Cleveland Guardians at Toronto Blue Jays
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Laureano homers and has 3 RBIs, Bibee gets win in Guardians' 5-2 victory over Blue Jays
Andrés Giménez and Bo Naylor hit solo home runs as Cleveland rebounded after losing its past two.
Bibee (10-3) allowed two runs and six hits, including two home runs. The rookie walked one and struck out five.
“He has that ability to kind of get another gear, which is really fun to watch,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said.
Enyel De Los Santos and Trevor Stephan each worked one inning. Emmanuel Clase finished for his 34th save in 43 chances.
Laureano wasn’t in Cleveland’s original starting lineup but got the call when Will Brennan was scratched because of a strained right knee.
“He ended up being huge in the middle of our order,” Francona said of Laureano.
George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both hit solo home runs for the Blue Jays but Toronto lost its third straight. Guerrero’s homer was his first since Aug. 4 at Boston.
The slumping Blue Jays have scored five total runs over the past three games.
Springer opened the scoring with a leadoff homer in the second, his 16th, but Cleveland tied it on Naylor’s one-out drive off Chris Bassitt (12-7) in the third. The homer was Naylor’s fifth.
Playing in front of a large group of friends and family, Naylor became the 16th Canadian-born player to hit a home run in Toronto.
“All the things working up to this moment has made it super special, having the people I love dearest closest to me here,” Naylor said. “And to add a win on top of that, it’s a great night.”
Brother and Guardians teammate Josh also homered north of the border last season. The Naylors are from Mississauga, just west of Toronto.
Toronto challenged after plate umpire Adrian Johnson called Cleveland’s Steven Kwan safe on a two-out double by Oscar Gonzalez in the third. The call was overturned when replays showed Kwan’s hand missed the plate as he slid by.
“It was a good slide to evade the tag, he just evaded the plate, too,” Francona said. “If he gets closer, he’s probably out.”
Laureano made sure there was nothing to challenge with a two-out, two-run homer in the fourth, his seventh.
The Blue Jays couldn’t deliver on an opportunity to cut the deficit in the bottom half, when Guerrero was thrown out at the plate as he tried to score from first on Matt Chapman’s double to left. Shortstop Gabriel Arias made the relay throw to Cleveland catcher Naylor, who tagged Guerrero to end the inning.
Gonzalez doubled to begin the sixth and scored on Laureano’s one-out double, but Guerrero replied with a one-out homer in the sixth, his 19th.
Giménez made it 5-2 with a two-out homer off Jordan Hicks in the eighth, his 12th.
Bassitt allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander lost for the first time since July 31 against Baltimore.
“I felt fine,” Bassitt said. “I just pitched terrible.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Guardians: Brennan injured his knee when he collided with the fence while making a catch Thursday. Brennan was in the original lineup at DH with Oscar Gonzalez in right field. Laureano started in right and Gonzalez was the DH.
Blue Jays: RHP Chad Green (elbow surgery) is expected to pitch in back-to-back games at Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday and Sunday, likely his final hurdle before joining Toronto’s roster.
CLEVELAND CENTURY
Clase has 101 career saves, 100 of them with Cleveland. He got his first save with Texas in 2019.
BEAST FOR THE EAST
Bibee is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts against AL East opponents
ROSTER MOVES
Cleveland recalled RHP Cody Morris from Triple-A Columbus. RHP Hunter Gaddis and LHP Tim Herrin were optioned to Triple-A.
UP NEXT
LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (2-1, 1.89 ERA) was set to start for Toronto against LHP Logan Allen (6-6, 3.31).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Kirk grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | Varsho to second on fielder's indifference. | |
9th Inning | Chapman struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Varsho safe at first on error by pitcher Clase. | |
9th Inning | Springer grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Clase relieved Stephan |
Statistics
CLE | TOR | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
8 | Ground Balls | 11 |
9 | Strikeouts | 9 |
5 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
8 | Hits | 6 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
2 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
5 | Runs | 2 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
33 | At Bats | 33 |
3 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
7 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 2 |
17 | Fly Balls | 13 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
144 | Pitches | 140 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
20 | Total Bases | 14 |
36 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
6 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
5.9 | Runs Created | 3.3 |
.242 | Batting Average | .182 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.606 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
.424 | Secondary Average | .303 |
.286 | On Base Percentage | .229 |
.892 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .653 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.3 |
43.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
11.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
.364 | Isolated Power | .242 |
0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
.056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
.182 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .121 |
10.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
89.3 | MLB Rating | 74.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40,755 | Capacity:
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |