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Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Sport
- 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).
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Kevin Gausman throws 8 innings of 2-hit ball, Blue Jays beat Guardians 6-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 in a double in the first for the Guardians, whose only other hit was single by Kyle Manzardo in the fourth. Tanner 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 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. 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). ___ AP MLB:
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Kevin Gausman dominates as Blue Jays shut out Guardians
Nathan Lukes and Alejandro Kirk each hit two-run singles and Kevin Gausman pitched eight dominant innings as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Thursday afternoon. HT Image Gausman (6-6) only allowed a double to Steven Kwan, a single to Kyle Manzardo and a walk to Lane Thomas in his 104-pitch gem. The right-hander struck out six and improved to 4-1 with a 1.20 ERA in five career starts in Cleveland. Lukes' single to right off Tanner Bibee (4-8) plated Jonatan Clase and Tyler Heineman in the third. Myles Straw also came home on a bad throw by Guardians first baseman Manzardo, who committed three errors in the inning. Kirk's pinch-hit single in the eighth against Kolby Allard scored Addison Barger and Ernie Clement to make it 5-0. A throwing error on the play, this time by left fielder Kwan, allowed Clase to scamper home with the Blue Jays' final run. Blue Jays reliever Chad Green walked one in the ninth in completing the combined two-hitter, giving Toronto its second win in the finale of the three- game series. The Blue Jays are 26-17 since May 8 and have the fifth-best overall record in the American League. Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez exited the game after being hit by pitches on their right arms, but X-rays for both All-Stars were negative. Bibee struck Guerrero in the third and Gausman hit Ramirez in the fourth, prompting both teams to be warned by home plate umpire Tom Hanahan. There were no further incidents. The Guardians made four errors and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, slipping to 5-7 in their last 12 games. Bibee worked six innings and struck out seven, extending his winless streak to six starts. The right-hander gave up three hits, no walks, three runs (two earned) and doesn't have a win in Cleveland since April 22 against the New York Yankees. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blue Jays Announce Two Changes After Loss to Diamondbacks
Blue Jays Announce Two Changes After Loss to Diamondbacks originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Blue Jays lost 9-5 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, but they had already won the series after getting swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in their previous set. If they continue to either win or tie series, they'll put pressure on the New York Yankees atop the AL East. Advertisement Toronto is three games behind New York for first place and a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for second. The Rays, Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox occupy the AL's three Wild Card spots. Toronto announced roster changes before its bout with the Chicago White Sox on Friday, via Keegan Matheson. Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Nathan Lukes (38)© Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images "Blue Jays have optioned OF Will Robertson and LHP Justin Bruihl. OF Nathan Lukes and RHP Nick Sandlin are up," he reported. Bruihl has just two big-league appearances this season, while Robertson is 1-for-10 with one RBI, one walk, and one hit by pitch since his MLB debut on Sunday. Lukes is slashing .267/.360/.392 with four homers and 21 RBI over 49 games, and Sandlin is 0-2 with a 2.25 ERA over 10 appearances. Toronto is 5-5 in its last 10 games and now has a -8 run differential, which ranks fourth in the division. The Yankees are first at +101, followed by the Rays (+65), the Red Sox (+18), the Blue Jays, and the Baltimore Orioles (-76). Advertisement Right-handed pitcher Spencer Turnbull will start for Toronto against White Sox right-hander Grant Taylor on Friday night. Turnbull has tossed 4.1 innings this year, while Taylor has four. The game will start at 7:07 p.m. EST at the Rogers Centre. Related: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Makes Strong Bo Bichette Statement After Blue Jays Game Related: Blue Jays' John Schneider Announces Myles Straw News Before Diamondbacks Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
CTV News
20-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Nathan Lukes taken off seven-day injured list and inserted into Blue Jays lineup
Toronto Blue Jays right-fielder Nathan Lukes (38), middle right, is looked at by a trainer after a collision with teammate second baseman Ernie Clement (22) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) TORONTO — Nathan Lukes was reinstated from Toronto's seven-day injured list on Friday and was immediately inserted into the Blue Jays lineup against the Chicago White Sox. The outfielder was out with a concussion and his addition to Toronto's batting order delayed the announcement of the Blue Jays' lineup by about 30 minutes. Lukes was pencilled in to hit seventh and play left field. Right-handed pitcher Nick Sandlin (right lat strain) was reinstated from Toronto's 15-day injured list and was also available to pitch against Chicago. Lefty Justin Bruihl and outfielder Will Robertson were optioned to triple-A Buffalo in corresponding moves. Right-handed starting pitcher Max Scherzer (thumb) had a bullpen session scheduled for Saturday. It appears that the surefire Hall of Famer will likely start against the Cleveland Guardians at some point next week. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2025.
