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Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Red Sox and Blue Jays play to determine series winner
Toronto Blue Jays (44-38, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (41-43, fourth in the AL East) Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (4-1, 2.21 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (5-5, 6.29 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -123, Red Sox +103; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Boston has gone 23-18 in home games and 41-43 overall. The Red Sox have a 28-14 record in games when they record eight or more hits. Toronto is 44-38 overall and 19-22 in road games. The Blue Jays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .256. The teams meet Sunday for the 10th time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 6-3. TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 20 doubles, eight triples and five home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 9 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 11 home runs while slugging .443. Ernie Clement is 14 for 37 with two doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .221 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 12 runs Blue Jays: 5-5, .272 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs INJURIES: Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow) Blue Jays: 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) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
CTV News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
George Springer's 8th-inning grand slam breaks game open, Blue Jays beat Guardians 10-6
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer shouts as he runs the bases with a home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) CLEVELAND (AP) — George Springer broke the game open with a grand slam in the eighth inning, Eric Lauer held Cleveland scoreless until the sixth and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Guardians 10-6 on Tuesday night. Springer's eighth career slam and 11th home run this season gave the Blue Jays a 10-4 lead. He went 3 for 5 with three runs scored to pace Toronto's 14-hit night. Lauer (4-1) allowed one run — a solo shot by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning — and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked three to stretch his winning streak to three games. It was the second time Lauer pitched in Cleveland during his seven-year career. He grew up in Grafton, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Cleveland and played at Kent State. Alejandro Kirk hit RBI singles in the first and fifth innings for the Blue Jays. Jonatan Clase extended the lead to 6-1 with a two-run single in the seventh. Lane Thomas drew the Guardians to within 6-4 with a three-run home run in the seventh. Kyle Manzardo connected in the ninth. Cleveland starter Logan Allen (5-5) gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. Key moment The Guardians put runners on second and third in the fourth inning while down 3-0, but Lauer ended the rally by getting Johnathan Rodríguez to ground out. Key stat The Blue Jays' Ernie Clement has multiple hits in nine of his last 11 games after going 2 for 4 with a run-scoring double. Up next Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, 6.00 ERA) is expected to be activated from the injured list and make his second start of the season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been out since March 30 with right thumb inflammation. The Guardians will go with RHP Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.58). ___ AP MLB: John Perrotto, The Associated Press
Toronto Star
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Blue Jays vs. Guardians: Clement moves up the order, Springer slams the door
By Baseball Columnist The Blue Jays opened a six-game road trip with a 10-5 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Here's what you need to know: Eric Lauer was brilliant in his first start since being made a full-time member of the rotation, taking a four-hit shutout into the sixth inning before giving up a solo home run to Carlos Santana. By that time, the bats had given him a 4-0 lead, led by Alejandro Kirk, who provided a pair of RBI singles.
Al Arabiya
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
George Springer's 8th-Inning Grand Slam Breaks Game Open, Blue Jays Beat Guardians
George Springer broke the game open with a grand slam in the eighth inning. Eric Lauer held Cleveland scoreless until the sixth, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Guardians 10–6 on Tuesday night. Springer's eighth career slam and 11th home run this season gave the Blue Jays a 10–4 lead. He went 3 for 5 with three runs scored to pace Toronto's 14-hit night. Lauer (4–1) allowed one run–a solo shot by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning–and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked three to stretch his winning streak to three games. It was the second time Lauer pitched in Cleveland during his seven-year career. He grew up in Grafton, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Cleveland and played at Kent State. Alejandro Kirk hit RBI singles in the first and fifth innings for the Blue Jays. Jonatan Clase extended the lead to 6–1 with a two-run single in the seventh. Lane Thomas drew the Guardians to within 6–4 with a three-run home run in the seventh. Kyle Manzardo connected in the ninth. Cleveland starter Logan Allen (5–5) gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. Evan Carter slid safely home in the top of the 10th inning, lifting Texas to a victory over Baltimore. Carter was the automatic runner, and he went to third when Seranthony Domínguez (2–2) threw a one-out wild pitch. Sam Haggerty then hit a grounder to second baseman Jackson Holliday. When Holliday threw home, Carter was initially called out, but he was ruled safe on a replay review. Luke Jackson (2-4) won in relief for Texas, and Robert Garcia kept the Orioles off the scoreboard in the bottom of the 10th for his sixth save. Cedric Mullins sacrificed the automatic runner to third, but Garcia struck out Dylan Carlson and Jackson Holliday to end it. Gary