MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/18/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2150 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (39-84) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 9 1
Cincinnati Reds (55-69) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Jeffers Hits Two Dingers, Blue Jays Win, 6-3
The Toronto Blue Jays stopped the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, at Great American Ball Park. The Blue Jays got a big game from Ryan Jeffers, who went 3-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Toronto reliever Jay Groome was the winner. His record is now 3-4. The losing pitcher was Marco Gonzales. Stephen Nogosek earned the save, his 1st in 3 tries.

Jeffers came through for the Blue Jays in the top of the fifth inning. With Toronto trailing 2-1, the catcher hit a 2-run home run. It made the score 3-2, Toronto.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Jeffers said.

Toronto is now riding a 3-game win streak.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Moniak LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .224 13 51
M. Dubon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .230 7 37
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .322 9 30
K. Hiura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191 17 48
Y. Chang DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .221 7 36
A. Slater RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253 6 36
R. Jeffers C 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .188 10 35
N. Maton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 6 31
T. Wade SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232 2 27
Totals 36 6 9 6 1 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Chang (11, 5th Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Jeffers 2 (10, 3rd Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (9, 8th Inning off B. Abreu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dubon , E. Longoria 4 , Y. Chang 3 , A. Slater , R. Jeffers 9 , T. Wade
2-out RBI: E. Longoria , T. Wade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moniak
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Slater (25)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Longoria-Maton-Hiura, Maton-Wade-Hiura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .253 12 39
G. Urshela 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .278 11 61
T. Turner SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .292 16 62
W. Flores 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .257 18 52
E. Valdez LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .232 18 62
D. Villar DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 24 63
K. Newman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 3 16
M. Gomez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 9 22
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 0 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Newman (14, 2nd Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Valdez 2 (18, 2nd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Urshela (11, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Robles , G. Urshela 4 , T. Turner , E. Valdez 8 , D. Villar , K. Newman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Robles , W. Flores , M. Gomez
GIDP: W. Flores , K. Newman
Hit by Pitch: V. Robles
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Robles (20)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garcia 3.2 4 2 2 2 7 2 81 4.66   
J. Groome W (3-4) 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 35 5.58   
T. Cosgrove H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.34   
C. Stashak H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.90   
A. Munoz H (10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 2.94   
S. Nogosek SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 48
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 17, J. Groome 8, T. Cosgrove 1, C. Stashak 5, A. Munoz 4, S. Nogosek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 1-3, J. Groome 3-1, T. Cosgrove 1-0, C. Stashak 1-2, A. Munoz 0-1, S. Nogosek 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 81-52, J. Groome 35-13, T. Cosgrove 5-2, C. Stashak 16-12, A. Munoz 17-12, S. Nogosek 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cosgrove 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Groome
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gonzales L (10-8) 7.1 4 3 3 1 1 2 98 4.67   
B. Abreu 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 11 5.51   
T. Megill 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 34 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 58
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 27, B. Abreu 4, T. Megill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 9-12, B. Abreu 0-2, T. Megill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 98-61, B. Abreu 11-8, T. Megill 34-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Jeffers
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 16003
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