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Toronto Sun
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Base-running gaffe costly as Blue Jays' win streak snapped at 10 by Chisox
Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery tags out Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at second to complete an inning-ending double play in the sixth at Chicago, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Photo by Nam Y. Huh / AP photo It has been said that all good things must come to an end. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account No one expected the Blue Jays to continue their scorching hot streak forever, one that saw the team win 10 games in a row to move one victory away from matching the franchise record. Hits in big moments by virtually every player in the lineup, different ways manufactured to produce wins, strong pitching and base-running base-running, they all combined to vault the Jays into first place in the AL East. That all vanished on Wednesday in Chicago and with it went the win streak as the host White Sox handed the Jays a 2-1 loss. The following are three takeaways from an afternoon at Rate Field in which the Jays hit and ran into three doubler plays: 1. Costly blunder Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s $500-million extension doesn't kick in until next season, but it doesn't make the Jays slugger immune from criticism. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Entered the series finale on Wednesday one hit away from joining the Jays' 1,000-hit club, a nine-player list led by Tony Fernandez. He's still one hit away after going 0-for-4, grounding out each time. On three occasions, he had a runner in scoring position. Batting futility aside — it happens to the best of them — it was a couple of base-running blunders that cost the Jays one run, for sure, and perhaps more. In the third inning, Guerrero reached on a fielder's choice. When Chicago starter Adrian Houser misfired on a pickoff attempt, Vladdy scampered to second, only to get easily tagged out trying — foolishly, it must be stated — trying to get to third base on the same sequence, for the final out of the inning. Then in the sixth, trailing 2-1 with one out, Nathan Lukes at third and Guerrero at first, Addison Barger hit a sharp grounder to the bag at first. With Vladdy off and running, Chisox first baseman Tim Elko scooped the hot shot, stepped on first and threw to second complete the inning-ending double play. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A visibly frustrated Guerrero knew that, with the force play nullified when Elko stepped on first, he should have forced a rundown, which would have allowed Lukes to score from third base and tie the game. 2. Lauer labors From bulk reliever to serving in the piggy-back role in the rotation, Eric Lauer has emerged as a feel-good story, one of the team's many surprise developments. Wednesday's start was his sixth and it followed his longest outing of the season when the left-hander went 6.0 innings last Friday. On Wednesday, he lasted four innings and 68 pitches, allowing the two runs — both in his final inning — while striking out seven. No official word was available, but it did appear Lauer was dealing with some kind of physical discomfort to a finger. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Meanwhile, reliever Ryan Burr, who started the seventh inning, also left with an apparent injury with two outs and a full count on Mike Tauchman. Yariel Rodriguez came in and threw one pitch to retire Tauchman and the side. Burr had just been activated off the 60-day injured list because of right shoulder inflammation. 3. Anatomy of a streak Good pitching, the baseball adage goes, will beat good hitting. The White Sox got just that on Wednesday. Houser, the veteran right-hander, went seven strong innings, allowing the one run — on Tyler Heineman's RBI bunt single in the second — seven hits and two walks. And he accomplished that clearly feeling under the weather. Once the final out was recorded in the first inning, the 32-year-old could be seen vomiting in the dugout. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Houser, who previously faced the Jays on June 22 at the Rogers Centre, threw a combined 13.1 innings in those two starts, yielding a total of three runs. Somehow, on a team with a 31-62 record, he is 5-2 with a tidy 1.56 ERA in nine starts. Up next Following Thursday's off-day after playing 16 games in 16 days, the Jays begin their final series before the all-star break with a three-game set in Sacramento, the temporary home of the Athletics … Fittingly, Max Scherzer gets the start for the 10:05 p.m. game at Sutter Health Park because the health of his thumb is the major issue surrounding the veteran right-hander. An extra day between starts should help. fzicarelli@ Toronto & GTA Olympics Columnists Toronto Maple Leafs Basketball
Hamilton Spectator
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Colson Montgomery makes his home debut with the Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Colson Montgomery traveled a bumpy road from top prospect to the major leagues. The young shortstop was joined on the journey by the Chicago White Sox. That made Monday night even sweeter for the player and the rebuilding team. Montgomery made his home debut for Chicago in the opener of a three-game series against Toronto. He played in his first major league game on Friday night at Colorado and went 5 for 10 while helping the White Sox take two of three against the Rockies. 'I'm just so happy to be part of this organization, and them just believing in me, to be honest,' a smiling Montgomery said. 'Because there's a lot that goes into, you know, last year, you don't really play the best, and then you start this year not really playing the best. And there was just never a doubt in their mind with the White Sox.' First baseman Ryan Noda was placed on the 10-day injured list before the matchup with Toronto, and infielder Tristan Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Noda has a right quad strain. Montgomery, 23, was a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft. He appeared to be on his way to a big league debut last season, but he had a tough year with Charlotte. He batted .214 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs, striking out 164 times in 130 games. He had a chance to make the major league team in spring training, but he was sent back to Charlotte in March. He was batting just .149 (14 for 94) when the White Sox decided to have him go to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller, who was hired in November as the organization's director of hitting. 