Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Bowden Francis worked a no-hitter until the sixth inning and left the sector after allowing only one hit in seven innings. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night.

Francis (8-3) needed to pitch the minimum for five 1/3 innings, with the one Boston baserunner coming when Jarren Duran made an error within the fourth inning. Duran was then thrown out while attempting to steal second base.

The no-hit effort ended with one out within the sixth inning when Nick Sogard hit a soft single to center. Francis managed five strikeouts and no walks before being eliminated midway through the seventh inning with a 2-0 lead.

In his previous appearance, Francis threw eight hitless innings against the Angels before allowing a solo home run early within the ninth inning.

Genesis Cabrera allowed successful within the eighth inning and Chad Green pitched within the ninth. After hitting Mickey Gasper with a pitch, Green grounded Tyler O'Neill to shortstop, earning his sixteenth save and completing the two-hit shutout.

Kutter Crawford (8-12) held Toronto to 2 runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He managed two walks and three strikeouts. The game marked the debut of 44-year-old Rich Hill in 2024, making him the one lively player to have played in each of the last 20 seasons.

The Blue Jays took the lead within the third when Brian Serven hit a double and scored on a double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. They increased their result in 2-0 within the sixth with back-to-back doubles by Addison Barger and Ernie Clement.

The Red Sox narrowly missed a triple play within the ninth inning when Leo Jimenez hit the ball within the air with runners on first and second base. Pitcher Greg Weissert pounced on the ball, got up and turned to catch the runner from second base. But Davis Schneider was in a position to jump back to first base and beat the relay.

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Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (12-9) opens a three-game series against the Twins and faces RHP Pablo Lopez (12-8) on Friday night.

Red Sox: RHP Tanner Houck (8-9) starts Friday night within the opener of a three-game series in Detroit.

By Kaitlyn McGrath, Jen McCaffrey and Lauren Merola

BOSTON – Under sunny skies, 112-year-old Fenway Park witnessed one other piece of history Monday afternoon.

Danny Jansen was at bat for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Boston Red Sox on June 26, with the rating at 0-1 and base one on, when the skies opened and the sport was suspended because of severe weather.

Two months later, play resumed on Monday, but Jansen was now playing for the Red Sox. The Red Sox signed Jansen on July 27, creating the chance that a player could play for each teams in the identical game.

This possibility became a reality on Monday.

When Jansen got here in to play catcher for the Red Sox, he settled behind the plate to take a swing at a game where he had began as a batter. (Boston's original catcher in the sport, Reese McGuire, had been designated for that position shortly after trading Jansen.)

With Jansen behind the plate, the Blue Jays brought in Daulton Varsho to take over Jansen's original 0-1 plate appearance. Varsho struck out, fouled off Nick Pivetta's first pitch and swung through the second. (If the Count was two strikesit might have been credited to Jansen's line, but went to Varsho as a substitute.) After the strikeout, the runner on first base ran to second base and Jansen's throw landed in center. But Will Wagner followed with a strikeout to finish the inning.

“At first I didn't really think about it much,” Jansen said before the sport about the potential for playing for each teams. “But now we're here and it's going to be a cool moment, especially when it's all said and done, to look back and it's such a weird thing that happens, but I'm grateful to have the opportunity to do it and it's going to be cool.”

Pinch-hitting for Danny Jansen: Daulton Varsho

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— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) 26 August 2024

The Blue Jays won the sport, which lasted two months, 4-1. Toronto broke a scoreless tie within the seventh inning with a solo home run by George Springer. The Blue Jays scored three more runs within the eighth inning on doubles by Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and Addison Barger. Jarren Duran's solo home run in the underside of the eighth inning was the Red Sox's only run. Jansen finished the sport 1 for 4, completing all 4 of his official at-bats as a member of the Red Sox.

Before the sport, the Red Sox released their revised lineup. Jansen was inserted into the seventh and Triston Casas into the eighth, where McGuire had batted in the unique lineup. Pivetta, normally a starter, took over Kutter Crawford's position on the mound in what’s going to officially be considered a relief appearance.

