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.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 24 | .647 | 0.0 | |
41 | 31 | .569 | 5.0 | |
38 | 32 | .543 | 7.0 | |
34 | 36 | .486 | 11.0 | |
19 | 53 | .264 | 27.0 |