Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drives in five runs as Blue Jays shut out Guardians

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drives in five runs as Blue Jays shut out Guardians
Summary

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on Tuesday at Progressive Field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led the offense with three hits and five RBIs, including a three-run home run in the second inning. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease threw six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four batters while issuing no walks. Toronto recorded 15 hits in the victory, with Josh Smith adding a solo home run in the eighth inning. The bullpen tandem of Paul Sewald, Brendon Little, and Braydon Fisher combined for three scoreless innings to preserve the shutout. The two teams are scheduled to play again at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday with José Soriano set to face Tanner Bibee.

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  • Toronto Blue Jays defeated Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on September 2.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. recorded three hits and five RBIs.
  • Dylan Cease pitched six scoreless innings for Toronto.
  • The Blue Jays offense totaled 15 hits during the game.
  • José Soriano and Tanner Bibee are the scheduled starters for Wednesday.
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Jays 11 Guardians 0 Let’s start by saying that Dylan Cease was excellent tonight. Four hits, no runs against, no walks and four strikeouts. He came out after six innings and 83 pitches because we need him for the rest of the month. Very happy with John and Pete for doing that (not that it […]

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