Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox

Jul 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	16	0	7
CWS	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	3

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N. Padillawin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Jacksonsave: Toronto Blue Jays logo

N. Pearson

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- They call him two-hit Whit. Thursday night, both cleared the wall for Whit Merrifield, an unexpected power surge to carry the Blue Jays to a 5-4 win and a sweep of the White Sox on the road. In Game 1, the Blue Jays won 6-2 in 11 innings....

Scoring Summary

TORCWS

2
Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
3
Tim Anderson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Andrew Benintendi scores. [1 run]
11
3
Eloy Jimenez homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Tim Anderson scores. [2 runs]
13
4
Matt Chapman homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
23
5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd. [1 run]
33
5
Tim Anderson grounds into a double play, shortstop Santiago Espinal to second baseman Cavan Biggio to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Seby Zavala scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Tim Anderson out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
34
6
Whit Merrifield homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
44
7
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to second baseman Zach Remillard to catcher Seby Zavala to shortstop Tim Anderson. [1 run] [2 outs]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerRF	1	5	1	0	1	0	1	.267
2Bo BichetteDH	4	5	1	0	1	0	0	.320
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	2	5	0	2	1	0	3	.278
4Matt Chapman3B	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	.262
5Daulton VarshoCF-LF	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.221
6Whit MerrifieldLF-2B	2	4	2	2	0	2	0	.284
7Danny JansenC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.225
8Cavan Biggio2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.203
Kevin KiermaierCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
9Santiago EspinalSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.222
TOTAL	16	39	5	5	5	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Yusei KikuchiLHP	5.0	8	4	4	4	1	76	4.24
Jay JacksonRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1.29
Tim MayzaLHP	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	20	1.21
Nate PearsonRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	11	3.90
TOTAL	8.3	9	4	4	7	1	121	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.282
2Tim AndersonSS	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	.231
3Luis Robert Jr.CF	1	4	0	0	2	0	1	.272
4Eloy JimenezDH	1	4	1	2	0	1	1	.274
5Andrew Vaughn1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.244
6Jake Burger3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.216
7Zach Remillard2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.348
Yasmani GrandalPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254
8Oscar ColasRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.207
9Seby ZavalaC	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	.175
TOTAL	9	34	4	3	7	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Jesse ScholtensRHP	4.0	11	3	3	1	2	73	3.45
Bryan ShawRHP	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	25	7.36
Nicholas PadillaRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	17	5.79
Jimmy LambertRHP	2.0	2	0	0	3	0	25	6.29
TOTAL	9.0	16	5	5	5	3	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORCWS

TOP 1
LINEOUT — George Springer lines out sharply to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Bo Bichette called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Tim Anderson lines out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Luis Robert Jr. flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TOR

CWS

5Runs4

16Hits9

0Errors0

.410Batting Avg.265

39At Bats34

5Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In3

0Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts7

7Left on Base3

27Total Bases14

Game Details

Thursday, July 6, 2023 · 5:15 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 20,258 (49.9%)

weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy