Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Blue Jays

65-51

1-0

Final

Guardians

55-60

Progressive Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Blue Jays 1-0

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Progressive Field. The series is tied 2-2. George Springer went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays. Kole Calhoun went 2-for-3 for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 9

Blue Jays use Springer's solo homer and Gausman's 6 strikeouts to beat Guardians 1-0

George Springer homered in the first inning and Kevin Gausman struck out six in a combined six-hitter, helping the Toronto Blue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Blue Jays 35-27 on the road; Guardians 30-28 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 8h ago

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ESPN · 8h ago

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ESPN · 10h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Kevin Gausman SP

Probable starter · 12-9, 3.16 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2George SpringerRF
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Matt Chapman3B
5Danny JansenDH
6Davis Schneider2B
7Alejandro KirkC
8Paul DeJongSS
9Daulton VarshoCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.81 ERA, 119 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezDH
5Kole Calhoun1B
6Ramon LaureanoCF
7Will BrennanRF
8Gabriel AriasSS
9Cam GallagherC

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Guardians 1, Blue Jays 0 (Aug 8)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 21,227
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)