Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette hit solo homers and emergency starter Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Saturday.
Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette hit solo homers, George Springer drove in two runs and emergency starter Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Saturday.
Merrifield broke a 2-all tie by connecting off Zac Gallen in the fourth, his sixth homer of the season. Bichette gave Toronto an insurance run with a homer off Scott McGough in the eighth, his team-leading 16th. Merrifield added a sacrifice fly later in the eighth and finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Bassitt won his second straight decision as the Blue Jays moved a season-best 11 games above .500 at 52-41. The 34-year-old right-hander started in place of Kevin Gausman, who was scratched early Saturday because of discomfort in his left side.Nate Pearson worked the seventh, Erik Swanson pitched the eighth and Yimi Garcia finished for his second save in four chances.Gallen came in with a record of 7-0 following a Diamondbacks loss, but couldn't extend that streak against Toronto.
Springer's bases-loaded single in the second gave Toronto an early lead, but the Diamondbacks tied it in the fourth when two runs scored on Jake McCarthy's two-out infield single to second base. The Blue Jays challenged the close call at first, but the play stood.7 wins in 8 games!
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