Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox, Doubleheader Game 2

MLB

Blue Jays

48-40

5-4

Final

White Sox

37-52

Rate Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 5-4

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in Doubleheader Game 2 on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Rate Field. The Blue Jays win the series 3-0. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays. Eloy Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the White Sox.

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Whit Merrifield helps Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox 5-4 for doubleheader sweep

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What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 3-0.
Blue Jays 25-22 on the road; White Sox 20-23 at home.

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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

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Joey Bart C
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Ky Bush SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Luis Castillo SP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Prelander Berroa RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tanner Murray LF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.86 ERA, 181 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteDH
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Matt Chapman3B
5Daulton VarshoLF
6Whit Merrifield2B
7Danny JansenC
8Cavan Biggio2B
9Santiago EspinalSS

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Jesse Scholtens SP

Probable starter · 1-9, 5.29 ERA, 58 K, 1.53 WHIP

Lineup

1Andrew BenintendiLF
2Tim AndersonSS
3Luis Robert Jr.CF
4Eloy JimenezDH
5Andrew Vaughn1B
6Jake Burger3B
7Zach Remillard2B
8Oscar ColasRF
9Seby ZavalaC

The series

TOR wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2 (Jul 6)

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 20,258
Officials: Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Randy Rosenberg (Third Base Umpire)