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Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman (4-3) threw six
scoreless innings as Toronto earned a split in the two-game
interleague series. He gave up four hits and two walks while
striking out eight.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays, and
George Springer had an RBI triple and added two walks and two
runs.
The Cardinals brought a four-game winning streak into the game,
but starting pitcher Jordan Hicks (1-4) retired just nine
batters. He allowed four runs on four hits and five walks in his
three-plus innings. Hicks fanned three.
Toronto took a quick 1-0 lead. Springer led off the game by
walking, and he came around after Guerrero hit a one-out single
and Teoscar Hernandez hit a run-scoring infield single with two
outs.
With Hicks still experiencing control issues, the Blue Jays
pushed their lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning. Alejandro Kirk
hit a leadoff single, Matt Chapman walked and Jansen hit a
three-run homer on a 3-2 pitch.
The Blue Jays tacked on three runs in the sixth inning against
relievers Nick Wittgren and Drew VerHagen. Raimel Tapia led off
with a single and scored when Springer hit a line-drive triple
that right fielder Brendan Donovan lost in the lights.
Santiago Espinal hit a sacrifice fly and Guerrero followed with
his eighth homer of the season to make it 7-0.
The Cardinals finally threatened against Gausman in the bottom
of the sixth. Paul Goldschmidt, who extended his hitting streak
to 16 games and his on-base streak to 30 earlier in the game,
hit a leadoff single.
One batter later, Juan Yepez hit a fielder's-choice grounder
that the Blue Jays couldn't convert into an out. However, Nolan
Gorman struck out and Corey Dickerson popped to strand them.
Jansen's solo homer in the seventh, his fifth long ball of the
year, made it 8-0. The Cardinals got one run back in their half
of the inning on Tommy Edman's double and Donovan's RBI single
off Ross Stripling.
--Field Level Media
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