Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman silenced the Yankees’ batters in New York on Friday and helped his team win 4-0.
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The gunner thus took advantage of his rivals’ setbacks to add a layer and inflict a 14th defeat on them in their last 18 duels. So Canada’s only major baseball formation has removed the first two duels of a series counting four between these two rivals of the American’s eastern section.
Gausman (9-9) finally gave up his spot on the mound after seven innings after passing so many batters in the glove and allowing just four hits and a walk.
Offensively, Teoscar Hernandez scored the guests’ most successful goal. In the fourth inning, the outfielder repelled an offer from Jameson Taillon while Alejandro Kirk was on the trails.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. produced the winning run when he floored shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and pressed Whit Merrifield to the plate in the third inning.
Danny Jansen (victim fly) produced the other run for his team, in the ninth round of batting.
Both teams continue their series on Saturday. Mitch White (1-3) is expected to be manager John Schneider’s right-hand man on the mound, while the Jays’ batsmen will have the daunting task of taking on Gerrit Cole (9-5).
Sandoval handcuffs the Tigers
In Detroit, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval (4-8) was no kidding as he knocked out the Tigers while completing a full game in a 1-0 win for his team.
The 25-year-old stomped the crowd’s favorite bats for nine innings, putting nine of them in the dust and allowing just four hits from safety.
In the opposing camp, Matt Manning (0-1) doesn’t have much to blame himself for, but the loss was his tally, even if he gave up just one point, a long ball awarded to Jared Walsh in the second inning. He was eventually retired after seven innings on the mound after giving up just three hits and a walk while beating six opponents.
Elsewhere in Major League Baseball
In Chicago, the Cubs batters were victims of 14 strikeouts but also had 10 hits and eight runs in an 8-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.