Sanchez, Ramón Urías, and Ryan O'Hearn hit consecutive homers for the Orioles off reliever Chris Martin in the seventh, turning a 4–0 deficit into a 5–4 lead. Baltimore couldn't hold on. Texas starter Jacob Latz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning–in the process setting career highs in innings and pitches in the game–but Ramon Laureano broke that up with a leadoff single. Latz walked the next hitter before he was replaced by Martin. Joey Ortiz homered twice, and Caleb Durbin added a three-run shot as Milwaukee defeated Pittsburgh. Durbin and Ortiz–the last two hitters in Milwaukee's lineup–went a combined 4 of 8 with four runs and seven RBIs. They hit back-to-back homers off Andrew Heaney with two outs in the fourth inning to extend the Brewers' lead to 6–0. Ortiz also broke a scoreless tie with a two-run blast in the third as the Brewers won for the fifth time in six games. Ortiz has gone 12 of 26 over his last six games, raising his batting average from .188 to .217 and improving his OPS from .506 to .572. Pittsburgh's Nick Gonzales hit a three-run homer one night after going 5 for 5 in a 5–4 victory over the Brewers. The homer was his third of the season. Milwaukee's Freddy Peralta (8–4) held Pittsburgh scoreless until he ended his night by allowing two singles and Gonzales' homer to start the sixth inning. Peralta struck out eight and yielded seven hits and no walks. Heaney (3–7) struck out three and allowed seven runs, three walks, and seven hits in four innings. Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the first inning, Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo each had a seventh-inning RBI single, and Arizona beat Chicago. The Diamondbacks beat Chicago 10–0 in the series opener on Monday and have won five of their last six. Chicago has lost 11 of its last 13. Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson gave up a run with seven strikeouts in five innings. Ryan Thompson (2–2) gave up a walk to Lenyn Sosa before he got Luis Robert Jr. to line out to end the sixth and got Edgar Quero to ground out in the seventh before he was replaced by Jalen Beeks. Shelby Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save of the season. Jordan Leasure made his first career start after 65 relief appearances and was replaced by Mike Vasil (3-3) in the second inning. Vasil gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. Julio Rodríguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Jhoan Duran hit a pair of batters with pitches, lifting Seattle over Minnesota for their eighth win in 11 games. Minnesota, which fell behind 5–0 before tying the score in the fourth, has lost five straight and 15 of 18. Duran (4–3) hit Jorge Polanco with one out, and pinch-runner Dylan Moore moved to third on Cole Young's single. Duran hit J.P. Crawford, loading the bases, and Rodríguez followed with a drive to deep right field that brought home Moore and moved Young to third. The Twins intentionally walked big league home run leader Cal Raleigh to reload the bases, and Duran struck out Randy Arozarena. Andrés Muñoz (3–0) pitched a perfect eighth. Matt Brash a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save since 2023. Donovan Solano and Young had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who were hit by pitches three times. Kody Clemens homered for the Twins, and Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out, two-run double. Spencer Steer and pinch-hitter Gavin Lux hit run-scoring singles in the 11th inning, and Cincinnati rallied from a three-run deficit for a 5–4 victory over New York after Chase Burns made an impressive major league debut for the Reds. Aaron Judge scored on Connor Phillips' wild pitch in the 11th for a 4–3 lead. With Matt McLain as the automatic runner, Elly De La Cruz led off against Mark Leiter Jr. (4–4) with an infield single. Spencer Steer hit a tying single as De La Cruz jogged to second, apparently thinking the game was over. Steer advanced on a wild pitch, Tyler Stephenson walked to load the bases, and Lux singled to center over the five-man infield for his second career walk-off hit. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a three-run double in the seventh off Jonathan Loáisiga. New York dropped to 1–6 in extra innings this year and is 1 for 21 with runners in scoring position in losing the first two games of the series. Matt Olson had three RBIs, including a tiebreaking single that capped a five-run sixth inning, and Atlanta rallied past New York. Spencer Strider (3-5) overcame one rugged inning to win his third straight start, and the Braves took advantage of nine walks by six Mets pitchers. Atlanta, which has won nine of 12 overall, improved to 5–0 against its NL East rival this year–all in the past eight days. After getting an encouraging performance from starter Frankie Montas in his Mets debut, New York blew a 3–0 lead and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
George Springer's 8th-inning grand slam breaks game open, Blue Jays beat Guardians
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer hits a home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) CLEVELAND (AP) — George Springer broke the game open with a grand slam in the eighth inning, Eric Lauer held Cleveland scoreless until the sixth and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Guardians 10-6 on Tuesday night. Springer's eighth career slam and 11th home run this season gave the Blue Jays a 10-4 lead. He went 3 for 5 with three runs scored to pace Toronto's 14-hit night. Advertisement Lauer (4-1) allowed one run — a solo shot by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning — and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked three to stretch his winning streak to three games. It was the second time Lauer pitched in Cleveland during his seven-year career. He grew up in Grafton, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Cleveland and played at Kent State. Alejandro Kirk hit RBI singles in the first and fifth innings for the Blue Jays. Jonatan Clase extended the lead to 6-1 with a two-run single in the seventh. Lane Thomas drew the Guardians to within 6-4 with a three-run home run in the seventh. Kyle Manzardo connected in the