Daulton Varsho hit his third career grand slam, Ernie Clement added a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6. José Berríos pitched six innings to end a four-start winless streak as the Blue Jays took two of three from the AL Central leaders. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Toronto Blue Jays ’ Daulton Varsho celebrates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam against the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Cleveland Guardians ’ Steven Kwan hits a single during fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Varsho batted with the bases loaded three times. He popped to shortstop against Ben Lively in the first inning and struck out against Hunter Gaddis in the eighth, but hit his second grand slam of the season off Nick Sandlin in the fifth. García left because of a sore elbow after allowing back-to-back two-out hits to Steven Kwan and Tyler Freeman.
“When Nate came in I said ‘You probably thought you weren’t pitching today but here you are, and lock it in,’ and he did,” Schneider said. “That’s a really tough ask against a guy who’s going to put the ball in play.” The Guardians snapped a 17-inning scoreless drought and tied the score with two runs off Berríos in the fifth. Kwan hit an RBI single and a second run scored on Freeman’s double play groundout.“It’s a tough task to get him out,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said.
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