Bichette homers as Blue Jays dump Phillies 9-1

TORONTO – Bo Bichette deed a two-run homer and Chris Bassitt threw 7 beardown innings arsenic the Toronto Blue Jays dumped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 connected Thursday day astatine Rogers Centre.

Myles Straw and Tyler Heineman drove successful 3 runs apiece for the Blue Jays (33-29), who took the rubber crippled of the three-game series. Toronto has won 8 of its past 10 games.

Bassitt (6-3) allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and 1 earned run. He had six strikeouts.

Toronto enactment up 4 runs connected Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo (5-2) successful the 2nd inning. Straw and Heineman deed RBI doubles earlier Bichette deed his eighth homer of the season.

Straw and Heineman were astatine it again successful Toronto’s four-run 3rd with some players hitting two-run singles.

Alejandro Kirk had 3 hits for the Blue Jays, who person won 9 of their past 10 location games. Toronto outhit Philadelphia 14-5.

The Phillies (37-25), who person dropped 5 of six overall, scratched retired a tally connected Bassitt successful the sixth inning. Relievers Mason Fluharty and Erik Swanson each worked a scoreless inning for Toronto.

Announced attendance was 33,728 and the crippled took 2 hours 23 minutes to play.

VLAD STREAK

Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had his career-high on-base streak extremity astatine 34 games. He was 0 for 5 connected the day.

It was the longest on-base streak by a Blue Jay since Edwin Encarnacion’s franchise-best 44-gamer successful 2015.

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SANCHEZ CLEARS

Catcher Ali Sanchez cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Buffalo, the Blue Jays said earlier the game.

Sanchez was designated for duty connected Tuesday. He appeared successful 5 games for Toronto this season.

COMING UP

The Blue Jays volition footwear disconnected a nine-game roadworthy travel Friday against the Minnesota Twins.

Right-hander Bailey Ober (4-1, 3.48) volition commencement for Minnesota successful the opener of the three-game series. The Blue Jays did not instantly sanction their starter.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published June 5, 2025.