MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/03/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1597 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (37-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (56-29) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 1
Blue Jays Subdue New York, 3-1
The first-place Toronto Blue Jays took on the New York Mets at Rogers Centre.

In a tight battle between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets, pitcher Clayton Kershaw was in the zone. The Toronto left-hander was named the player of the game in Toronto's 3-1 win. Kershaw picked up the win for Toronto, going 7 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 5-6.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from left fielder Carlos Gonzalez. For the game, Gonzalez went 1 for 4, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run single. His 78th hit of the season gave Toronto a 2-0 lead.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Gonzalez. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."

The Blue Jays have an impressive 56-29 record.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 15 48
S. Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .288 12 42
E. Rosario LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 13 41
T. Shaw 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .244 16 46
S. Schebler RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .232 10 39
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 14 38
G. Parra DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .256 2 18
N. Ahmed SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 11 39
C. Vazquez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 1 4
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Parra (9, 9th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ , T. Shaw 2 , E. Rosario , C. Vazquez , G. Parra 2
2-out RBI: G. Parra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ahmed , S. Schebler
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shaw-Castro-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .323 4 43
E. Andrus SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .253 8 42
A. McCutchen RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 6 49
J. Bell 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 12 55
C. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .248 19 66
N. Castellanos 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 10 40
J. Soler DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .278 15 46
K. Broxton CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .231 11 39
A. Hedges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 6 22
Totals 28 3 5 3 4 1 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez , J. Soler 2 , K. Broxton , D. Gordon
2-out RBI: J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Broxton , D. Gordon
GIDP: A. Hedges
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Andrus (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Andrus (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Gant L (0-1) 6.0 4 3 3 3 0 0 82 49 4.09   
D. Steckenrider 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 14 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gant 49
Batters Faced: J. Gant 25, D. Steckenrider 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gant 6-12, D. Steckenrider 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gant 82-49, D. Steckenrider 22-14
WP: J. Gant
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (5-6) 7.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 105 65 4.53   
D. Betances H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 2.81   
T. Rosenthal SV (21) 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 23 14 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 72
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 27, D. Betances 3, T. Rosenthal 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 7-6, D. Betances 0-1, T. Rosenthal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 105-65, D. Betances 10-8, T. Rosenthal 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Betances 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 39936
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