TORONTO – Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich had back-to-back residence runs within the ninth inning because the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Isaac Collins added a 3rd run with an RBI double 4 batters later as Milwaukee (85-52) gained its second consecutive sport in Toronto. Sal Frelick’s groundout gave Yelich sufficient time to attain within the seventh to tie the sport 1-1.
Quinn Priester allowed one unearned run over six innings, placing out three however giving up 5 hits. Relievers Jared Koenig, Nick Mears, Aaron Ashby and Abner Uribe got here on for the Brewers, with Ashby incomes the win because the pitcher of report when Chourio and Yelich hit their homers.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., had a sacrifice fly within the sixth to present Toronto (78-58) a short-lived lead.
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Kevin Gausman earned a no resolution after he struck out eight, permitting only one run on 4 hits over seven innings.
Seranthony Dominguez, Jeff Hoffman and Yariel Rodriguez got here out of the Blue Jays bullpen, with Hoffman coughing up the three ninth-inning runs.
Takeaways
Brewers: Milwaukee has constructed its lead atop the Nationwide League by having a so-called pesky offence that continues to chip away at its opponents’ pitching. Though Gausman restricted them to 1 run — partially due to Toronto’s wonderful defence — the Brewers bought to the house workforce’s relievers.
Blue Jays: Gausman wanted to go deep to try to assist Toronto’s bullpen to relaxation. Though he earned a top quality begin by going seven innings of one-run ball, the Blue Jays’ struggling bullpen nonetheless wasn’t able to take over the sport. Though Dominguez pitched a clear eighth inning, Hoffman continued to wrestle, getting roundly booed by the sold-out Rogers Centre crowd of 41,424 followers as he gave up Collins’s RBI double.
Key second
Chourio, recent off Milwaukee’s injured checklist, appeared to have a house run within the first inning however Myles Straw caught the ball simply over the centre-field wall to rob the Brewers’ centre-fielder.
Key stat
Bo Bichette prolonged his hit streak to 14 video games with a single up the center within the ninth inning. It’s the longest of his profession.
Up subsequent
Max Scherzer (5-2) will get the beginning for Toronto within the collection finale.
Brandon Woodruff (5-1) is scheduled to take the mound for Milwaukee.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Aug. 30, 2025.
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