'Ultimately it just came down to just really finding this routine that we've kind of, I guess you could say, fine-tuned,' Montgomery said. 'And I mean, I'm just trying to perfect that routine and then go out there and execute it.' Montgomery's work with Fuller, along with the reset that went along with time away from games, helped him find his form. He hit .270 (33 for 122) after returning to Charlotte, earning a promotion. He went hitless in his debut against the Rockies, but he robbed Ryan Ritter with a terrific catch in the second inning. He hit an RBI triple for his first big league hit on Saturday. 'I'm really proud of him,' White Sox general manager Chris Getz said. 'We talked, now it was months ago, you know, I gave him a call and just to kind of do a little check in and, you know, he's going through it. He was really struggling, and I said, 'Hey, you know we're going to figure this out. You're going to figure this out. You just can't quit.' And he goes, 'I'm not going to quit.' And he didn't.' The series opener against the Blue Jays also was the team's first home game since former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks died on Friday in Portugal, where he was being treated for a form of stomach cancer. He was 44. Fans placed flowers in Jenks' memory at the 2005 World Series monument outside the ballpark, and the team honored the two-time All-Star with a highlight video and a pregame moment of silence. Getz, who played with Jenks in 2008 and 2009 with the White Sox, said the closer had a big heart. 'He was just this most fun-loving kid,' Getz said. 'And obviously a tremendous competitor, you know, on the mound. He didn't have an easy life. He didn't. I know that his family's got to be really going through it right now. It's obviously really sad.' ___ AP MLB:
Winnipeg Free Press
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Colson Montgomery makes his home debut with the Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Colson Montgomery traveled a bumpy road from top prospect to the major leagues. The young shortstop was joined on the journey by the Chicago White Sox. That made Monday night even sweeter for the player and the rebuilding team. Montgomery made his home debut for Chicago in the opener of a three-game series against Toronto. He played in his first major league game on Friday night at Colorado and went 5 for 10 while helping the White Sox take two of three against the Rockies. 'I'm just so happy to be part of this organization, and them just believing in me, to be honest,' a smiling Montgomery said. 'Because there's a lot that goes into, you know, last year, you don't really play the best, and then you start this year not really playing the best. And there was just never a doubt in their mind with the White Sox.' First baseman Ryan Noda was placed on the 10-day injured list before the matchup with Toronto, and infielder Tristan Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Noda has a right quad strain. Montgomery, 23, was a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft. He appeared to be on his way to a big league debut last season, but he had a tough year with Charlotte. He batted .214 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs, striking out 164 times in 130 games. He had a chance to make the major league team in spring training, but he was sent back to Charlotte in March. He was batting just .149 (14 for 94) when the White Sox decided to have him go to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller, who was hired in November as the organization's director of hitting. 'Ultimately it just came down to just really finding this routine that we've kind of, I guess you could say, fine-tuned,' Montgomery said. 'And I mean, I'm just trying to perfect that routine and then go out there and execute it.' Montgomery's work with Fuller, along with the reset that went along with time away from games, helped him find his form. He hit .270 (33 for 122) after returning to Charlotte, earning a promotion. He went hitless in his debut against the Rockies, but he robbed Ryan Ritter with a terrific catch in the second inning. He hit an RBI triple for his first big league hit on Saturday. 'I'm really proud of him,' White Sox general manager Chris Getz said. 'We talked, now it was months ago, you know, I gave him a call and just to kind of do a little check in and, you know, he's going through it. He was really struggling, and I said, 'Hey, you know we're going to figure this out. You're going to figure this out. You just can't quit.' And he goes, 'I'm not going to quit.' And he didn't.' The series opener against the Blue Jays also was the team's first home game since former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks died on Friday in Portugal, where he was being treated for a form of stomach cancer. He was 44. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Fans placed flowers in Jenks' memory at the 2005 World Series monument outside the ballpark, and the team honored the two-time All-Star with a highlight video and a pregame moment of silence. Getz, who played with Jenks in 2008 and 2009 with the White Sox, said the closer had a big heart. 'He was just this most fun-loving kid,' Getz said. 'And obviously a tremendous competitor, you know, on the mound. He didn't have an easy life. He didn't. I know that his family's got to be really going through it right now. It's obviously really sad.' ___ AP MLB:
Al Arabiya
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Colson Montgomery makes his home debut with the Chicago White Sox
