The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for seven runs in the second inning and rolled to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night for their first series win in a month.
capped the early outburst with a two-run homer as Toronto took the rubber game of the three-game set between last-place clubs.in a three-game set that wrapped on April 21. The Blue Jays are in the East Division basement while the White Sox are last in the Central Division and Major League Baseball's overall standings.
The Rogers Centre roof was opened about 45 minutes before first pitch on a warm, sunny and windy evening in the Ontario capital.appeared to battle the breezy conditions on Pham's drive to right field to open the game. Biggio had to jump on the run to snag the ball on the warning track.drove in two runs with a flare to left field and Varsho followed with a two-run triple. Guerrero tacked on an RBI single before Bichette hit his third homer of the year.
The Toronto shortstop put on a new-look home run jacket in the dugout after the blast. The celebratory garment had been shelved since the 2022 campaign. The Blue Jays tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning. Varsho and Guerrero reached on one-out walks and scored after Bichette floated a single to centre field.
Bassitt issued two walks and had four strikeouts. He lowered his earned-run average from 5.03 to 4.39.Pham spoiled Toronto's shutout bid by leading off the eighth inning with his third homer of the year. The White Sox scored a second run on relieverpitched the ninth inning for Toronto. Announced attendance was 28,670 and the game took two hours 43 minutes to play.
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