Game 1, Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: Duran CF, Hamilton 2B, Abreu RF, Devers 3B, Refsnyder LF, Yoshida DH, Jansen C, Casas 1B, Rafaela SS, Pivetta P

– Jen McCaffrey (@jcmccaffrey) 26 August 2024

The Blue Jays had to interchange five players from the unique roster who are not any longer available, including traded players and shortstop Bo Bichette, who’s on the IL.

The resumption of play brings with it quite a lot of other complications beyond Jansen's dual role.

For example, Leo Jiménez and Wagner each made their MLB debuts after June 26, but because they still appeared within the suspended game that might be recorded within the record books as having taken place on June 26, they already appeared in a game before being promoted to the Major Leagues.

“We’re driving a DeLorean,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider recently joked, referring to the automobile best known for its time travel within the movie “Back to the Future.”

This has happened before. The athletics Jayson Stark recently wrote that Juan Soto made his debut in 2018 before he even debuted. “He came to the Major Leagues on May 20, to the Washington Nationals. But he later played in a game that had been suspended on May 15 – and scored a home run. That is, he debuted before he debuted and also hit a home run before his first home run,” Stark wrote.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays benched Joey Loperfido late to use him as a defensive replacement, meaning he was technically in two places at once. Still with the Houston Astros on June 26, the outfielder went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch in a 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Since he played left field for the final two innings, on paper he will go down in history as a player with two games played on the same day.

The Red Sox improved their record this season to 67-63, while the Blue Jays are 64-68.

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TORONTO (AP) — JJ Bleday and Zack Gelof each hit six home runs in the primary inning, JP Sears pitched seven innings to win his third straight start, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday for his or her fiftieth win and matching their total from last season.

Lawrence Butler had three hits, including two in the primary inning, and scored a run, helping Oakland improve its record to 20-13 since July 2, the third-best record in baseball during that span.

The Athletics are 13-8 for the reason that All-Star break.

“It all comes down to confidence, and confidence is contagious,” Sears said.

Oakland (50-69) lost 112 games last season and 102 the 12 months before.

In 2023, the Athletics won their fiftieth victory on September 30, the penultimate day of the regular season.

“Last year was brutal at times,” Gelof said. “This year it's the same group. We have a few new people. I feel like we're all on the same wavelength and pulling in the same direction. It's just great to be a part of it. I feel like everyone is doing their job and we're having fun doing it.”

Bleday reached base 4 times, Gelof had three hits and Brent Rooker added two hits and an RBI. The Athletics have won six of their last eight series.

“They have confidence in this room,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “This group realizes they can win baseball games and be competitive and even win series. It's really nice to watch their success.”

Toronto hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. Guerrero's streak reached a profession high, which he first reached in 2022.

Guerrero hit a 110 mph grounder to shortstop in the primary inning, but was thrown out in the underside of the inning. He flew out to right within the fourth, and grounded into double plays within the seventh and eighth innings.

“I thought his swing was a little too big today,” manager John Schneider said. “It just wasn't his day.”

Sears (10-8) allowed three runs and three hits, reaching double-digit wins for the primary time. He also walked three and struck out 4 times.

“It's great to play behind him,” Gelof said. “He always fills the zone.”

The left-hander struck out the primary ten batters in a row before Daulton Varsho hit a house run within the fourth inning.

Varsho's home run was his 14th. It was Toronto's first hit for the reason that second inning of Saturday's 1-0 loss and its first run for the reason that eighth inning of Friday's 3-1 victory.

Sears was replaced after walking the primary two batters on base within the eighth inning. Michel Otañez got here on and allowed an RBI double by Luis De Los Santos and a two-run single by George Springer. Otañez hit Varsho with a pitch but escaped further damage when Guerrero hit a ground ball right into a double play on the primary pitch.

