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Springer scores twice, six pitchers combine on 8-hitter as Blue Jays beat Guardians 5-0

TORONTO (AP) Six pitchers combined on an eight-hitter, George Springer scored twice and drove in a run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Saturday.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and rookie Addison Barger had his first big league RBI for the Blue Jays, who are 26-3 when scoring five runs or more.

Opener Trevor Richards allowed one hit over 2 1/3 innings, throwing 31 pitches. Tim Mayza and Zach Pop got one out each, and Bowden Francis (3-2) gave up four hits - all singles - over four innings. Génesis Cabrera worked the eighth and Nate Pearson finished Toronto’s fifth shutout.

“Everyone did their part,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “The runs definitely helped.”

Francis extended his scoreless streak to nine innings.

Cleveland was blanked for the fifth time.

“You’ve got to credit them, they pitched very, very well today and kept us off balance,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “Just couldn’t get anything rolling.”

Carlos Carrasco (2-6) lost his fourth straight decision, allowing five runs and six hits in five innings. AL Central-leading Cleveland (44-24) had won four of its previous five.

“He really gamed up and stepped up to give us five innings, but definitely wasn’t the sharpest he’s been,” Vogt said.

Springer, Barger and Spencer Horwitz had RBI singles in a three-run second, Kiner-Falefa singled home Springer in the fourth and Daulton Varsho’ hit a run-scoring, double-play grounder in the fifth.

Barger went 1 for 3 with a walk in his first game since being recalled from Triple-A Buffalo Friday. He appeared in five games for Toronto earlier this season.

“He’s controlling the zone and putting the bat on the ball,” Schneider said.

Barger said he’s finding things easier in his second go-around at the big league level.

“I’m a little more comfortable, more calmed down this time,” Barger said. “Last time everything happened really fast.”

Cleveland’s Steven Kwan had three singles, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Guardians: Cleveland put 3B José Ramírez on paternity leave and recalled OF Johnathan Rodríguez from Triple-A Columbus. A five-time All-Star, Ramírez is batting .269 with a team-high 18 home runs. His 62 RBIs began the day second in in RBIs, one behind the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Ramírez may miss up to three days.

Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette (right calf) was held out of the lineup and Kiner-Falefa started at shortstop.

UP NEXT

RHP José Berríos (5-5, 2.93 ERA) is scheduled to start for Toronto in Sunday’s series finale and RHP Ben Lively (6-2, 2.59) for Cleveland.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE44-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Blue Jays TOR34-36	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	5	7	1

Rogers CentreToronto, ON

W: B. Francis (3-2)L: C. Carrasco (2-6)S: (0)

CLEGuardians

TORBlue Jays

.B. FrancisBowden Francis
P
4.0 IP, 2 SO, 68 P
.T. RichardsTrevor Richards
P
2.1 IP, SO, 31 P

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan DH	4	3	0	0	0	.386	.447	.538	.985	3.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	1	0	0	2	.266	.319	.361	.680	1.0
D. Fry LF	4	1	0	0	3	.317	.443	.547	.989	1.0
J. Naylor 1B	3	2	1	0	1	.232	.319	.481	.800	3.0
T. Freeman CF	3	1	0	0	2	.219	.311	.362	.673	1.0
a- K. Manzardo PH	1	0	0	1	1	.218	.253	.346	.599	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	0	0	0	4	.232	.293	.376	.669	0.0
D. Schneemann 3B	4	0	0	2	3	.300	.440	.500	.940	-1.0
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	0	0	0	.211	.311	.289	.600	0.0
B. Naylor C	3	0	0	1	0	.174	.250	.264	.514	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan DH	4
A. Gimenez 2B	4
D. Fry LF	4
J. Naylor 1B	3
T. Freeman CF	3
a- K. Manzardo PH	1
W. Brennan RF	4
D. Schneemann 3B	4
B. Rocchio SS	3
B. Naylor C	3

a-struck out for Freeman in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Horwitz 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.348	.423	.391	.814	2.0
D. Schneider 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.323	.423	.747	0.0
D. Jansen C	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.342	.449	.790	3.0
V. Guerrero 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.277	.367	.401	.768	1.0
J. Turner DH	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.225	.314	.345	.659	3.0
D. Varsho LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.216	.299	.445	.744	3.0
G. Springer RF	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	.198	.291	.293	.584	4.5
A. Barger 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.095	.136	.095	.232	3.0
E. Clement 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.279	.393	.672	0.0
I. Kiner-Falefa SS	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.269	.314	.380	.694	3.0
K. Kiermaier CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.195	.242	.309	.551	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Horwitz 2B	4
D. Schneider 2B	0
D. Jansen C	2
V. Guerrero 1B	4
J. Turner DH	2
D. Varsho LF	4
G. Springer RF	3
A. Barger 3B	3
E. Clement 3B	0
I. Kiner-Falefa SS	3
K. Kiermaier CF	3

