Kirk drives in winning run in Jays’ walkoff win

TORONTO – Alejandro Kirk drove successful Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the winning tally to springiness the Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff triumph implicit the Philadelphia Phillies connected Wednesday astatine Rogers Centre.

With erstwhile Blue Jays person Jordan Romano (0-2) connected the mound, Guerrero deed a one-out azygous and stole second. After Addison Barger struck out, Kirk drove a shot disconnected the apical of the partition successful right-centre tract that allowed Guerrero to trot home.

The Blue Jays (32-29) person won six of their past 7 games and 8 of their past 9 astatine home.

The Phillies (37-24) person dropped 5 of their past six games.

Toronto starter Jose Berrios gave up a solo changeable to Nick Castellanos successful the 2nd inning. It was his sixth location tally of the season.

Philadelphia right-hander Mick Abel, making his archetypal big-league roadworthy start, retired the archetypal 8 Blue Jays successful bid until Andres Gimenez stroked a azygous successful the 3rd inning.

The 15th wide prime successful the 2020 MLB Draft threw six shutout innings and had 9 strikeouts successful his debut past month.

Berrios, meanwhile, battled immoderate power issues successful the fifth, loading the bases with 2 walks and a single. Bryson Stott worked a afloat number earlier popping up and Trea Turner flew retired to extremity the threat.

Gimenez singled again successful the sixth and scored connected a one-out triple by Bo Bichette. Abel was replaced by Orion Kerkering, who got Guerrero connected a shallow alert and Barger connected a strikeout.

Berrios allowed 4 hits, 1 earned tally and had 5 strikeouts implicit six innings.

Chad Green, Brendon Little and Jeff Hoffman threw successful alleviation for Toronto. Hoffman (5-2) recorded 1 retired for the victory.

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Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto near the crippled successful the ninth inning aft helium was deed by a foul shot successful the groin area.

Announced attendance was 25,716 and the crippled took 2 hours 25 minutes to play.

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Guerrero singled successful the ninth inning to widen his career-high on-base streak to 34 games.

It’s the longest progressive streak successful the large leagues.

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The finale of the three-game bid volition beryllium played Thursday afternoon.

Right-hander Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80) was scheduled to commencement for the Blue Jays against left-hander Jesus Luzardo (5-1, 3.58).

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published June 4, 2025.