Blue Jays 0-1 Guardians (Aug 8, 2023)

TOR

CLE

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W: T. Bibee

L: Y. Kikuchi

S: E. Clase

Scoring Plays All Plays

Top 1st

Whit Merrifield singles to center field.

Single

86.6 mph

64 ft

3 deg

Brandon Belt called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to shallow right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

91.5 mph

289 ft

18 deg

George Springer singles to center field. Whit Merrifield to second.

Single

94.8 mph

195 ft

12 deg

Daulton Varsho grounds out to second base, Andrés Giménez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

84.6 mph

11 ft

-16 deg

Bottom 1st

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

61.8 mph

4 ft

-38 deg

Andrés Giménez pops out to third base to Santiago Espinal.

Pop Out

85.9 mph

121 ft

69 deg

José Ramírez grounds out to third base, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

79 mph

6 ft

-25 deg

Top 2nd

Danny Jansen strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Cavan Biggio flies out to center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

94.9 mph

261 ft

51 deg

Santiago Espinal flies out to deep right center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

96.3 mph

348 ft

34 deg

Bottom 2nd

Oscar Gonzalez singles to shortstop.

Single

86.2 mph

21 ft

-5 deg

Ramón Laureano doubles to left field. Oscar Gonzalez scores.

Double

90.6 mph

41 ft

-1 deg

Brayan Rocchio grounds out to shallow infield, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Ramón Laureano to third.

Groundout

82 mph

7 ft

-20 deg

Gabriel Arias grounds out to shallow infield, Yusei Kikuchi to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

71.3 mph

1 ft

-58 deg

Bo Naylor called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Top 3rd

Paul DeJong flies out to left center field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

97.6 mph

320 ft

43 deg

Whit Merrifield singles to right field.

Single

93.2 mph

123 ft

6 deg

Brandon Belt singles to shallow infield. Whit Merrifield to second.

Single

36.5 mph

10 ft

-21 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to third base. Brandon Belt to second. Whit Merrifield to third.

Single

74.7 mph

6 ft

-16 deg

George Springer called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 3rd

Myles Straw lines out to right field to George Springer.

Lineout

95.9 mph

251 ft

15 deg

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Yusei Kikuchi.

Groundout

88.6 mph

2 ft

-52 deg

Andrés Giménez walks.

Walk

José Ramírez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Andrés Giménez out at second.

Forceout

96.9 mph

19 ft

-8 deg

Top 4th

Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow left field, José Ramírez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

98.9 mph

15 ft

-8 deg

Cavan Biggio lines out to left center field to Steven Kwan.

Lineout

95.4 mph

320 ft

21 deg

Santiago Espinal called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Bottom 4th

Oscar Gonzalez flies out to George Springer.

Flyout

90.3 mph

298 ft

33 deg

Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 5th

Paul DeJong strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Whit Merrifield singles to shallow left field.

Single

84.8 mph

143 ft

9 deg

Brandon Belt grounds out to shallow infield. Whit Merrifield out at second.

Grounded Into DP

62.7 mph

44 ft

2 deg

Bottom 5th

Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bo Naylor grounds out to shallow right field, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

82.4 mph

5 ft

-20 deg

Myles Straw flies out to right field to George Springer.

Flyout

72.6 mph

228 ft

32 deg

Top 6th

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

83.9 mph

271 ft

22 deg

George Springer flies out to deep center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

99.2 mph

369 ft

23 deg

Daulton Varsho flies out to deep left field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

99.2 mph

353 ft

41 deg

Bottom 6th

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Yusei Kikuchi.

Groundout

92.6 mph

17 ft

-6 deg

Andrés Giménez grounds out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

81.8 mph

40 ft

José Ramírez flies out to deep right field to George Springer.

Flyout

92.4 mph

318 ft

31 deg

Top 7th

Danny Jansen grounds out to third base, José Ramírez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

81.7 mph

16 ft

-11 deg

Cavan Biggio flies out to deep left center field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

97.4 mph

366 ft

29 deg

Santiago Espinal hit by pitch.

Hit By Pitch

Paul DeJong flies out to left field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

92.6 mph

313 ft

45 deg

Bottom 7th

Oscar Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

72.4 mph

128 ft

10 deg

Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Brayan Rocchio doubles to left field.

Double

98 mph

181 ft

10 deg

Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 8th

Trevor Stephan (P) replaces Tanner Bibee (P).