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Gimenez, D. Fry, D. Schneemann 2 (2)

2B - D. Varsho (14)
SH - I. Kiner-Falefa (3)
RBI - S. Horwitz (3), G. Springer (15), A. Barger, I. Kiner-Falefa (27)
2-Out RBI - S. Horwitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Jansen, G. Springer

DP - 2 (Rocchio-Naylor; Gimenez-Rocchio-Naylor)

DP - 2 (Kiner-Falefa-Schneider-Guerrero; Horwitz-Kiner-Falefa-Guerrero)
E - A. Barger (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Carrasco (L, 2-6)	5.0	6	5	5	2	2	5.80	1.46	-4.0
T. Herrin	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.96	0.89	2.0
P. Avila	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	4.91	1.19	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
C. Carrasco (L, 2-6)	5.0
T. Herrin	1.0
P. Avila	2.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Richards	2.1	1	0	1	3.09	0.89	6.5
T. Mayza	0.1	2	0	0	5.48	1.64	-1.0
Z. Pop	0.1	0	0	0	5.12	1.14	1.0
B. Francis (W, 3-2)	4.0	4	0	2	6.23	1.46	16.0
G. Cabrera	1.0	1	0	0	4.73	1.58	2.0
N. Pearson	1.0	0	1	1	4.28	1.35	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Richards	2.1
T. Mayza	0.1
Z. Pop	0.1
B. Francis (W, 3-2)	4.0
G. Cabrera	1.0
N. Pearson	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Carrasco 81-52, T. Herrin 11-8, P. Avila 26-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Carrasco 11-1, T. Herrin 2-1, P. Avila 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Carrasco 24, T. Herrin 4, P. Avila 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Richards 31-20, T. Mayza 15-11, Z. Pop 2-1, B. Francis 68-44, G. Cabrera 10-6, N. Pearson 17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Richards 3-2, T. Mayza 1-1, Z. Pop 1-0, B. Francis 9-3, G. Cabrera 2-0, N. Pearson 0-2
Batters Faced - T. Richards 8, T. Mayza 3, Z. Pop, B. Francis 15, G. Cabrera 3, N. Pearson 4

.B. FrancisBowden Francis
P
4.0 IP, 2 SO, 68 P
.T. RichardsTrevor Richards
P
2.1 IP, SO, 31 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE44-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Blue Jays TOR34-36	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	5	7	1

Rogers CentreToronto, ON

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan DH	4	3	0	0	0	.386	.447	.538	.985	3.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	1	0	0	2	.266	.319	.361	.680	1.0
D. Fry LF	4	1	0	0	3	.317	.443	.547	.989	1.0
J. Naylor 1B	3	2	1	0	1	.232	.319	.481	.800	3.0
T. Freeman CF	3	1	0	0	2	.219	.311	.362	.673	1.0
a- K. Manzardo PH	1	0	0	1	1	.218	.253	.346	.599	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	0	0	0	4	.232	.293	.376	.669	0.0
D. Schneemann 3B	4	0	0	2	3	.300	.440	.500	.940	-1.0
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	0	0	0	.211	.311	.289	.600	0.0
B. Naylor C	3	0	0	1	0	.174	.250	.264	.514	-0.5
Total	33	8	1	4	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan DH	4
A. Gimenez 2B	4
D. Fry LF	4
J. Naylor 1B	3
T. Freeman CF	3
a- K. Manzardo PH	1
W. Brennan RF	4
D. Schneemann 3B	4
B. Rocchio SS	3
B. Naylor C	3
Total	33

