{"id":191016,"date":"2025-09-01T07:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191016\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:23:16","slug":"guerrero-helps-blue-jays-avoid-sweep-vs-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191016\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerrero helps Blue Jays avoid sweep vs. Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO \u2013 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Heineman had an RBI double in the fifth immediately followed by Myles Straw\u2019s two-run single to save Toronto (79-58) from a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n

Nathan Lukes had a two-run double in the first and was then driven home by Ernie Clement\u2019s single. George Springer\u2019s double in the second drove in another run.<\/p>\n

Max Scherzer allowed four runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out just one. Brendon Little, Tommy Nance (1-0), Louis Varland, Seranthony Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman came out of the bullpen to preserve the win.<\/p>\n

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William Contreras homered in the first inning to score Jackson Chourio in the first inning for Milwaukee (85-53). Contreras scored Chourio again with a single off the wall in the third after Brice Turang\u2019s solo shot to led off the inning.<\/p>\n

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Brandon Woodruff (5-2) allowed eight runs \u2014 five earned \u2014 on 10 hits and two walks over 4 1\/3 innings, striking out three. Tobias Myers and Rob Zastryzny combined for 3 2\/3 innings of scoreless relief.<\/p>\n

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Brewers: The top of Milwaukee\u2019s batting order got to Scherzer early and often, tying the game 4-4 on Contreras\u2019s RBI single in the third. But once Scherzer was off the mound, the Brewers\u2019 hitters couldn\u2019t get anything going, especially from the sixth inning onward.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays: Scherzer struggled through his outing but Toronto\u2019s four-hit rally in the fifth gave the Blue Jays enough of a cushion to hold off the MLB-best Brewers. The Blue Jays\u2019 bullpen has been unreliable since the all-star break, but solid outings from Nance, Varland and Dominguez gave the home team the scoreless innings they needed to get the win.<\/p>\n

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