Whit Merrifield flies out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Flyout

88.6 mph

264 ft

48 deg

Brandon Belt strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left center field.

Single

72.2 mph

232 ft

24 deg

George Springer lines out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

88 mph

284 ft

21 deg

Bottom 8th

Génesis Cabrera (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).

Bo Naylor strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Myles Straw grounds out to shortstop, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

92.8 mph

4 ft

-17 deg

Steven Kwan flies out to deep center field to Daulton Varsho.

Flyout

101.1 mph

389 ft

27 deg

Top 9th

Emmanuel Clase (P) replaces Trevor Stephan (P).

Daulton Varsho singles to shallow infield.

Single

40.5 mph

7 ft

-30 deg

Daulton Varsho steals second.

Stolen Base

Danny Jansen flies out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Flyout

90.9 mph

302 ft

40 deg

Cavan Biggio strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Matt Chapman pinch-hitting for Santiago Espinal.

Matt Chapman singles to shallow infield. Daulton Varsho to third.

Single

Alejandro Kirk pinch-hitting for Paul DeJong.

Alejandro Kirk flies out to deep right center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

94.4 mph

328 ft

40 deg

Bottom 2nd

Ramón Laureano doubles to left field. Oscar Gonzalez scores.

Double

90.6 mph

41 ft

-1 deg

TOR

Team Stats

CLE

0

HR

0

R

1

9

H

3

1

SB

0

9

LOB

3

.257

AVG

.111

.278

OBP

.143

.257

SLG

.185

1.13

ERA

0.00

7

K

8

1

BB

0

Current Series

Blue Jays

3

Guardians

1

Game 1

Final

Blue Jays

0

Guardians

1

Game 2

Final

Blue Jays

1

Guardians

0

Game 3

Final

Blue Jays

3

Guardians

4

Game 4

Final

2023 AL East

TORCLE

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles - y	101	61	.623
Rays - w	99	63	.611	2.0
Blue Jays - w	89	73	.549	12.0
Yankees	82	80	.506	19.0
Red Sox	78	84	.481	23.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Twins - y	87	75	.537
Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0
Guardians	76	86	.469	11.0
White Sox	61	101	.377	26.0
Royals	56	106	.346	31.0

Game Summary

The Cleveland Guardians squeaked out a win over the Toronto Blue Jays, 1 to 0, on August 8, 2023.

Game Info

August 8, 2023

Progressive Field

Cleveland, Ohio

75°

6 mph WSW

Home Plate: Charlie Ramos

First Base: Nic Lentz

Second Base: Jeremie Rehak

Third Base: Chad Fairchild

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Twins - y	87	75	.537
Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0
Guardians	76	86	.469	11.0
White Sox	61	101	.377	26.0
Royals	56	106	.346	31.0

TOR

Batters	AB	H	SB	K
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield LF	4	3	0	0
Brandon Belt B. Belt DH	4	1	0	2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	2	0	0
George Springer G. Springer RF	4	1	0	1
Daulton Varsho D. Varsho CF	4	1	1	1
Danny Jansen D. Jansen C	4	0	0	1
Cavan Biggio C. Biggio 2B	4	0	0	1
Santiago Espinal S. Espinal 3B	2	0	0	1
Matt Chapman M. Chapman PH	1	1	0	0
Paul DeJong P. DeJong SS	3	0	0	1
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk PH	1	0	0	0
Totals	35	9	1	8

CLE

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Steven Kwan S. Kwan LF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrés Giménez A. Giménez 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0
José Ramírez J. Ramírez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar González O. González DH	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ramón Laureano R. Laureano RF	3	0	1	1	0	2
Brayan Rocchio B. Rocchio SS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gabriel Arias G. Arias 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bo Naylor B. Naylor C	3	0	0	0	0	2
Myles Straw M. Straw CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	1	3	1	1	7

Batting

TB: B. Belt, M. Chapman, W. Merrifield 3, G. Springer, D. Varsho, V. Guerrero Jr. 2

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho 3, A. Kirk

HBP: S. Espinal

GIDP: B. Belt

Team RISP: 2-for-8

Team LOB: 9

Baserunning

SB: D. Varsho

Batting

2B: R. Laureano, B. Rocchio

TB: R. Laureano 2, B. Rocchio 2, O. González

RBI: R. Laureano

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B. Naylor, G. Arias

Team RISP: 0-for-4

Team LOB: 3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi (L)	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	1.29
Génesis Cabrera G. Cabrera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	3	1	1	1	7

