Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted July 20, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted July 20, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Tigers tame Jays 5-4 with clutch home runs TORONTO – Two-run homers from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer were not enough in the Toronto Blue Jays’ series-opening 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Mark Canha and Wenceel Perez also smacked two-run blasts as the Tigers (48-50) won their ninth game in 11 starts. Detroit jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning, but Guerrero’s team-leading 15th homer pulled the home side to within a run in the sixth inning. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt (8-8) surrendered a second two-run homer, this time to Perez in the seventh inning, to allow the Tigers to regain their three-run cushion. But the Blue Jays (44-53) bounced back with a Springer two-run shot in the eighth inning off reliever Beau Briske before 39,697 at Rogers Centre. Bo Bichette left the game in the sixth inning when he aggravated the right calf injury running to first base. The injury kept him out of the final four games before the All-Star break. He also missed nine games with the same ailment earlier in the year. Story continues below advertisement Related Videos This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 0:29 Bo Bichette going viral for openly flirting with trade Previous Video Next Video Guerrero’s line-drive homer off the second deck facing in left field with Justin Turner aboard spelled the end of a brilliant start from Detroit’s Jack Flaherty (7-5). He yielded two runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and a walk in his 5 2/3 innings. The email you need for the day’s top news stories from Canada and around the world. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News’ This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . Bassitt lasted 6 2/3 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and a walk. His first troublesome inning was the fourth. Matt Vierling led off with a double down the left-field line and scored on Riley Greene’s single. Canha then rocked his seventh homer of the season for a 3-0 advantage for the visitors. Flaherty retired the first 13 Blue Jays he faced. But his no-hit bid ended on Bichette’s check-swing, one-out single down the right-field line in the fifth inning. Story continues below advertisement Daulton Varsho followed with a bloop single when Detroit shortstop Zach McKinstry and left-fielder Ryan Vilade got their signals crossed. But Flaherty rebounded by striking out Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement to end the threat. Detroit relievers Will Vest, Andrew Chafin and Beau Briske made sure Flaherty recorded the victory. Detroit lefty Tyler Holton enjoyed a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his third save. Trending Now data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Plant-based milk recall: 2 ***** in ‘unusual’ Listeria outbreak data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== CrowdStrike outage hits ********* hospitals and clinics. Here’s where BOLSTERED BULLPEN The Blue Jays activated Yimi Garcia (right elbow) from the 15-day injured list and recalled Erik Swanson from triple-A Buffalo before the game to help the bullpen. Swanson was optioned to Buffalo on May 28 when Chad Green completed his rehab stint. Zach Pop was optioned to Buffalo to make room for Swanson. The Blue Jays also revealed that 40-year-old ********* Joey Votto tweaked his sore ankle to delay his debut with Buffalo on Friday. He will be re-evaluated on Saturday. ON DECK Yusei Kikuchi (4-8) will start for the Blue Jays in the second game of the three-game set on Saturday. The Tigers will counter with righty Reese Olson (4-8). Toronto will avoid Detroit ace Tarik Skubal (10-3) in the series. Skubal pitched a 1-2-3 second inning with 10 pitches in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas last Tuesday. Story continues below advertisement This report by The ********* Press was first published July 19, 2024. © 2024 The ********* Press This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Tigers #tame #Jays #clutch #home #runs This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/71342-tigers-tame-jays-5-4-with-clutch-home-runs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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