three hits and two runs in six innings. José Ramírez hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning on Wednesday to lift Cleveland to a 5–4 win after George Springer's grand slam gave Toronto a 10–6 victory on Tuesday. Clase led off the third with a single. Tyler Heineman was hit by a pitch, and Myles Straw laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached on a fielding error by Manzardo to load the bases with no outs. Lukes followed with a two-run single, and Straw scored on another error by Manzardo, who bobbled a pickoff attempt to give the Blue Jays a 3–0 lead. Manzardo committed three errors, and Bibee threw two wild pitches in Toronto's three-run third inning. Toronto's José Berríos (3–3, 3.51 ERA) takes the mound against Boston's Brayan Bello (3–3, 3.21) on Friday, and Cleveland's Luis L. Ortiz (4–8, 4.30) pitches against St. Louis right-hander Sonny Gray (7–2, 3.72).
