Blue Jays @ Guardians - Tue, Aug 08

Game Status: Final - Score: 1-0 Guardians

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Progressive Field: 78°F - Clear - Wind 12 mph, L To R
• TV: Blue Jays: SN NOW App, Sportsnet, Guardians: Bally Sports Great Lakes
• Radio: Blue Jays: Sportsnet.ca, SN590, Guardians: Guardians Radio Network, WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7
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	Blue Jays Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Merrifield - LF	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.298	.346	.422
2	Belt - DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.254	.368	.451
3	Guerrero Jr. - 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.265	.340	.444
4	Springer - RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.255	.323	.388
5	Varsho - CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.218	.280	.366
6	Jansen, D - C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	.289	.466
7	Biggio - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.208	.289	.387
8	Espinal - 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218	.299	.301
	a-Chapman, M - PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.350	.458
9	DeJong - SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.220	.280	.384
	b-Kirk - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.344	.356
	Totals	35	0	9	0	0	8	17

Blue Jays
a-Singled for Espinal in the 9th. b-Flied out for DeJong in the 9th.
BATTING: TB: Belt; Chapman, M; Guerrero Jr. 2; Merrifield 3; Springer; Varsho. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho 3; Kirk. GIDP: Belt. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 9.

	Guardians Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Kwan - LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.341	.371
2	Gimenez - 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.234	.309	.380
3	Ramírez, Jo - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287	.358	.494
4	Gonzalez, O - DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.221	.257	.308
5	Laureano - RF	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.215	.281	.368
6	Rocchio - SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.257	.278	.314
7	Arias, G - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.196	.291	.318
8	Naylor, B - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.196	.271	.361
9	Straw - CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.301	.295
	Totals	27	1	3	1	1	7	5

Guardians
BATTING: 2B: Laureano (11, Kikuchi); Rocchio (2, Kikuchi). TB: Gonzalez, O; Laureano 2; Rocchio 2. RBI: Laureano (22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Naylor, B; Arias, G. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING: DP: (Arias, G-Rocchio-Arias, G).

Blue Jays Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kikuchi (L, 9-4)	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	0	95-63	3.53
Cabrera, G	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	4.57
Totals	8.0	3	1	1	1	7	0

Guardians Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Bibee (W, 8-2)	7.0	6	0	0	0	6	0	100-63	2.92
Stephan (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	2.92
Clase (S, 30)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	2.79
Totals	9.0	9	0	0	0	8	0

Game Info
HBP: Espinal (by Bibee).
Pitches-strikes: Kikuchi 95-63; Cabrera, G 9-7; Bibee 100-63; Stephan 16-11; Clase 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kikuchi 10-3; Cabrera, G 1-1; Bibee 4-7; Stephan 0-1; Clase 0-2.
Batters faced: Kikuchi 25; Cabrera, G 3; Bibee 27; Stephan 4; Clase 5.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Ramos. 1B: Nic Lentz. 2B: Jeremie Rehak. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 78 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 12 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:11 PM.
T: 2:14.
Att: 19,467.
Venue: Progressive Field.
August 8, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Ramon Laureano doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Oscar Gonzalez scores.	1-0 CLE

Team	Highlight
TOR	Bullpen availability for Toronto, August 8 vs Guardians (00:00:07)
CLE	Bullpen availability for Cleveland, August 8 vs Blue Jays (00:00:07)
CLE	Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 8 vs Blue Jays (00:00:11)
CLE	Starting lineups for Blue Jays at Guardians - August 8, 2023 (00:00:09)
TOR	Fielding alignment for Toronto, August 8 vs Guardians (00:00:11)
TOR	Yusei Kikuchi’s outing against the Guardians (00:00:23)
CLE	Mike Love throws out first pitch (00:00:12)
CLE	Ramón Laureano’s RBI double  (00:00:25)
CLE	Bibee fans Varsho to escape jam (00:00:08)
TOR	Kikuchi secures toss barehanded (00:00:28)
TOR	Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s diving stop (00:00:25)
TOR	Espinal HBP after review (00:00:37)
CLE	Bibee K’s six over seven strong (00:00:48)
TOR	Yusei Kikuchi strikes out six (00:01:00)
CLE	Emmanuel Clase earns 30th save (00:00:27)
TOR	Blue Jays vs. Guardians Recap (00:02:52)
TOR	Condensed Game: TOR@CLE 8/8/23 (00:07:22)
CLE	Francona talks Bibee’s start (00:00:51)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	9	0	9
Guardians	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	3	0	3

Decisions

• Winner: Tanner Bibee (8-2, 2.92)
• Loser: Yusei Kikuchi (9-4, 3.53)
• Save: Emmanuel Clase (30, 2.79)

Division Scoreboard

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Last Updated: 08/08/2023 11:38:25 PM EDT