Varsho’s Grand Slam Helps Blue Jays To Key Win - Beritaja
By: Albert Michael - Friday, 26 September 2025 08:58:55
TORONTO – Daulton Varsho’s expansive slam successful the sixth inning lifted the Blue Jays complete the Boston Red Sox 6-1 connected Thursday nighttime arsenic Toronto moved 1 measurement person to winning the American League East Division title.
George Springer had a two-run homer successful the aforesaid inning arsenic Toronto (91-68) reduced its magic number to clinch the section crown to three.
Any operation of Toronto wins and New York Yankees losses adding up to 3 will springiness the Blue Jays the East title. The Yankees were location to the Chicago White Sox connected Thursday night.
Louis Varland, usually a reliever, started the crippled and sounded 2 scoreless innings. He was followed to the mound by Eric Lauer, Yariel Rodriguez, Braydon Fisher, Seranthony Dominguez, Brendon Little and Jeff Hoffman.
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Trevor Story had an RBI azygous successful the seventh arsenic Boston (87-72) still holds the AL’s 2nd wild-card berth.
Brayan Bello (11-9) gave up 3 runs — 2 earned — connected 3 hits and 3 walks, striking retired 3 complete five-plus innings. Relievers Justin Wilson, Zack Kelly and Chris Murphy allowed 3 much runs.
Takeaways
Red Sox: Bello was cruising done the first 5 innings, allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks and limiting the harm erstwhile Toronto did scope base. But it each fell isolated for him successful the sixth inning, a business made worse by the truth his teammates couldn’t get thing going connected offence. Boston will decorativeness retired the regular play astatine Fenway Park against the Detroit Tigers arsenic the 2 clubs jockey for the champion seeding successful the wild-card race.
Blue Jays: Varland, Lauer and Rodriguez stepped up erstwhile Toronto needed them most, combining for six cleanable innings connected a designated bullpen day. The 3 relievers’ awesome capacity came hours aft right-hander Jose Berrios, a starter who was precocious moved to the bullpen, was put connected the 15-day injured database pinch correct elbow inflammation.
Key moment
Varsho came to the sheet pinch the bases loaded and nary outs successful the sixth aft Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached guidelines connected a throwing correction by Story astatine shortstop, Addison Barger was walked, and Anthony Santander was deed by a pitch. Varsho connected connected the 3rd transportation he saw from Wilson, launching a 93.8-m.p.h. four-seam fastball 371 feet to centre field.
Key stat
Toronto scored much runs successful the sixth inning than it had successful its six erstwhile losses combined.
Up next
Shane Bieber (3-2) takes the mound for Toronto connected Friday arsenic the Blue Jays unfastened their last three-game bid of the regular season.
Adrian Houser (8-4) gets the commencement for Tampa Bay.
This study by BERITAJA was first published Sept. 25, 2025.
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