ninth. Advertisement Cleveland starter Logan Allen (5-5) gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. RANGERS 6, ORIOLES 5, 10 INNINGS BALTIMORE (AP) — Evan Carter slid safely home in the top of the 10th inning, lifting Texas to a victory over Baltimore. Carter was the automatic runner, and he went to third when Seranthony Domínguez (2-2) threw a one-out wild pitch. Sam Haggerty then hit a grounder to second baseman Jackson Holliday. When Holliday threw home, Carter was initially called out, but he was ruled safe on a replay review. Luke Jackson (2-4) won in relief for Texas, and Robert Garcia kept the Orioles off the scoreboard in the bottom of the 10th for his sixth save. Cedric Mullins sacrificed the automatic runner to third, but Garcia struck out Dylan Carlson and Jackson Holliday to end it. Advertisement Gary Sanchez, Ramón Urías and Ryan O'Hearn hit consecutive homers for the Orioles off reliever Chris Martin in the seventh, turning a 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 lead. Baltimore couldn't hold on. Texas starter Jacob Latz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning — in the process setting career highs in innings and pitches in the game — but Ramon Laureano broke that up with a leadoff single. Latz walked the next hitter before he was replaced by Martin. BREWERS 9, PIRATES 3 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz homered twice and Caleb Durbin added a three-run shot as Milwaukee defeated Pittsburgh. Durbin and Ortiz — the last two hitters in Milwaukee's lineup — went a combined 4 of 8 with four runs and seven RBIs. They hit back-to-back homers off Andrew Heaney with two outs in the fourth inning to extend the Brewers' lead to 6-0. Advertisement Ortiz also broke a scoreless tie with a two-run blast in the third as the Brewers won for the fifth time in six games. Ortiz has gone 12 of 26 over his last six games, raising his batting average from .188 to .217 and improving his OPS from .506 to .572. Pittsburgh's Nick Gonzales hit a three-run homer one night after going 5 for 5 in a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. The homer was his third of the season. Milwaukee's Freddy Peralta (8-4) held Pittsburgh scoreless until he ended his night by allowing two singles and Gonzales' homer to start the sixth inning. Peralta struck out eight and yielded seven hits and no walks. Heaney (3-7) struck out three and allowed seven runs, three walks and seven hits in four innings. Advertisement DIAMONDBACKS 4, WHITE SOX 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the first inning, Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo each had a seventh-inning RBI single and Arizona beat Chicago. The Diamondbacks beat Chicago 10-0 in the series opener on Monday and have won five of their last six. Chicago has lost 11 of its last 13. Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson gave up a run with seven strikeouts in five innings. Ryan Thompson (2-2) gave up a walk to Lenyn Sosa before he got Luis Robert Jr. to line out to end the sixth and got Edgar Quero to ground out in the seventh before he was replaced by Jalen Beeks. Shelby Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save of the season. Advertisement Jordan Leasure made his first career start after 65 relief appearances and was replaced by Mike Vasil (3-3) in the second inning. Vasil gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. MARINERS 6, TWINS 5 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julio Rodríguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Jhoan Duran hit a pair of batters with pitches, lifting Seattle over Minnesota for their eighth win in 11 games. Minnesota, which fell behind 5-0 before tying the score in the fourth, has lost five straight and 15 of 18. Duran (4-3) hit Jorge Polanco with one out and pinch-runner Dylan Moore moved to third on Cole Young's single. Duran hit J.P. Crawford, loading the bases, and Rodríguez followed with a drive to deep right field that brought home Moore and moved Young to third. The Twins intentionally walked big league home run leader Cal Raleigh to reload the bases, and Duran struck out Randy Arozarena. Advertisement Andrés Muñoz (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth. Matt Brash a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save since 2023. Donovan Solano and Young had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who were hit by pitches three times. Kody Clemens homered for the Twins and Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out, two-run double. REDS 5, YANKEES 4, 11 INNINGS CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer and pinch-hitter Gavin Lux hit run-scoring singles in the 11th inning and Cincinnati rallied from a three-run deficit for a 5-4 victory over New York after Chase Burns made an impressive major league debut for the Reds. Aaron Judge scored on Connor Phillips' wild pitch in the 11th for a 4-3 lead. Advertisement With Matt McLain as the automatic runner, Elly De La Cruz led off against Mark Leiter Jr. (4-4) with an infield single. Spencer Steer hit a tying single as De La Cruz jogged to second, apparently thinking the game was over. Steer advanced on a wild pitch, Tyler Stephenson walked to load the bases and Lux singled to center over the five-man infield for his second career walk-off hit. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a three-run double in the seventh off Jonathan Loáisiga. New York dropped to 1-6 in extra innings this year and is 1 for 21 with runners in scoring position in losing the first two games of the series. BRAVES 7, METS 4 Advertisement NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Olson had three RBIs, including a tiebreaking single that capped a five-run sixth inning, and Atlanta rallied past New York. Spencer Strider (3-5) overcame one rugged inning to win his third straight start, and the Braves took advantage of nine walks by six Mets pitchers. Atlanta, which has won nine of 12 overall, improved to 5-0 against its NL East rival this year — all in the past eight days. After getting an encouraging performance from starter Frankie Montas in his Mets debut, New York blew a 3-0 lead and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
