Blue Jays outlast Phillies in sloppy slugfest as Hernandez gets back on the beam Via Mike_Ganter
On the night, the Jays pounded out 21 hits, forcing the Phillies to eventually send out reserve catcher Garrett Stubbs to finish the game on the mound.
Kyle Schwarber lost a catchable ball in the twilight in left field that fell for a gift double for Jansen in the second inning. Shortstop Bryson Scott had a pair of throwing errors on two Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at-bats to put him in scoring position in both the first and the sixth.
Merryweather came on to start the eight with a 14-5 lead and promptly gave back five runs on the three hits and two walks including that three-run jack from Schwarber.Either way the Jays collectively got the job done and got help elsewhere with Houston taking down Tampa Bay and extending Toronto’s lead on the Rays back to two games.Alejandro Kirk’s return to the lineup after a week off with a sore left hip was a successful one.