#Blue jays score standings series#

Toronto has four games left in the regular season. Saturday's win kept the Blue Jays 2 1/2 games ahead of Seattle in the wild-card standings and a game closer to home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Blue Jays' bats come alive in rout of Red Sox win as Toronto finally celebrates making playoffs.It was Toronto's second lopsided win over Boston in as many days after a 9-0 victory the night before. All rights reserved.Jansen was a triple short of hitting for the cycle to lead the Blue Jays to a 10-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. The Rangers have not named a starter.īlue Jays: RHP Alek Manoah (1-3, 4.83) starts Monday when Toronto hosts the New York Yankees for a four-game series.

#Blue jays score standings series#

He leads the NL in hits (54), total bases (90), runs scored (36), stolen bases (17).īraves: RHP Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.32) starts Monday when Atlanta begins a three-game series at Texas. “It was overwhelming.”Īcuña reached base four times and scored twice. “It’s definitely really special to come back that many years later and to be remembered and to be appreciated,” Pillar said. Pillar got a standing ovation before he batted in the second, his first at bat of the series and first appearance in Toronto since April 24, 2019, with San Francisco. Kikuchi allowed five runs, four earned, and nine hits in 4-plus innings. He gave up three runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings. McHugh made his first start of the season for Atlanta. Pillar made it 5-3 in the fourth when he homered against his former team, his fourth of the season, but Springer cut the Blue Jays’ deficit to one when he answered in the bottom half with a solo drive to left, his fifth. Brandon Belt hit an RBI single and Guerrero’s base hit drove in a pair of runs.Īlbies connected in the third, his 10th homer of the season. Toronto responded with three runs in the bottom of the second. “The ball was moving all over the place.”Īcuña homered on left-hander Yusei Kikuchi’s third pitch of the game, the 28th leadoff homer of his career, and Michael Harris II made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the second. “You don’t feel a lot of the wind at ground level, it’s kind of up higher when those balls get up there,” Pillar said. Pillar, who played with Toronto from 2013 until 2019, agreed that the conditions were “difficult” Sunday. Snitker said he didn’t realize how windy it was on the field with the roof at Rogers Centre open until he came out to replace right-hander Collin McHugh in the second. Toronto pitchers also made a pair of wild pitches. The Braves made three errors and the Blue Jays had two defensive miscues, both by Gold Glove third baseman Chapman. “Winning against a team like that three games in a row is really hard,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. and Kevin Pillar each added solo blasts for Atlanta, which has lost nine straight against Toronto. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run home run, and Ronald Acuña Jr. Nate Pearson (1-0) worked one inning for the win. “Tough one to swallow,” Atlanta’s Austin Riley said. The Braves have lost four straight and five of eight. “It’s frustrating, but this game is frustrating.” “We had an opportunity to win the game and we couldn’t close the deal,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with two outs before Jansen singled to left field off Raisel Iglesias (1-1), driving in Guerrero and Matt Chapman. With Toronto trailing 5-4, Vladimir Guerrero thought he tied the game to begin the ninth, pumping his fist as he watched his deep drive to right, but Guerrero was held to a single when the ball hit the wall. “We’re looking to win every game, and we believe that we can with the bats and the staff we have.” George Springer hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who are 12-3 at home this season. TORONTO - Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Jansen has game-winning hit, Blue Jays rally to sweep Braves