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Edmonton Journal
7 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Rampaging Blue Jays extend win streak to 10, one shy of matching club record
Article content Not since the days of Joey Bats, The Bringer of Rain and E5 have the Jays won 11 games in a row, a feat the latest edition of the club can match if victory is achieved Wednesday at Chicago's Rate Field, home of the lowly White Sox. The 2015 team led by Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion twice strung together win streaks of 11 games, but the enduring memory was an appearance in the ALCS and losing to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals in six games. Article content Article content In total, five times in club history has an 11-game win streak been produced. Article content Article content It seems the only way to stop the Jays involves the fickle hand of Mother Nature. With two outs in the seventh inning and Nathan Lukes at the plate, the heavens opened up and the tarp came out as the game went into a rain delay. Article content 'Weather is expected to remain in the area for an hour,' per the White Sox. That forecast was just off the plate, though, and the game would be called. Article content Toronto's win improved its record to 54-38 as it maintained a 3.5-game lead on the victorious New York Yankees atop the AL East. The Tampa Bay Rays, meanwhile, lost again to the Detroit Tigers and have fallen to 5.0 games off the pace. Article content Article content The following are three takeaways as the Jays are assured of a series win against a White Sox team that handed Toronto a rare series loss two weeks ago at the Rogers Centre. Article content 1. Bassitt battles Article content Chris Bassitt's line in the night's boxscore showed the wily right-hander gave up one run in six innings, allowing four hits and a walk to improve his record to 9-4 and lower his ERA to 4.16. Article content In reality, it wasn't quite as easy as it looked. He gave up a double to leadoff man Mike Tauchman, then hit Lenyn Sosa with a pitch. Article content One inning later, a leadoff walk and a single had Chisox runners at first and second with one out. Article content In both frames, things looked pretty bleak for the veteran, whom the White Sox seemed to have on the ropes. However, it was a relieved Bassitt who gladly watched the defence behind him turn double plays to escape both jams. Article content Following two three-up, three-down frames, a third double play was turned to end the fifth as Bassitt continued to keep the South Siders scoreless.
Toronto Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Rampaging Blue Jays extend win streak to 10, one shy of matching club record
Get the latest from Frank Zicarelli straight to your inbox Miguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox misses the tag at first base on Joey Luperfido of the Toronto Blue Jays, on an infield single in the top of the fifth inning at Rate Field on July 8, 2025 in Chicago. Photo by Matt Dirksen / Getty Images The Blue Jays now find themselves on the cusp of making franchise history. 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. 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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 Not since the days of Joey Bats, The Bringer of Rain and E5 have the Jays won 11 games in a row, a feat the latest edition of the club can match if victory is achieved Wednesday at Chicago's Rate Field, home of the lowly White Sox. The 2015 team led by Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion twice strung together win streaks of 11 games, but the enduring memory was an appearance in the ALCS and losing to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals in six games. In total, five times in club history has an 11-game win streak been produced. Ultimately, however, the 2025 iteration will be defined by post-season success and not any in-season achievement. So far, so very good for the Blue Jays, who won their 10th in a row Tuesday night with a rain-delayed 6-1 victory. 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. It seems the only way to stop the Jays involves the fickle hand of Mother Nature. With two outs in the seventh inning and Nathan Lukes at the plate, the heavens opened up and the tarp came out as the game went into a rain delay. 'Weather is expected to remain in the area for an hour,' per the White Sox. That forecast was just off the plate, though, and the game would be called. Toronto's win improved its record to 54-38 as it maintained a 3.5-game lead on the victorious New York Yankees atop the AL East. The Tampa Bay Rays, meanwhile, lost again to the Detroit Tigers and have fallen to 5.0 games off the pace. The following are three takeaways as the Jays are assured of a series win against a White Sox team that handed Toronto a rare series loss two weeks ago at the Rogers Centre. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Chris Bassitt's line in the night's boxscore showed the wily right-hander gave up one run in six innings, allowing four hits and a walk to improve his record to 9-4 and lower his ERA to 4.16. In reality, it wasn't quite as easy as it looked. He gave up a double to leadoff man Mike Tauchman, then hit Lenyn Sosa with a pitch. One inning later, a leadoff walk and a single had Chisox runners at first and second with one out. In both frames, things looked pretty bleak for the veteran, whom the White Sox seemed to have on the ropes. However, it was a relieved Bassitt who gladly watched the defence behind him turn double plays to escape both jams. Following two three-up, three-down frames, a third double play was turned to end the fifth as Bassitt continued to keep the South Siders scoreless. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The lone run against came on his second pitch of the sixth, a leadoff homer by Josh Rojas, the 13th long ball he's given up this season. 2. Davis didn't buck the trend Things have been going so well for the Jays that the decision to start Davis Schneider, knowing a right-hander — Aaron Civale — was on the mound wasn't even an issue. During this recent run by the Jays, so many players, including Schneider, have taken turns stepping up, whether it's early, in late-game situations or in extra innings. In the past, Schneider's inclusion in the lineup was dependent on the opposition throwing a left-hander at the Jays. But left, right, the way the Jays have been swinging the bat, it didn't matter. In his first at-bat, Schneider, batting ninth, went deep on a full-count pitch to give the Jays a 1-0 lead, a leadoff blast in the third inning. It was his fourth home run of the season and third in his past six games following his most recent recall from triple-A Buffalo. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was the only hit he'd get on the night, though he did make solid contact on a loud out to deep left field off lefty Tyler Gilbert in his final at-bat. 3. Maybe hitting is contagious The Jays' ability to produce offence 1-through-9 down the batting order has manifested itself recently with several momentum-shifting multi-run innings. Such was the case, again, on Tuesday night when they broke open a scoreless game with five runs in the third inning. Lukes followed Schneider's leadoff homer with a flyout, but then the next five Jays all reached base. George Springer — on base all four times after going 0-for-5 on Monday — walked. Vlad Guerrero Jr. doubled, Bo Bichette singled, Addison Barger doubled and Alejandro Kirk singled to make it 4-0. The final run of the frame came home on a Joey Loperfido fielder's-choice groundout. Vladdy plated the sixth run in the sixth inning, his single to left scoring Lukes, but was thrown out on an ill-advised attempt to stretch it into a double. Up next The revelation that is LHP Eric Lauer will add another layer in Wednesday's series finale (2:10 p.m. first pitch); Jays are 6-0 in Lauer's past six outings, He threw a season-high 94 pitches in his most recent start against the visiting L.A. Angels … Jays will be looking to record their third straight series sweep. Uncategorized Sunshine Girls Columnists NHL Crime
