TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove within the go-ahead run with a single within the fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Tyler Heineman had an RBI double within the fifth instantly adopted by Myles Straw’s two-run single to avoid wasting Toronto (79-58) from a three-game sweep.
Nathan Lukes had a two-run double within the first and was then pushed residence by Ernie Clement’s single. George Springer’s double within the second drove in one other run.
Max Scherzer allowed 4 runs on 9 hits over 4 innings, placing out only one. Brendon Little, Tommy Nance (1-0), Louis Varland, Seranthony Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman got here out of the bullpen to protect the win.
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William Contreras homered within the first inning to attain Jackson Chourio within the first inning for Milwaukee (85-53). Contreras scored Chourio once more with a single off the wall within the third after Brice Turang’s solo shot to led off the inning.
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Brandon Woodruff (5-2) allowed eight runs — 5 earned — on 10 hits and two walks over 4 1/3 innings, placing out three. Tobias Myers and Rob Zastryzny mixed for 3 2/3 innings of scoreless aid.
Takeaways
Brewers: The highest of Milwaukee’s batting order received to Scherzer early and sometimes, tying the sport 4-4 on Contreras’s RBI single within the third. However as soon as Scherzer was off the mound, the Brewers’ hitters couldn’t get something going, particularly from the sixth inning onward.
Blue Jays: Scherzer struggled by means of his outing however Toronto’s four-hit rally within the fifth gave the Blue Jays sufficient of a cushion to carry off the MLB-best Brewers. The Blue Jays’ bullpen has been unreliable because the all-star break, however strong outings from Nance, Varland and Dominguez gave the house group the scoreless innings they wanted to get the win.
Key second
Nance took the mound for Toronto within the fifth inning with the bases loaded and one out. He struck out Andrew Vaughn on 4 pitches after which induced an Isaac Collins groundout to flee the risk.
Key stat
Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette had his career-best 14-game hit streak snapped. He drew a stroll however went 0 for 4 on the plate.
Up subsequent
The Blue Jays hit the street, travelling to Cincinnati the place Chris Bassitt (11-7) will take the mound for Toronto in a Labour Day matinee in opposition to the Reds.
Hunter Greene (5-4) is scheduled to begin for Cincinnati.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Aug. 31, 2025.
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