a-struck out for Freeman in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Horwitz 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.348	.423	.391	.814	2.0
D. Schneider 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.323	.423	.747	0.0
D. Jansen C	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.342	.449	.790	3.0
V. Guerrero 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.277	.367	.401	.768	1.0
J. Turner DH	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.225	.314	.345	.659	3.0
D. Varsho LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.216	.299	.445	.744	3.0
G. Springer RF	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	.198	.291	.293	.584	4.5
A. Barger 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.095	.136	.095	.232	3.0
E. Clement 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.279	.393	.672	0.0
I. Kiner-Falefa SS	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.269	.314	.380	.694	3.0
K. Kiermaier CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.195	.242	.309	.551	-0.5
Total	28	5	7	4	4	2	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Horwitz 2B	4
D. Schneider 2B	0
D. Jansen C	2
V. Guerrero 1B	4
J. Turner DH	2
D. Varsho LF	4
G. Springer RF	3
A. Barger 3B	3
E. Clement 3B	0
I. Kiner-Falefa SS	3
K. Kiermaier CF	3
Total	28

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Gimenez, D. Fry, D. Schneemann 2 (2)

2B - D. Varsho (14)
SH - I. Kiner-Falefa (3)
RBI - S. Horwitz (3), G. Springer (15), A. Barger, I. Kiner-Falefa (27)
2-Out RBI - S. Horwitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Jansen, G. Springer

DP - 2 (Rocchio-Naylor; Gimenez-Rocchio-Naylor)

DP - 2 (Kiner-Falefa-Schneider-Guerrero; Horwitz-Kiner-Falefa-Guerrero)
E - A. Barger (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Carrasco (L, 2-6)	5.0	6	5	5	2	2	5.80	1.46	-4.0
T. Herrin	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.96	0.89	2.0
P. Avila	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	4.91	1.19	4.0
Total	8.0	7	5	5	4	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Carrasco (L, 2-6)	5.0
T. Herrin	1.0
P. Avila	2.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Richards	2.1	1	0	1	3.09	0.89	6.5
T. Mayza	0.1	2	0	0	5.48	1.64	-1.0
Z. Pop	0.1	0	0	0	5.12	1.14	1.0
B. Francis (W, 3-2)	4.0	4	0	2	6.23	1.46	16.0
G. Cabrera	1.0	1	0	0	4.73	1.58	2.0
N. Pearson	1.0	0	1	1	4.28	1.35	2.5
Total	9.0	8	1	4	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Richards	2.1
T. Mayza	0.1
Z. Pop	0.1
B. Francis (W, 3-2)	4.0
G. Cabrera	1.0
N. Pearson	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Carrasco 81-52, T. Herrin 11-8, P. Avila 26-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Carrasco 11-1, T. Herrin 2-1, P. Avila 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Carrasco 24, T. Herrin 4, P. Avila 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Richards 31-20, T. Mayza 15-11, Z. Pop 2-1, B. Francis 68-44, G. Cabrera 10-6, N. Pearson 17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Richards 3-2, T. Mayza 1-1, Z. Pop 1-0, B. Francis 9-3, G. Cabrera 2-0, N. Pearson 0-2
Batters Faced - T. Richards 8, T. Mayza 3, Z. Pop, B. Francis 15, G. Cabrera 3, N. Pearson 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Springer singled to center, Turner scored, Varsho to third 0 1
Barger singled to shallow left, Varsho scored, Springer to second 0 2
Horwitz singled to left, Springer scored, Barger to third 0 3
4TH INNING
Kiner-Falefa singled to center, Springer scored 0 4
5TH INNING
Varsho grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Jansen scored, Guerrero to third, Turner out at second 0 5

2ND INNING
	Springer singled to center, Turner scored, Varsho to third	0	1
	Barger singled to shallow left, Varsho scored, Springer to second	0	2
	Horwitz singled to left, Springer scored, Barger to third	0	3

4TH INNING
	Kiner-Falefa singled to center, Springer scored	0	4

5TH INNING
	Varsho grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Jansen scored, Guerrero to third, Turner out at second	0	5

