MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/14/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1490 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (69-52) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (65-56) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Guardians Win at Toronto, 4-2
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 4-2. Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez deserved the lion's share of the credit. Ramirez belted 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Guardians. Shane Bieber, the winning pitcher, improved to 17-4. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 0. Emmanuel Clase notched his 32nd save in 35 chances.

Cleveland grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Ramirez, who is a five-time All-Star, hit a 2-run home run. His 36th home run of the season put the Guardians out in front, 4-2.

Ramirez called the win "a team effort."

The win puts Cleveland at 69-52 this season.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 3 40
B. Rocchio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 0 3
J. Ramirez 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .293 36 99
S. Brown LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 2 3
J. Bell DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 16 62
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 16 67
T. Freeman SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .269 0 20
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 10 51
M. Zunino C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .181 23 50
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (26, 2nd Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Freeman (11, 2nd Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez 2 (36, 3rd Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , J. Ramirez 8 , S. Brown , J. Bell , J. Naylor 2 , T. Freeman 3 , O. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: , J. Ramirez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brown
GIDP: M. Zunino
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Rocchio-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .290 18 73
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295 36 95
G. Springer RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .280 13 39
A. Kirk DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .252 11 39
B. Belt LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .207 14 42
D. Jansen C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 22 51
W. Merrifield 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .186 3 17
   b-D. Varsho PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 23 65
C. Biggio 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 3 12
   a-S. Espinal PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 2 32
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 3 18
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 12 16      
a - S. Espinal pinch hit for C. Biggio in the 7th
b - D. Varsho pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Bichette , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , A. Kirk 2 , B. Belt , D. Jansen , W. Merrifield , C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield
GIDP: S. Espinal
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (14) , V. Guerrero Jr. (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr.)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber W (17-4) 6.0 6 2 2 0 8 0 109 2.46   
S. Hentges H (9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.50   
E. Clase SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 60
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 24, S. Hentges 8, E. Clase 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 3-7, S. Hentges 1-2, E. Clase 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 109-75, S. Hentges 25-16, E. Clase 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bassitt L (12-7) 7.2 8 4 4 1 3 2 90 4.29   
T. Mayza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.25   
N. Pearson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 49
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 32, T. Mayza 1, N. Pearson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 9-11, T. Mayza 0-1, N. Pearson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 90-57, T. Mayza 1-1, N. Pearson 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ramirez
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 31524
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