TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays consider in one another and they also all the time consider they will win.
Myles Straw doubled within the go-ahead run within the sixth inning as Toronto topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday for his or her forty fourth comeback win of the season, probably the most within the American League. Straw stated after the sport it’s as a result of the Blue Jays are so carefully knit.
“We’ve been there. We’ve accomplished it. We’ve bought the fellows within the lineup and if it’s not the fitting man within the lineup, we bought the fitting man on the bench to fill in,” stated Straw, who went 2 for 3 on the plate with an RBI and a run. “The entire roster, because it stands, is absolutely, actually, actually good, and I feel we’re all ready to do what we’ve bought to do.
“We simply take pleasure in enjoying baseball with one another.”
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Jackson Holliday gave Baltimore (69-78) an early lead with an RBI single within the third. Vladimir Guerrero’s RBI double tied it 1-1 for Toronto (85-62) within the fifth after which Straw drove in Isiah Kiner-Falefa to take the lead.
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Ernie Clement singled in one other run within the seventh. Pinch-hitter Daulton Varsho tacked on two extra with a double within the eighth adopted by one other Guerrero RBI for the sport’s closing rating.
“It’s a brotherhood right here, it’s household,” Straw informed reporters. “It’s laborious to clarify. You’ve bought to be in there to grasp, however you guys are round sufficient, it’s a extremely good crew.
“We’re shut, and we simply consider in one another.”
Toronto leads the New York Yankees by three video games within the AL East. The Boston Crimson Sox path the Blue Jays by 4 1/2 video games after dropping 4-1 to the visiting Yankees later Friday night time.
The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers misplaced to the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Friday, including to Toronto’s total lead within the American League.
In consequence, beginning Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt solely threw 75 pitches despite the fact that he restricted the Orioles to at least one run on two hits, putting out six over 5 innings. Toronto supervisor John Schneider stated that he gave Bassitt a shorter outing with an eye fixed to saving his arm for the playoffs.
“I feel it’s simply the place we’re within the season,” stated Schneider. “It’s a completely rested bullpen, and I feel if (Bassitt) is a bit of bit extra environment friendly then, nice, preserve going.”
Relievers Ryan Borucki, Braydon Fisher (5-0), Louis Varland, Brendon Little and Yariel Rodriguez mixed for 4 scoreless innings a day after Kevin Gausman threw a complete-game shutout to relaxation your complete bullpen.
“It’s ensuring that we’re the healthiest going ahead, and ensuring, actually, that we’re wholesome by way of October,” stated Bassitt. “We have now a protracted option to go. We all know we have now a protracted option to go.
“How can we be sensible? Clearly, Schneids has closing say in all these issues of the place he form of attracts the road, realizing actually how we really feel.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Sept. 12, 2025.
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