1ST INNING
Guardians
T. Richards Pitching:
S. Kwan: Kwan popped out to second
A. Gimenez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Gimenez grounded out to first
D. Fry: Foul, Ball, Fry grounded out to third
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
C. Carrasco Pitching:
S. Horwitz: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Horwitz grounded out to first
D. Jansen: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Jansen lined out to center
V. Guerrero: Guerrero popped out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Guardians
T. Richards Pitching:
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Naylor reached on an infield single to third
T. Freeman: Freeman popped out to second
W. Brennan: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Brennan flied out to deep left
D. Schneemann: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Schneemann struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
C. Carrasco Pitching:
J. Turner: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Turner walked
D. Varsho: Ball, Strike looking, Varsho doubled to right, Turner to third
G. Springer: Springer singled to center, Turner scored, Varsho to third
A. Barger: Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Pickoff attempt to first, Barger singled to shallow left, Varsho scored, Springer to second
I. Kiner-Falefa: Foul, Ball, Kiner-Falefa hit sacrifice bunt to catcher, Springer to third, Barger to second
K. Kiermaier: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Kiermaier struck out swinging
S. Horwitz: Horwitz singled to left, Springer scored, Barger to third
D. Jansen: Jansen reached on fielder's choice to third, Horwitz out at second
End of the 2nd (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Guardians
T. Richards Pitching:
B. Rocchio: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rocchio flied out to shallow shortstop
Tim Mayza relieved Trevor Richards
B. Naylor: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Naylor flied out to right
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Strike looking, Kwan singled to right
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Gimenez singled to right, Kwan to second
Zach Pop relieved Tim Mayza
D. Fry: Ball, Fry reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Kwan out at third
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
C. Carrasco Pitching:
V. Guerrero: Ball, Ball, Guerrero grounded out to shortstop
J. Turner: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Turner grounded out to shortstop
D. Varsho: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Varsho flied out to center
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Guardians
Bowden Francis relieved Zach Pop
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Naylor reached on an infield single to second
T. Freeman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Freeman grounded out to third, Naylor to second
W. Brennan: Brennan grounded out to first, Naylor to third
D. Schneemann: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Schneemann struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
C. Carrasco Pitching:
G. Springer: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Springer walked
A. Barger: Pickoff attempt, Barger grounded out to second, Springer to second
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Kiner-Falefa singled to center, Springer scored
K. Kiermaier: Ball, Kiermaier reached on fielder's choice to second, Kiner-Falefa out at second
S. Horwitz: Horwitz grounded out to second
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Guardians
B. Francis Pitching:
B. Rocchio: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Rocchio grounded out to shortstop
B. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Naylor flied out to deep left
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Kwan reached on an infield single to shortstop, Kwan to second on 3rd baseman Barger throwing error
A. Gimenez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Gimenez flied out to shallow left
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
C. Carrasco Pitching:
D. Jansen: Ball, Ball, Jansen hit by pitch
V. Guerrero: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Guerrero reached on an infield single to shortstop, Jansen to second
J. Turner: Strike looking, Ball, Turner hit by pitch, Jansen to third, Guerrero to second
D. Varsho: Ball, Varsho grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Jansen scored, Guerrero to third, Turner out at second
G. Springer: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Springer struck out swinging
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
Guardians
B. Francis Pitching:
D. Fry: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Fry singled to shallow center
J. Naylor: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Naylor grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Fry out at second
T. Freeman: Ball, Freeman singled to left
W. Brennan: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Brennan lined out to center
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
Tim Herrin relieved Carlos Carrasco
A. Barger: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Barger grounded out to third
I. Kiner-Falefa: Ball, Strike looking, Kiner-Falefa singled to shallow left
K. Kiermaier: Strike swinging, Kiermaier flied out to shallow shortstop
S. Horwitz: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Horwitz grounded out to second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Guardians
B. Francis Pitching:
D. Schneemann: Ball, Schneemann grounded out to second
B. Rocchio: Foul, Ball, Ball, Rocchio flied out to deep center
B. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Strike looking, Naylor struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
Pedro Avila relieved Tim Herrin
D. Jansen: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Jansen walked
V. Guerrero: Strike looking, Guerrero lined out to right
J. Turner: Foul, Foul, Turner grounded into double play shortstop to first, Jansen out at second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Guardians
Genesis Cabrera relieved Bowden Francis
Davis Schneider at second base
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kwan singled to right
A. Gimenez: Ball, Gimenez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Kwan out at second
D. Fry: Strike swinging, Ball, Fry grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Gimenez out at second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
P. Avila Pitching:
D. Varsho: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Varsho flied out to right
G. Springer: Ball, Springer popped out to second
A. Barger: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Barger walked
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Ball, Kiner-Falefa lined out to third
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Guardians
Ernie Clement at third base
Nate Pearson relieved Genesis Cabrera
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Naylor walked
Kyle Manzardo hit for Tyler Freeman
K. Manzardo: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Manzardo struck out swinging
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Brennan flied out to right
D. Schneemann: Strike swinging, Naylor to second on fielder's indifference, Schneemann flied out to left
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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