Vladimir Guerrero Jr Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics

Hit alone for a lead Toronto would not give up on a 4-1 win over Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Center. The main Ross Stripling made four appearances and closer to that, Romano Romano won his fifth save in the first game of a series of three games. Guerrero, who had a three-court game in New York on Wednesday, also stood out and made a nice attempt to bounce back from a rare game with four strikers a night earlier. “It’s definitely a force,” said track and field director Mark Kochai. “He showed it tonight in his first at-bat, and all night. He’s a dynamic player.” Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Raimel Tapia and Zack Collins also had two hits for the Blue Jays (5-3). Guerrero, who leads the major leagues with five hostages this season, opened the scoring in the first inning with a 2-2 win over Auckland’s key player, Daulton Jefferies (0-1). The shot in the opposite field traveled 428 feet. Stripling retired from the top seven Athletics in a row before giving a double to Kevin Smith. A land and a line out left him unknown. Oakland’s sting player Chad Pinder led the Stevens’ only streak in the sixth period to reduce Toronto to a 2-1 lead. Tim Mayza left a pair of singles before being replaced by Adam Cimber (3-0) with an out. Pinder greeted the side with a single scored by Tony Kemp. Pinder later stole second to put two runners in the scoring position, but Simber put Seth Brown in a pop-up window to end the threat. The Blue Jays made an insurance move in the lower half of the frame. Santiago Espinal deliberately preceded Collins, who finished Guriel in third place. Gurriel was in it again in the seventh when he led George Springer, who led the inning with a double. Stripling allowed two hits, had three hits and did not hit one. The right-hander, who was on the field measurement, threw 40 of his 62 pitches for hits. “He did what we needed to do,” said Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo. “We needed at least four innings and he gave us just that. We won when he left the game. Great job from him.” Jeffries, meanwhile, gave up two winning streaks for Auckland (4-4). He allowed seven hits and one walk while scoring two over 4 1/3 innings. Toronto defeated Auckland 11-6. It was announced that the spectators were 35,415 and the game took three hours to play. FAMOUS PERSON Toronto third baseman Matt Chapman scored 0-for-2 with two runs in his first game against the Athletics since the Blue Jays acquired him from Auckland last month. Chapman played 573 games for Auckland in five seasons. BUILDING Toronto right-hander Nate Pearson is scheduled to do a bullpen session on Saturday as he tries to rise again after a period of mononucleosis. He dropped from 90 feet on Wednesday. Practicing with a live hit would be the next step if Pearson continued to progress, Blue Jays coach Charlie Montoyo said before the game. THE ROSTER IS MOVING Athletics put outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the COVID-19 injury list on Friday, while catcher Austin Allen and left-handers AJ Puk and Kirby Snead were added to the limited list. Catcher Christian Bethancourt, infielder Drew Jackson and pitchers Zach Logue and Ryan Castellani have been named as replacements in the active roster. HALL SCREEN As part of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut in Major League Baseball, an exhibition of items from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame was exhibited at the north end of the stadium. The exhibit included Negro League memorabilia, photographs by Robinson and additional works of art. The players of both teams wore No. 42 during the match. ON THE DECK Toronto left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (0-0, 16.20 ERA) makes the second start of the season for the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Athletics will turn to right-hand man Paul Blackburn (1-0, 0.00). Ryu scored for a six-game winning streak over 3 1/3 innings in a 12-6 loss to the Texas Rangers last weekend. — This Canadian Press report was first published on April 15, 2022. Follow @GregoryStrongCP on Twitter.

title: “Vladimir Guerrero Jr Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Harriet Yousef”

Hit alone for a lead Toronto would not give up on a 4-1 win over Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Center. The main Ross Stripling made four appearances and closer to that, Romano Romano won his fifth save in the first game of a series of three games. Guerrero, who had a three-court game in New York on Wednesday, also stood out and made a nice attempt to bounce back from a rare game with four strikers a night earlier. “It’s definitely a force,” said track and field director Mark Kochai. “He showed it tonight in his first at-bat, and all night. He’s a dynamic player.” Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Raimel Tapia and Zack Collins also had two hits for the Blue Jays (5-3). Guerrero, who leads the major leagues with five hostages this season, opened the scoring in the first inning with a 2-2 win over Auckland’s key player, Daulton Jefferies (0-1). The shot in the opposite field traveled 428 feet. Stripling retired from the top seven Athletics in a row before giving a double to Kevin Smith. A land and a line out left him unknown. Oakland’s sting player Chad Pinder led the Stevens’ only streak in the sixth period to reduce Toronto to a 2-1 lead. Tim Mayza left a pair of singles before being replaced by Adam Cimber (3-0) with an out. Pinder greeted the side with a single scored by Tony Kemp. Pinder later stole second to put two runners in the scoring position, but Simber put Seth Brown in a pop-up window to end the threat. The Blue Jays made an insurance move in the lower half of the frame. Santiago Espinal deliberately preceded Collins, who finished Guriel in third place. Gurriel was in it again in the seventh when he led George Springer, who led the inning with a double. Stripling allowed two hits, had three hits and did not hit one. The right-hander, who was on the field measurement, threw 40 of his 62 pitches for hits. “He did what we needed to do,” said Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo. “We needed at least four innings and he gave us just that. We won when he left the game. Great job from him.” Jeffries, meanwhile, gave up two winning streaks for Auckland (4-4). He allowed seven hits and one walk while scoring two over 4 1/3 innings. Toronto defeated Auckland 11-6. It was announced that the spectators were 35,415 and the game took three hours to play. FAMOUS PERSON Toronto third baseman Matt Chapman scored 0-for-2 with two runs in his first game against the Athletics since the Blue Jays acquired him from Auckland last month. Chapman played 573 games for Auckland in five seasons. BUILDING Toronto right-hander Nate Pearson is scheduled to do a bullpen session on Saturday as he tries to rise again after a period of mononucleosis. He dropped from 90 feet on Wednesday. Practicing with a live hit would be the next step if Pearson continued to progress, Blue Jays coach Charlie Montoyo said before the game. THE ROSTER IS MOVING Athletics put outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the COVID-19 injury list on Friday, while catcher Austin Allen and left-handers AJ Puk and Kirby Snead were added to the limited list. Catcher Christian Bethancourt, infielder Drew Jackson and pitchers Zach Logue and Ryan Castellani have been named as replacements in the active roster. HALL SCREEN As part of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut in Major League Baseball, an exhibition of items from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame was exhibited at the north end of the stadium. The exhibit included Negro League memorabilia, photographs by Robinson and additional works of art. The players of both teams wore No. 42 during the match. ON THE DECK Toronto left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (0-0, 16.20 ERA) makes the second start of the season for the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Athletics will turn to right-hand man Paul Blackburn (1-0, 0.00). Ryu scored for a six-game winning streak over 3 1/3 innings in a 12-6 loss to the Texas Rangers last weekend. — This Canadian Press report was first published on April 15, 2022. Follow @GregoryStrongCP on Twitter.