Pitchers	IP	H	K	ERA
Tanner Bibee T. Bibee (W)	7.0	6	6	0.00
Trevor Stephan T. Stephan (H)	1.0	1	1	0.00
Emmanuel Clase E. Clase (S)	1.0	2	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	8

Pitches-strikes: G. Cabrera 9-7, Y. Kikuchi 95-63

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Cabrera 1-1, Y. Kikuchi 10-3

Batters faced: G. Cabrera 3, Y. Kikuchi 25

Pitches-strikes: T. Stephan 16-11, E. Clase 16-11, T. Bibee 100-63

Groundouts-flyouts: T. Stephan 0-1, E. Clase 0-2, T. Bibee 4-7

Batters faced: T. Stephan 4, E. Clase 5, T. Bibee 27

Batters	AB	H	SB	K
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield LF	4	3	0	0
Brandon Belt B. Belt DH	4	1	0	2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	2	0	0
George Springer G. Springer RF	4	1	0	1
Daulton Varsho D. Varsho CF	4	1	1	1
Danny Jansen D. Jansen C	4	0	0	1
Cavan Biggio C. Biggio 2B	4	0	0	1
Santiago Espinal S. Espinal 3B	2	0	0	1
Matt Chapman M. Chapman PH	1	1	0	0
Paul DeJong P. DeJong SS	3	0	0	1
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk PH	1	0	0	0
Totals	35	9	1	8

Batting

TB: B. Belt, M. Chapman, W. Merrifield 3, G. Springer, D. Varsho, V. Guerrero Jr. 2

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho 3, A. Kirk

HBP: S. Espinal

GIDP: B. Belt

Team RISP: 2-for-8

Team LOB: 9

Baserunning

SB: D. Varsho

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi (L)	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	1.29
Génesis Cabrera G. Cabrera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	3	1	1	1	7

Pitches-strikes: G. Cabrera 9-7, Y. Kikuchi 95-63

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Cabrera 1-1, Y. Kikuchi 10-3

Batters faced: G. Cabrera 3, Y. Kikuchi 25

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Steven Kwan S. Kwan LF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrés Giménez A. Giménez 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0
José Ramírez J. Ramírez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar González O. González DH	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ramón Laureano R. Laureano RF	3	0	1	1	0	2
Brayan Rocchio B. Rocchio SS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gabriel Arias G. Arias 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bo Naylor B. Naylor C	3	0	0	0	0	2
Myles Straw M. Straw CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	1	3	1	1	7

Batting

2B: R. Laureano, B. Rocchio

TB: R. Laureano 2, B. Rocchio 2, O. González

RBI: R. Laureano

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B. Naylor, G. Arias

Team RISP: 0-for-4

Team LOB: 3

Pitchers	IP	H	K	ERA
Tanner Bibee T. Bibee (W)	7.0	6	6	0.00
Trevor Stephan T. Stephan (H)	1.0	1	1	0.00
Emmanuel Clase E. Clase (S)	1.0	2	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	8

Pitches-strikes: T. Stephan 16-11, E. Clase 16-11, T. Bibee 100-63

Groundouts-flyouts: T. Stephan 0-1, E. Clase 0-2, T. Bibee 4-7

Batters faced: T. Stephan 4, E. Clase 5, T. Bibee 27

Top 1st

Whit Merrifield singles to center field.

Single

86.6 mph

64 ft

3 deg

Brandon Belt called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to shallow right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

91.5 mph

289 ft

18 deg

George Springer singles to center field. Whit Merrifield to second.

Single

94.8 mph

195 ft

12 deg

Daulton Varsho grounds out to second base, Andrés Giménez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

84.6 mph

11 ft

-16 deg

Bottom 1st

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

61.8 mph

4 ft

-38 deg

Andrés Giménez pops out to third base to Santiago Espinal.

Pop Out

85.9 mph

121 ft

69 deg

José Ramírez grounds out to third base, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

79 mph

6 ft

-25 deg

Top 2nd

Danny Jansen strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Cavan Biggio flies out to center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

94.9 mph

261 ft

51 deg

Santiago Espinal flies out to deep right center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

96.3 mph

348 ft

34 deg

Bottom 2nd

Oscar Gonzalez singles to shortstop.

Single

86.2 mph

21 ft

-5 deg

Ramón Laureano doubles to left field. Oscar Gonzalez scores.

