Rough sixth inning sinks Jays in loss to Phillies

DUNEDIN – The Philadelphia Phillies scored 5 runs successful the sixth inning and handed the Toronto Blue Jays their archetypal nonaccomplishment of outpouring grooming with a 9-6 triumph Wednesday.

Philadelphia took the pb successful what was a unsmooth sixth inning for Jays pitchers Jacob Barnes and Richard Lovelady.

The Blue Jays turned what appeared to beryllium a rout into a adjacent crippled with a four-run ninth inning.

Toronto starter Jose Berrios allowed a tally and struck retired 2 successful two-and-a-half innings, portion Barnes picked up the loss.

Substitute designated hitter Eddie Micheletti Jr. had 2 hits and 2 runs batted successful for Toronto, which fell to 3-1 this spring.

Toronto led 2-1 heading into the sixth earlier the Phillies piled connected 5 runs successful a sloppy inning.

Barnes surrendered an opening treble to Oscar Mercado, who past stole third. A locomotion to Trea Turner followed by an R-B-I azygous by Kyle Schwarber tied the crippled astatine 2-2.

Lovelady entered the crippled and allowed a runner to beforehand connected a chaotic transportation earlier hitting Bryce Harper.

Philadelphia past went up 4-2 connected RBI singles from Byron Stott and J.T. Realmuto.

A throwing mistake by Lovelady connected a fielder’s prime brought location Max Kepler, and the Phillies scored different connected a Gabriel Rincones Jr. groundout acknowledgment to a missed drawback mistake by Jays archetypal baseman Rainer Nunez.

The Phillies scored different successful the seventh and 2 much successful the eighth connected a Kody Clemens double, and it turned retired they would request that padded lead.

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Nunez had an RBI treble to kick-start the Jays’ comeback effort successful the ninth. Micheletti followed with a two-run azygous and Michael Stefanic scored different with a sacrifice fly.

But the comeback was ended erstwhile Jacob Sharp struck retired swinging with runners astatine 2nd and third.

Toronto went up 2-0 successful the 2nd inning. Alan Roden led disconnected with a azygous and Ernie Clement followed with a double, and they were brought location by back-to-back sacrifice flies by Tyler Heineman and Myles Straw.

The Phillies got connected the committee erstwhile Gabriel Rincones Jr. led disconnected the 3rd inning with a location run.

The Blue Jays adjacent look Baltimore connected Thursday day successful Sarasota, Fla.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Feb. 26, 2025.