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Match Report

Davis Schneider hit tiebreaking solo homer as Toronto Blue Jays edge Cincinnati Reds 4-3

— Davis Schneider hit a tiebreaking solo homer and Jordan Romano worked out of a jam in the ninth inning, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

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Top Performers

TOR

  • Davis Schneider LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Whit Merrifield 2B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Matt Chapman 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • TJ Friedl CF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

TOR wins series 2-1

Injuries

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CIN

  1. TJ FriedlCF29
  2. Matt McLain2B9
  3. Elly De La CruzSS44
  4. Spencer Steer3B7
  5. Joey Votto1B37
  6. Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH32
  7. Tyler StephensonC37
  8. Will BensonRF30
  9. Stuart FairchildLF17

Substitutes

  1. Noelvi MartePR4
  2. Henry RamosRF31

TOR

  1. Whit MerrifieldRF15
  2. Bo BichetteSS19
  3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B27
  4. Matt Chapman3B26
  5. Davis SchneiderDH36
  6. Alejandro KirkC30
  7. Cavan BiggioRF4
  8. Santiago Espinal2B21
  9. Daulton VarshoLF18

Substitutes

  1. Kevin KiermaierCF93

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34972 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39912 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 6th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42431 5th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    42431 5th Inning
  18. Play Result 4-3

    Schneider homered to left center (387 feet).

    42431 5th Inning
  19. Home Run 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42431 5th Inning
  20. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42431 5th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    33148 4th Inning
  25. Play Result 3-3

    De La Cruz tripled to right, De La Cruz scored on throwing error by right fielder Biggio and McLain scored.

    33148 4th Inning
  26. Triple 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33148 4th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    33148 4th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33148 4th Inning
  30. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33148 4th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    33148 4th Inning
  33. Play Result 3-1

    Friedl homered to right center (382 feet).

    33148 4th Inning
  34. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33148 4th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 4th Inning
  36. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33148 4th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33148 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    42431 4th Inning
  40. Play Result 3-0

    Bichette singled to center, Varsho scored, Merrifield to second.

    42431 4th Inning
  41. Single 3-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42431 4th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  44. Strike Looking 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    42431 4th Inning
  45. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42431 4th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    42431 4th Inning
  47. Play Result 2-0

    Merrifield singled to right, Espinal scored, Varsho to second.

    42431 4th Inning
  48. Single 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42431 4th Inning
  49. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    42431 4th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    42431 4th Inning
  51. Play Result 1-0

    Varsho singled to center, Biggio scored, Espinal to third.

    42431 4th Inning
  52. Single 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42431 4th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 3rd Inning
  55. Foul Out 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42431 3rd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 2nd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  1. End Inning 4-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36380 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 4-3

    Fairchild grounded out to third.

    36380 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36380 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Jordan Romano pitches to Stuart Fairchild

    36380 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36380 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 4-3

    Ramos struck out swinging.

    36380 9th Inning
  8. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36380 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 4-3

    Encarnacion-Strand stole second, Marte stole third.

    36380 9th Inning
  11. Stolen Base 4-3

    Encarnacion-Strand stole second, Marte stole third.

    36380 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36380 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Jordan Romano pitches to Henry Ramos

    36380 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36380 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 4-3

    Stephenson flied out to right.

    36380 9th Inning
  16. Fly Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36380 9th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    36380 9th Inning
  18. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    36380 9th Inning
  19. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36380 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Jordan Romano pitches to Tyler Stephenson

    36380 9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36380 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 4-3

    Encarnacion-Strand singled to right, Marte to second.

    36380 9th Inning
  23. Single 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36380 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Jordan Romano pitches to Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    36380 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-3

    Marte ran for Votto

    9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36380 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 4-3

    Votto walked.

    36380 9th Inning
  28. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    36380 9th Inning
  29. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    36380 9th Inning
  30. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36380 9th Inning
  31. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36380 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Jordan Romano pitches to Joey Votto

    36380 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 4-3

    Romano relieved Hicks

    36380 9th Inning
  34. Play Result 4-3

    Varsho in left field.

    9th Inning
  35. Play Result 4-3

    Kiermaier in center field.

    9th Inning
  36. Play Result 4-3

    Merrifield in right field.

    9th Inning
  37. Start Inning 4-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Inning 4-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    33139 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 4-3

    Chapman struck out swinging.

    33139 9th Inning

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