Oakland's Mason Miller finished 1-2-3 and tied for ninth place.

The first 4 batters of the sport reached third safely against Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt (Sept. 11). Butler doubled and scored on a fielding error before Bleday hit a two-run homer, his 14th. Three batters later, Gelof hit a two-run shot, his fifteenth. Daz Cameron doubled before Butler capped the inning with an RBI single.

In his sixth start against his former team, Bassitt reached his season low by allowing seven runs in 4 innings.

Originally published: August 11, 2024 at 18:00

SAN FRANCISCO – The calendar turned to July and Blake Snell became himself.

After his late signing and two stints on the injured list, the version of the two-time Cy Young Award winner that the Giants thought they were getting after they signed the left-hander to a $62 million contract finally showed up at Oracle Park on Tuesday night.

In the Giants' final home game before the All-Star break, Snell held the Blue Jays to a scoreless five innings to earn his first win in seven games along with his recent club. But he played no role in the choice, because the Giants needed more late drama to tug off a 4-3 walkoff victory over the bottom-place team within the American League East.

Tyler Fitzgerald threw the fourth ball for the last out, and the subsequent batter, Brett Wisely, bounced a chopper past the pitcher's mound and into the glove of a diving Leo Jiménez at second base, allowing Patrick Bailey to attain the tying point. Six pitches later, Fitzgerald ran home on a wild pitch from third base by Trevor Richards, but Richards was unable to guard the 3-2 lead that Toronto took into the second half of the ninth inning.

Fitzgerald's solo hit an inning earlier put the Giants in position for his or her ninth-inning comeback after nearly wasting their best performance of the yr against Snell.

Two innings after Snell was eliminated with a 1-0 lead – due to Heliot Ramos' team-leading thirteenth home run of the yr – Ryan Walker gave up a triple within the seventh inning and allowed a one-out walk and a double, each of which scored, when his two-strike slider landed over the inner half of the plate to Ernie Clement within the left-field bleachers.

The home run was the primary earned run Walker allowed since June 1, and likewise the last time he would allow a house run. Clements' hit ended a streak of 17 consecutive innings without an earned run, dropping Walker's ERA to 1.91 in his forty sixth appearance of the season, which was the National League leader.

Some young Giants delivered their very own show of force just hours after President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi said management had shown them a “vote of confidence” by parting ways with two veterans, setting the stage for them to contribute to the ninth-inning walkoff victory.

In the highest of the eighth inning, Fitzgerald fired up the group of 32,124 with a house run that eluded the glove of a leaping Daulton Varsho in left field to place the Giants inside 3-2. And with a two-out double, Ramos gave them the tying point at second base, but he stayed there as Matt Chapman struck out for the third time.

Ramos prolonged his result in 1-0 within the fourth inning by hitting an 0-2 fastball into the visitors' bullpen and slapping third baseman coach Matt Williams on the hand on the way in which home. Williams was the last Giants player under the age of 25 to hit as many home runs as Ramos in his first 55 games of the season.

Ramos' solo hit was the 24-year-old outfielder's first home run since he was named an All-Star on Sunday and reclaimed his team's lead from Chapman. When Ramos was asked before the sport if he would take part in the house run derby, he said he had not been asked and sheepishly replied, “Do you think I have what it takes?”

Fitzgerald's home run was the last straw for Yusei Kikuchi, who couldn't quite sustain with Snell for five innings but outlasted him, allowing 13 strikeouts and no walks in 7.5 innings.

Unlike his usual style, Snell was efficient, though not overwhelming. He recorded just six errors and struck out just three batters, each higher than his previous six less-than-stellar starts. But he went five innings for the primary time in a Giants uniform, using just 73 pitches.

Snell is a notoriously slow starter. His ERA through six starts en path to the National League Cy Young Award last yr was 5.28. By this point within the calendar yr, he had lowered that to 2.85 and would shave one other three-fifths of a degree by the top of the season.

