The Blue Jays snapped a six-game losing streak Monday night with a 2-1 win over the New York Mets and sit five games below .500 on the season. MLB.com's Keegan Matheson joins Kara Wagland to discuss what Toronto needs to do to right the ship with the all-star break approaching.
George Springer led off the bottom of the first with an inside-the-park home run, thanks to an error by left-fielder Juan Soto, and Myles Straw doubled the Blue Jays' lead with a sac fly in the fifth. Trey Yesavage was pulled in the seventh, having allowed only one run on three hits and helps snap the Blue Jays six-game losing streak. Bo Bichette was held hitless in his return to Toronto.
After signing with the Mets in the off-season, Bo Bichette makes his return to Toronto for the first time since Game 7 of the World Series where the Blue Jays got as close as you can come to a title without winning it. Bichette was emotional when asked about what the reception might be for him when he takes the field and will use this series as a chance to reflect on his time wearing the blue and white.
Pinch-runner Jarred Kelenic scored the tiebreaking run by racing home from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Rangers beat the Blue Jays on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep. Toronto was swept for the third time this year and has lost six straight games overall.
Bo Bichette will face his former team for the first time since signing a massive deal with the Mets in the offseason when New York travels to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays on Monday. What will the reaction be to Bichette's return? Are the Jays better off without him? TSN Baseball Insider Steve Phillips and Liz Benn weigh in.
Corey Seager hit a solo home run, Jake Burger had three hits and drove in two runs, and the Rangers beat the Blue Jays on Saturday to hand Toronto its fifth consecutive loss.
Nathan Eovaldi struck out nine in seven shutout innings to win his third straight start, Justin Foscue homered and drove in three runs, and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night.
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Caleb Durbin broke a tie with a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and Connelly Early allowed two runs over six innings as the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
Wyatt Langford hit a three–run home run, Jake Burger and Joc Pederson also went deep, as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays. Toronto's Kazuma Okamoto cut the deficit to one with a two-run homer off Jacob Latz in the ninth, his 18th.
Joey Loperfido scored the tiebreaking run on Jeff Hoffman's errant pickoff throw in the eighth inning, and the Astros beat the Blue Jays on Wednesday night for their sixth victory in eight games.
Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith and Taylor Trammell hit consecutive home runs off Shane Bieber in the fourth inning, and Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking blast in the 11th inning to lead the Astros to a comeback win over the Blue Jays. Loperfido’s first home run of the season came off former Toronto teammate Braydon Fisher.
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Myles Straw’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly drove home the go-ahead run, Alejandro Kirk padded the score with one of his own in the eighth, and the Blue Jays beat the Astros to win for the fifth time in six games. Kazuma Okamoto hit his 17th home run of the season in the victory, which brings Toronto back to .500 on the season.
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Blaze Alexander, Colton Cowser, Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward a;; went deep as the Orioles battered Emmet Sheehan and the Dodgers on Sunday to take the series. Cowser led the way with four RBIs and a season-high three hits in the win.
Dominic Canzone homered, Logan Gilbert allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Mariners beat the Red Sox on Sunday. The game was scoreless in the second inning when Canzone lined an opposite-field solo shot to left off Payton Tolle for his 12th homer of the season.
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