Double

90.6 mph

41 ft

-1 deg

Brayan Rocchio grounds out to shallow infield, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Ramón Laureano to third.

Groundout

82 mph

7 ft

-20 deg

Gabriel Arias grounds out to shallow infield, Yusei Kikuchi to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

71.3 mph

1 ft

-58 deg

Bo Naylor called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Top 3rd

Paul DeJong flies out to left center field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

97.6 mph

320 ft

43 deg

Whit Merrifield singles to right field.

Single

93.2 mph

123 ft

6 deg

Brandon Belt singles to shallow infield. Whit Merrifield to second.

Single

36.5 mph

10 ft

-21 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to third base. Brandon Belt to second. Whit Merrifield to third.

Single

74.7 mph

6 ft

-16 deg

George Springer called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 3rd

Myles Straw lines out to right field to George Springer.

Lineout

95.9 mph

251 ft

15 deg

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Yusei Kikuchi.

Groundout

88.6 mph

2 ft

-52 deg

Andrés Giménez walks.

Walk

José Ramírez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Andrés Giménez out at second.

Forceout

96.9 mph

19 ft

-8 deg

Top 4th

Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow left field, José Ramírez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

98.9 mph

15 ft

-8 deg

Cavan Biggio lines out to left center field to Steven Kwan.

Lineout

95.4 mph

320 ft

21 deg

Santiago Espinal called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Bottom 4th

Oscar Gonzalez flies out to George Springer.

Flyout

90.3 mph

298 ft

33 deg

Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 5th

Paul DeJong strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Whit Merrifield singles to shallow left field.

Single

84.8 mph

143 ft

9 deg

Brandon Belt grounds out to shallow infield. Whit Merrifield out at second.

Grounded Into DP

62.7 mph

44 ft

2 deg

Bottom 5th

Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bo Naylor grounds out to shallow right field, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

82.4 mph

5 ft

-20 deg

Myles Straw flies out to right field to George Springer.

Flyout

72.6 mph

228 ft

32 deg

Top 6th

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

83.9 mph

271 ft

22 deg

George Springer flies out to deep center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

99.2 mph

369 ft

23 deg

Daulton Varsho flies out to deep left field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

99.2 mph

353 ft

41 deg

Bottom 6th

Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Yusei Kikuchi.

Groundout

92.6 mph

17 ft

-6 deg

Andrés Giménez grounds out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

81.8 mph

40 ft

José Ramírez flies out to deep right field to George Springer.

Flyout

92.4 mph

318 ft

31 deg

Top 7th

Danny Jansen grounds out to third base, José Ramírez to Gabriel Arias.

Groundout

81.7 mph

16 ft

-11 deg

Cavan Biggio flies out to deep left center field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

97.4 mph

366 ft

29 deg

Santiago Espinal hit by pitch.

Hit By Pitch

Paul DeJong flies out to left field to Steven Kwan.

Flyout

92.6 mph

313 ft

45 deg

Bottom 7th

Oscar Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

72.4 mph

128 ft

10 deg

Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Brayan Rocchio doubles to left field.

Double

98 mph

181 ft

10 deg

Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 8th

Trevor Stephan (P) replaces Tanner Bibee (P).

Whit Merrifield flies out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Flyout

88.6 mph

264 ft

48 deg

Brandon Belt strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left center field.

Single

72.2 mph

232 ft

24 deg

George Springer lines out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Lineout

88 mph

284 ft

21 deg

Bottom 8th

Génesis Cabrera (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).

Bo Naylor strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Myles Straw grounds out to shortstop, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

92.8 mph

4 ft

-17 deg

Steven Kwan flies out to deep center field to Daulton Varsho.

Flyout

101.1 mph

389 ft

27 deg

Top 9th

Emmanuel Clase (P) replaces Trevor Stephan (P).

Daulton Varsho singles to shallow infield.

Single

40.5 mph

7 ft

-30 deg

Daulton Varsho steals second.

Stolen Base

Danny Jansen flies out to right field to Ramón Laureano.

Flyout

90.9 mph

302 ft

40 deg

Cavan Biggio strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Matt Chapman pinch-hitting for Santiago Espinal.

Matt Chapman singles to shallow infield. Daulton Varsho to third.

Single

Alejandro Kirk pinch-hitting for Paul DeJong.

Alejandro Kirk flies out to deep right center field to Myles Straw.

Flyout

94.4 mph

328 ft

40 deg

64-51 TOR

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Current Series

2023 AL East

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