Whatever problems Snell had to resolve — and on condition that he had a 9.51 ERA in his first six starts, there have been clearly loads of them — he apparently did so in side workouts and through his five rehab outings, the last of which saw him strike out nine Triple-A batters without allowing a single hit in five scoreless innings.

“To be so overpowering at this level, there can't be a better springboard to get back to the major leagues,” Zaidi said before the sport, echoing Giants manager Bob Melvin, who added, “I think he's better prepared today than when he stepped on the mound.”

Remarkable

FROM Jorge Soler was withdrawn before the primary pitch as a result of illness.

3B Matt Chapman received the Gold Glove Award, which he won last season with the Toronto Blue Jays – the fourth of his profession – during a pregame ceremony.

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RHP Logan Webb (7-6, 3.09) gets the ball in his final start before heading to Arlington, Texas for his first All-Star appearance. His opponent shall be RHP. Chris Bassitt (7-7, 3.43), who will face his former manager from his time in Oakland. The first pitch is scheduled for six:45 p.m.

Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero hit two two-run doubles, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a seven-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

The Blue Jays scored seven runs within the third inning against Boston starter Brayan Bello, including Guerrero's drive to the triangle in center that scored two runs before Springer hit a house run into Boston's bullpen.

Toronto had its highest-scoring game since a 14-11 loss at Detroit on May 26. The Blue Jays had not won since their 7-6 win over Cleveland on June 15, a day before the Red Sox began a three-game sweep in Toronto that snapped the Jays' longest losing streak since September 2019.

Rafael Devers and Tyler O'Neill hit home runs for the Red Sox, who had won three straight games and eight of nine. Jarren Duran, who had a success in 14 straight games before Tuesday, didn’t reach base. Duran was 0 for 4 and had one likelihood left within the ninth inning, but struck out with momentum to finish the sport.

Toronto didn't have a single hit until the third. Then Danny Jansen hit a double to left on first and Boston's defense began to crumble. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scored two runs on a bunt single that Devers couldn't catch along with his bare hand and a single by Kiermaier was made worse by a throwing error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu that sailed down the sector over third base and out of bounds.

Boston's problems continued when Bello (7-5) allowed consecutive walks to Bichette and Spencer Horwitz, then Guerrero hit a double to center to offer Toronto a 5-2 lead. Springer followed along with his sixth home run of the season, driving a 1-0 slider from Bello into the Red Sox bullpen. That was it for Bello, who was replaced by Greg Weissert. The inning finally ended when Jansen, who had began with a double to left, hit a line drive to right.

Bello (7-5) pitched 2 ⅓ innings, allowing seven runs — all earned — on five hits and three walks. He also hit one batter and managed two strikeouts. Kevin Gausman (6-6) pitched six innings, holding Boston to 4 runs on five hits and one walk and managed five strikeouts.

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Dominic Smith ended the second with a spectacular catch and an unassisted double play at first base. Smith dove to catch Addison Barger's line drive down the road toward the tricky right corner and touched the bag before Justin Turner could get back. The fans let loose a collective “Ooooooh!” and applauded the play because the Red Sox made their strategy to the dugout.

Kiermaier also made a pike catch for the Jays within the third inning, denying Duran a success as he attempted to increase his hitting streak to fifteen games.

BIG START

Devers began the second with an enormous home run to right-center field. According to the Red Sox, the estimated 467-footer was the longest of Devers' profession. O'Neill followed with a pop-up to shallow right field, where the ball bounced off Guerrero's glove, giving O'Neill enough time to achieve third base. O'Neill was initially credited with a triple before Guerrero was given an error on a rating change later in the sport.

THE STRIPE

Toronto's Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a bunt single that Devers couldn't quite catch along with his bare hand, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Duran, who had hit in 14 straight games before Tuesday, didn't reach base.

