VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. BECOMES YOUNGEST BLUE JAY TO REACH 500 RBI IN 7-2 WIN OVER CARDINALS
The Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals following a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
José Berríos got the start for the Blue Jays and picked up his seventh consecutive win with a commanding performance on the mound. The right-hander went seven innings and allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out four batters. He’s now 16-9 with a 3.44 ERA on the season.
The only damage that Berríos allowed came in the top of the third inning when right fielder Jordan Walker took a pitch that was hung over the wall in left-centre field. The Blue Jays responded in the bottom half of the inning, as Davis Schneider hit his first home run since June 22 to tie the score at 1-1.
The score remained tied until the Blue Jays finally got to St. Louis starter Kyle Gibson in the sixth inning. Nathan Lukes hit a single, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Spencer Horwitz both drew walks, and Ernie Clement cashed in a run on a ground ball that was dropped by the catcher at home plate. Gibson was pulled from the game in favour of reliever Ryan Fernandez, Alejandro Kirk added another run on a groundout, and Addison Barger and Davis Schneider hit singles to extend Toronto’s lead to 5-1.
The Blue Jays extended their lead in the seventh inning when Lukes hit a triple and Guerrero Jr. drove him home with a single. The RBI was the 500th of Vladdy’s career, making him the youngest player in Blue Jays history to reach the milestone. The 806 games he took to reach 500 RBI is the second-fastest in team history, behind only Carlos Delgado at 714 games.
Up Next: The Blue Jays will go for the sweep over the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Yariel Rodriguez will start for Toronto and Miles Mikolas will go for St. Louis.
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