MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
10/03/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1803 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (92-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 6 11 18 0
Cleveland Guardians (87-77) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 2
7 Straight Wins for Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a win at Progressive Field, knocking off the Cleveland Guardians, 11-5. On the mound for Toronto was right-hander Jose Berrios, who played a pivotal role in the win. Toronto reliever Jordan Romano was the winner. His record is now 7-5. The losing pitcher was Richard Rodriguez. This win makes it 7 in a row for Toronto.

Daulton Varsho provided a timely hit. The Toronto center fielder delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the 11th inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 7-5. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Nersha Bainco.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho CF 5 1 1 2 1 0 4 .257 33 87
W. Merrifield RF, 2B 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .198 5 31
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .278 43 117
B. Bichette SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 4 .290 28 102
D. Jansen C 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .239 28 70
A. Kirk DH 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .263 19 60
N. Lukes LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .255 3 8
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .237 29 76
   a-B. Belt PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 18 51
   b-G. Springer 3B, RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287 21 63
C. Biggio 2B, 3B 5 1 3 1 1 0 3 .238 4 19
Totals 47 11 18 11 5 7 21      
a - B. Belt pinch hit for M. Chapman in the 9th
b - G. Springer substituted for B. Belt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Chapman (14, 7th Inning off T. McKenzie, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Biggio (8, 9th Inning off E. Clase, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Springer (18, 11th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Varsho (4, 11th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jansen (28, 11th Inning off J. Karinchak, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Varsho 3 , W. Merrifield , V. Guerrero Jr. 3 , B. Bichette 2 , D. Jansen 5 , A. Kirk 2 , N. Lukes , M. Chapman 2 , B. Belt , G. Springer 2 , C. Biggio 4
2-out RBI: N. Lukes , M. Chapman , C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Varsho , W. Merrifield , D. Jansen , C. Biggio
GIDP: D. Varsho , W. Merrifield , N. Lukes
Sac Bunt: N. Lukes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (8) , B. Bichette (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Biggio-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .291 13 76
A. Rosario SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .294 14 63
J. Ramirez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299 46 126
S. Brown LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .211 5 21
J. Naylor 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .278 17 79
O. Gonzalez RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 11 56
J. Bell DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .227 21 80
M. Straw CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .261 0 33
C. Gallagher C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .259 0 14
   a-B. Rocchio PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .191 0 9
   b-M. Zunino C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 27 63
Totals 44 5 12 5 1 12 22      
a - B. Rocchio pinch hit for C. Gallagher in the 10th
b - M. Zunino substituted for B. Rocchio in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (36, 4th Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramirez (38, 8th Inning off Y. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Naylor (17, 6th Inning off J. Berrios, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez 2 , A. Rosario , J. Ramirez 2 , S. Brown , J. Naylor 6 , J. Bell , M. Straw 2 , C. Gallagher , B. Rocchio
2-out RBI: S. Brown , J. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gimenez , J. Naylor 2 , O. Gonzalez
GIDP: A. Rosario
Hit by Pitch: J. Bell
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Naylor (7) , C. Gallagher (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Rosario-Naylor, Rosario-Gimenez-Naylor, Gimenez-Rosario-Naylor)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzalez(Kirk at home))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Berrios 6.1 5 4 4 1 6 1 83 5.16   
Y. Garcia 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 2.44   
T. Mayza 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.56   
Z. Pop 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.62   
A. Bass 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.34   
J. Romano W (7-5), BS (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 3.04   
A. Cimber 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 52
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 25, Y. Garcia 6, T. Mayza 1, Z. Pop 1, A. Bass 2, J. Romano 6, A. Cimber 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 6-6, Y. Garcia 0-1, T. Mayza 0-0, Z. Pop 0-1, A. Bass 0-1, J. Romano 1-2, A. Cimber 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 83-55, Y. Garcia 27-19, T. Mayza 3-3, Z. Pop 1-1, A. Bass 9-6, J. Romano 23-17, A. Cimber 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Berrios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McKenzie 7.0 6 3 3 2 2 0 99 4.40   
C. Morris H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.25   
E. Clase BS (5) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 21 2.64   
D. Espino 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 4.63   
R. Rodriguez L (0-1) 0.0 3 4 3 0 0 0 14 7.24   
J. Karinchak 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 1 29 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McKenzie 53
Batters Faced: T. McKenzie 28, C. Morris 4, E. Clase 6, D. Espino 5, R. Rodriguez 4, J. Karinchak 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McKenzie 9-8, C. Morris 0-1, E. Clase 1-1, D. Espino 1-0, R. Rodriguez 0-0, J. Karinchak 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McKenzie 99-62, C. Morris 13-12, E. Clase 21-14, D. Espino 17-10, R. Rodriguez 14-8, J. Karinchak 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Karinchak 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Berrios
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 31431
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