Colson Montgomery traveled a bumpy road from top prospect to the major leagues. The young shortstop was joined on the journey by the Chicago White Sox. That made Monday night even sweeter for the player and the rebuilding team. Montgomery made his home debut for Chicago in the opener of a three-game series against Toronto. He played in his first major league game on Friday night at Colorado and went 5 for 10 while helping the White Sox take two of three against the Rockies. 'I'm just so happy to be part of this organization and them just believing in me to be honest,' a smiling Montgomery said. 'Because there's a lot that goes into, you know, last year you don't really play the best and then you start this year not really playing the best. And there was just never a doubt in their mind with the White Sox.' First baseman Ryan Noda was placed on the 10-day injured list before the matchup with Toronto and infielder Tristan Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Noda has a right quad strain. Montgomery, 23, was a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft. He appeared to be on his way to a big league debut last season, but he had a tough year with Charlotte. He batted .214 with 18 home runs and 63 RBIs, striking out 164 times in 130 games. He had a chance to make the major league team in spring training, but he was sent back to Charlotte in March. He was batting just .149 (14 for 94) when the White Sox decided to have him go to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller, who was hired in November as the organization's director of hitting. 'Ultimately it just came down to just really finding this routine that we've kind of, I guess you could say, fine-tuned,' Montgomery said. 'And I mean, I'm just trying to perfect that routine and then go out there and execute it.' Montgomery's work with Fuller, along with the reset that went along with time away from games, helped him find his form. He hit .270 (33 for 122) after returning to Charlotte, earning a promotion. He went hitless in his debut against the Rockies, but he robbed Ryan Ritter with a terrific catch in the second inning. He hit an RBI triple for his first big league hit on Saturday. 'I'm really proud of him,' White Sox general manager Chris Getz said. 'We talked, now it was months ago, you know, I gave him a call and just to kind of do a little check in and, you know, he's going through it. He was really struggling and I said, 'Hey, you know we're going to figure this out. You're going to figure this out. You just can't quit.' And he goes, 'I'm not going to quit.' And he didn't.' The series opener against the Blue Jays also was the team's first home game since former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks died on Friday in Portugal, where he was being treated for a form of stomach cancer. He was 44. Fans placed flowers in Jenks' memory at the 2005 World Series monument outside the ballpark, and the team honored the two-time All-Star with a highlight video and a pregame moment of silence. Getz, who played with Jenks in 2008 and 2009 with the White Sox, said the closer had a big heart. 'He was just this most fun-loving kid,' Getz said. 'And obviously a tremendous competitor, you know, on the mound. He didn't have an easy life. He didn't. I know that his family's got to be really going through it right now. It's obviously really sad.'
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Colson Montgomery makes his home debut with the Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Colson Montgomery traveled a bumpy road from top prospect to the major leagues. The young shortstop was joined on the journey by the Chicago White Sox. That made Monday night even sweeter for the player and the rebuilding team. Advertisement Montgomery made his home debut for Chicago in the opener of a three-game series against Toronto. He played in his first major league game on Friday night at Colorado and went 5 for 10 while helping the White Sox take two of three against the Rockies. 'I'm just so happy to be part of this organization, and them just believing in me, to be honest,' a smiling Montgomery said. 'Because there's a lot that goes into, you know, last year, you don't really play the best, and then you start this year not really playing the best. And there was just never a doubt in their mind with the White Sox.' First baseman Ryan Noda was placed on the 10-day injured list before the matchup with Toronto, and infielder Tristan Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Noda has a right quad strain. Montgomery, 23, was a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft. He appeared to be on his way to a big league debut last season, but he had a tough year with Charlotte. He batted .214 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs, striking out 164 times in 130 games. Advertisement He had a chance to make the major league team in spring training, but he was sent back to Charlotte in March. He was batting just .149 (14 for 94) when the White Sox decided to have him go to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller, who was hired in November as the organization's director of hitting. 'Ultimately it just came down to just really finding this routine that we've kind of, I guess you could say, fine-tuned,' Montgomery said. 'And I mean, I'm just trying to perfect that routine and then go out there and execute it.' Montgomery's work with Fuller, along with the reset that went along with time away from games, helped him find his form. He hit .270 (33 for 122) after returning to Charlotte, earning a promotion. He went hitless in his debut against the Rockies, but he robbed Ryan Ritter with a terrific catch in the second inning. He hit an RBI triple for his first big league hit on Saturday. Advertisement 'I'm really proud of him,' White Sox general manager Chris Getz said. 'We talked, now it was months ago, you know, I gave him a call and just to kind of do a little check in and, you know, he's going through it. He was really struggling, and I said, 'Hey, you know we're going to figure this out. You're going to figure this out. You just can't quit.' And he goes, 'I'm not going to quit.' And he didn't." The series opener against the Blue Jays also was the team's first home game since former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks died on Friday in Portugal, where he was being treated for a form of stomach cancer. He was 44. Fans placed flowers in Jenks' memory at the 2005 World Series monument outside the ballpark, and the team honored the two-time All-Star with a highlight video and a pregame moment of silence. Getz, who played with Jenks in 2008 and 2009 with the White Sox, said the closer had a big heart. Advertisement 'He was just this most fun-loving kid,' Getz said. 'And obviously a tremendous competitor, you know, on the mound. He didn't have an easy life. He didn't. I know that his family's got to be really going through it right now. It's obviously really sad.' ___ AP MLB:
