Flaherty (1-0) walked seven batters and hit another but did not allow a hit in five shutout innings
. Drew VerHagen and Andre Pallante followed with scoreless innings, then Ryan Helsley bailed Jordan Hicks out of an eighth-inning jam and continued on for his first save.Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman struck out seven and walked one in six innings. He allowed three unearned runs on eight hits.
In the second inning, Flaherty walked Danny Jansen and hit Cavan Biggio before again escaping trouble. Flaherty walked Bo Bichette and Guerrero to start the third inning before retiring the next three batters. Chapman’s throwing error on Nolan Arenado’s grounder allowed Donovan to score, then Gorman poked a two-run single down the third base line.
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