A middle-inning swing carried the Toronto Blue Jays past the Cleveland Guardians, with Nathan Lukes’ double putting Toronto in front for good.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Lukes provided the central offensive spark, while Spencer Miles earned the win and Toronto’s relief corps protected the advantage. Louie Varland closed the ninth for the save.
After Angel Genao’s single brought Jo Adell home in the third, Sean Keys’ single scored Vladimir Guerrero to tie the game in the fourth. The turning point came in the fifth, when Lukes’ sharp double brought Ernie Clement and Brandon Valenzuela home. Vladimir Guerrero then lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Brett Bateman, and Jesús Sánchez’s single brought Lukes across. Cleveland answered with Austin Hedges’ single, which scored Adell and Genao, but Toronto maintained control.
Tanner Bibee took the loss after Toronto broke through against him, and Cleveland could not generate another scoring play after the fifth. Ernie Clement’s ninth-inning single scored Josh Smith and added insurance for the Blue Jays.
Toronto extended its winning streak, while Cleveland’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the middle-inning swing, when Lukes’ double changed the shape of the night.
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Cleveland Guardians, 6-3.
- Brett Bateman went 3-for-5 with 1 run scored (batting .330 on the season).
- Ernie Clement went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .274 on the season).
- Vladimir Guerrero went 0-for-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .260 on the season).
- Tanner Bibee allowed 5 runs on 4 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (5-15) (4.06 ERA).
- Spencer Miles allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (6-2) (2.84 ERA).
- Louie Varland allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (32) (1.16 ERA).
Cleveland Guardians fell to 70-70 (2 straight losses); Toronto Blue Jays improved to 70-71 (2 straight wins).