Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cincinnati Reds

Aug 19, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	1	9
CIN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	6

loss:

B. Williamsonwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

C. Bassittsave: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Romano

Game Recap

CINCINNATI -- Bo Bichette came back with a message. The Blue Jays’ star shortstop sat out 16 games with a knee injury, which feels like a decade for a player like Bichette. He watched as Toronto went 8-8 in that span, flashing potential but rarely grabbing it with both hands....

Scoring Summary

TORCIN

4
Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Cavan Biggio scores. Santiago Espinal to 3rd. [1 run]
10
4
Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Santiago Espinal scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. [1 run]
20
4
Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Daulton Varsho scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. [1 run]
30
4
TJ Friedl homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
31
4
Elly De La Cruz triples (5) on a line drive to right fielder Cavan Biggio. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. Throwing error by right fielder Cavan Biggio. [2 runs]
33
5
Davis Schneider homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldLF-RF	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.300
2Bo BichetteSS	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.319
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.263
4Matt Chapman3B	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	3	.251
5Davis SchneiderDH	1	4	1	1	3	0	1	1	.367
6Alejandro KirkC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
7Cavan BiggioRF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	1	.224
Kevin KiermaierCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271
8Santiago Espinal2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.218
9Daulton VarshoCF-LF	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.221

TOTAL	9	36	4	4	11	4	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris BassittRHP	6.0	3	3	2	6	1	1	79	3.92
Trevor RichardsRHP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.96
Tim MayzaLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	1.05
Jordan HicksRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	3.81
Jordan RomanoRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	13	2.66
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	2	10	3	1	128	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1TJ FriedlCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.274
2Matt McLain2B	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	.298
3Elly De La CruzSS	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.261
4Spencer Steer3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.265
5Joey Votto1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.206
Noelvi MartePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
7Tyler StephensonC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243
8Will BensonRF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.275
Henry RamosPH-RF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	.243
9Stuart FairchildLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.230
TOTAL	6	33	3	2	10	3	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brandon WilliamsonLHP	5.2	9	4	4	6	1	1	101	4.47
Fernando CruzRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	4.47
Alex YoungLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	2.89
Derek LawRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	19	2.63

TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	11	4	1	154	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORCIN

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to center fielder TJ Friedl. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, third baseman Spencer Steer to first baseman Joey Votto. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson.
00
STRIKEOUT — Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — TJ Friedl grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Matt McLain strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

TOR

CIN

4Runs3

9Hits6

1Errors1

.250Batting Avg.182

36At Bats33

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks3

1Stolen Bases2

11Strikeouts10

9Left on Base6

12Total Bases12

Game Details

Saturday, August 19, 2023 · 6:40 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 38,461 (90.9%)

weather: 83 degrees, clear