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Nathan Lukes' double in 8th pushes Blue Jays past Cardinals 3-2 to complete 3-game sweep
TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes drove in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Pinch hitter George Springer singled off right-hander Andrew Kittredge (4-5) with one out in...
Braves rally to beat Blue Jays 4-3 in the 11th, move into a tie with Mets for final NL wild card
ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy's infield ground ball with the bases loaded scored a sliding Eli White in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a gritty 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Braves now have 12 extra-inning wins, which leads the big leagues....
Schwarber hits 13th leadoff HR of season for Phillies, matching Soriano's 2003 MLB record
TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit his 13th leadoff home run of the season against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis on Wednesday, matching Alfonso Soriano’s 2003 major league record. A day after hitting three home runs, Schwarber went...
Kyle Schwarber hits 3 homers for 2nd time this season as Phillies rally past Blue Jays 10-9
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber’s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night after allowing six runs in the first. “That’s what we pride ourselves on, is...
Blue Jays beat Red Sox twice, and Danny Jansen shows up on both sides of box score -- an MLB first
BOSTON (AP) — George Springer hit a three-run home run — his second homer of the day — to key a five-run fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays took two games from fading Boston by posting a 7-3 victory on Monday night to send the Red Sox to their fifth straight loss. In the...
Elly De La Cruz homers and steals 60th base, Reds rally to beat Blue Jays 11-7
TORONTO (AP) — Elly De La Cruz homered and became the fifth player since 1901 to have at least 20 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a single season and the Cincinnati Reds overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7 on Wednesday night. “That’s us,” De La Cruz...
Springer goes deep twice as Blue Jays hit season-high 5 homers in 10-3 rout of Reds
TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos struck out seven in seven innings to win his third straight start, George Springer hit two of Toronto’s season-high five home runs and the Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 on Tuesday night. Springer launched a two-run drive in the second...
Ian Happ's homer and Michael Busch's 2-run triple power Cubs past Blue Jays 3-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ homered in the first inning and Michael Busch added a two-run triple as the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday. Dansby Swanson added two hits for the Cubs, who won their second straight after losing three consecutive games to the...
Toronto outfielder George Springer loses temper after being ejected in 7th inning
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — George Springer knew he was going to be ejected for arguing after a replay call. That didn't stop the Toronto Blue Jays outfielder from showing his frustration. Springer got into a heated argument with home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez during the seventh...
Guerrero extends hitting streak to 21 games, Berríos strikes out 8 as Blue Jays beat Athletics 3-1
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 21 games, José Berríos struck out eight in seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Friday night. Alejandro Kirk drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and Spencer...