TRAINING ROOM

Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette returned to the lineup after missing nine games with a strained right calf. He struck out the primary three pitches of the sport and finished 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

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Toronto's Yariel Rodriguez (0-2, 5.94 ERA) will face Kutter Crawford (3-7, 3.59) within the finale of the three-game series on Wednesday night in a duel of right-handed pitchers.

Red Sox

TORONTO (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits, including a key single within the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night for his or her third consecutive win within the Series.

Tyler O'Neill hit a house run and two touchdowns and Rafael Devers had two hits because the Red Sox celebrated their seventh win in nine games.

Boston arrived in Toronto having won two of three games against Philadelphia and the New York Yankees, each leaders within the league.

Red Sox right-hander Zack Kelly (1-1) got 4 outs and won, while Boston improved its record to 35-8 when scoring 4 or more runs.

Rafaela hit a single within the fifth inning, a double within the seventh after which brought home pinch-runner David Hamilton with a single against Blue Jays right-hander Chad Green in Boston's two-run eighth inning.

Toronto's Brendon Little (0-1) suffered the defeat after allowing two runs within the eighth inning.

Brennan Bernardino made two outs within the eighth and Justin Slaten made the third. Kenley Jansen finished the sport along with his thirteenth save in 14 probabilities.

Boston's Dominic Smith opened the scoring with an RBI single with two outs within the second, however the Blue Jays answered in the underside half with a two-run double from Ernie Clement.

Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida tied the sport with a two-out single within the sixth inning. Reese McGuire followed with a walk, but Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt ended his appearance by taking Smith out of the sport with a comebacker.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa chased Red Sox starter Tanner Houck and gave Toronto a 3-2 lead within the sixth inning with a two-out single just contained in the first-base line.

O'Neill tied the sport again with a house run against Little within the eighth inning. It was O'Neill's fifteenth home run of the season. He hit two home runs in Boston's 7-3 victory on Monday.

Two outs later, Smith hit a single and was replaced by Hamilton, who stole second base before scoring on Rafaela's hit.

Houck allowed three runs and 6 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed two walks and struck out five times.

Bassitt allowed two runs and 7 hits in six innings. He allowed two walks and struck out six times.

Squad changes

Red Sox: RHP Chris Martin (anxiety) was activated from the 15-day IL and RHP Cooper Criswell was sent to Triple-A.

Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette was placed on the 10-day IL retroactive to June 15 due to a right calf strain and top INF prospect Orelvis Martinez was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo. … The Blue Jays also recalled RHP Ryan Burr from Buffalo and sent LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A.

TRAINING ROOM

Red Sox: Hamilton returned after leaving Monday's game as a result of discomfort in his left side.

Blue Jays: RHP Alek Manoah (elbow) underwent surgery Monday, manager John Schneider said. Manoah is predicted to return in 12 to 14 months.

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Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-5, 4.08 ERA) is scheduled to begin in Wednesday's series finale against Red Sox RHP Brayan Bello (6-4, 5.00).

SAN FRANCISCO — With Alex Cobb suffering a second setback in his recovery from offseason surgery, the Giants began moving the eggs elsewhere of their starting rotation. On Saturday, they accomplished a cope with the Toronto Blue Jays to amass Mitch White and place Cobb on the 60-day injured list.

The 29-year-old White gives the Giants additional depth of their bullpen and rotation. He has appeared in 62 profession games between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, including 22 with a 4.99 ERA, but was designated for task by Toronto this week when the Blue Jays activated two pitchers from the IL.

Cobb, 36, is now ineligible to return until May 27.

After navigating the early stages of his return from hip surgery with ease, Cobb has been slowed by discomfort in his throwing arm as he tries to accumulate his workload for the season. He felt a sense of tension in his shoulder when he was allowed to throw again after straining his elbow.

There was hope that he may very well be inserted into the Giants rotation around early May, but now that can be not less than just a few more weeks away.

White, the sixty fifth overall pick within the 2016 draft, played for Bellarmine Prep before playing college at Santa Clara.