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Troy Melton's first career strikeout
Troy Melton strikes out Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 2nd inning for the first K of his career
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20-07-2025
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Brice Matthews' first career Major League hit
Brice Matthews lines a single to left field in the top of the 3rd for his first career hit
National Post
19-07-2025
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- National Post
Blue Jays parlay a four-run sixth inning into a win over the visiting San Francisco Giants
For the record, Addison Barger's four-hit game Saturday was a career-first, a feat that is likely to repeat itself at some point as his ascension continues. Article content He even got to display his rocket of an arm in right field, turning a routine run on a sac fly into anything but a certainty. Article content The kid has that presence on games, an impact so few have knowing Barger is capable of emerging as a difference maker. Article content Barger was one of many bright spots for the Blue Jays, who don't mind sharing the spotlight when team wins are produced. Article content Saturday's 6-3 conquest was one such example, but there have been many as the wins continue to pile up. Article content Tyler Heineman belted his third home run of the season when he went deep for a two-run blast in the eighth inning. Article content The following are three takeaways on a day the Jays outhit the Giants, 14-4, and are poised to earn their third successive home sweep. Article content 1. Lauer(ing) the boom Article content Eric Lauer was near flawless for the Blue Jays, who don't lose when the soft-throwing lefty is on the mound. Article content Having said that, the Jays did lose with Lauer on the mound just before the break when the host Chicago White Sox took care of business. Article content Truth be told, Lauer was undone by his offence. Article content Against the Giants, Lauer retired the first 13 hitters he faced, a stretch that featured four strikeouts recorded in succession. Article content His outing began with a strikeout. Article content In the second inning, Lauer struck out the side. Article content San Francisco's first hit came off the bat of Willy Adames, who sent a ball over the left-field wall with one out in the fifth inning. Article content Adames would hit another solo homer in the seventh, this one off reliever Chad Green. Article content Lauer gave the Jays 6.0 innings. Article content His 81-pitch outing was near masterful save for the Adames blast and a leadoff double in the sixth inning to Luis Matos. Article content No walks were surrendered, while seven strikeouts were recorded. Article content Lauer was good and in many ways much better than Chris Bassitt, who got the ball rolling in Friday's series finale when the Jays earned a 4-0 shutout win. Article content Following Saturday's outing, Lauer saw his ERA drop to 2.80 on the season. Article content Lauer earned the win. Article content 2. Vlad experience Article content One minute he's getting picked off at first on a liner hit in front of him, the next he's resorting to his inner Willie Mays in making an over-the-shoulder catch. Article content From jeers to cheers, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a way of always eliciting some kind of reaction. Article content For the sake of the Blue Jays, one of these days he'll have to start launching balls and depositing them over the outfield seats.
