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Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds
2023-08-19 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 38461 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph · 2:41
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 4th — Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Cavan Biggio scores. Santiago Espinal to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Henry Ramos strikes out swinging — worth 31% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Chris Bassitt L: Brandon Williamson SV: Jordan Romano
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: Shane Livensparger · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Bichette | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Chapman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Davis Schneider | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Alejandro Kirk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cavan Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Santiago Espinal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Daulton Varsho | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TJ Friedl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt McLain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Spencer Steer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Votto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stuart Fairchild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Henry Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Bassitt | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Trevor Richards | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Mayza | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jordan Romano | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon Williamson | 5.2 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
 Fernando Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Young | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Derek Law | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 8/L8D
- Bo Bichette: 53/G56
- Vladimir Guerrero: S9/L9S
- Matt Chapman: K
Bot 1
- TJ Friedl: 3/G34
- Matt McLain: K
- Elly De La Cruz: K
Top 2
- Davis Schneider: K
- Alejandro Kirk: S9/G34
- Cavan Biggio: K
- Santiago Espinal: S9/G34.1-2
- Daulton Varsho: S5/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 3/L34
Bot 2
- Spencer Steer: K
- Joey Votto: K
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand: K
Top 3
- Bo Bichette: 3/P3F/FL
- Vladimir Guerrero: 53/G5
- Matt Chapman: 53/G56
Bot 3
- Tyler Stephenson: 43/G4
- Will Benson: 3/G3
- Stuart Fairchild: 63/G6MS
Top 4
- Davis Schneider: K
- Alejandro Kirk: 43/G4
- Cavan Biggio: S9/G4
- Santiago Espinal: W.1-2
- Daulton Varsho: S8/L8.2-H;1-3
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
- Bo Bichette: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G6
Bot 4
- TJ Friedl: HR/F9D
- Matt McLain: W
- Elly De La Cruz: T9/L89D.1-H;B-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Spencer Steer: 53/G5
- Joey Votto: 8/F8
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 53/G56
Top 5
- Matt Chapman: 9/F89S
- Davis Schneider: HR/F78XD
- Alejandro Kirk: 43/G4M
- Cavan Biggio: K
Bot 5
- Tyler Stephenson: 63/G56
- Will Benson: K
- Stuart Fairchild: 3/P34
Top 6
- Santiago Espinal: 3/P34
- Daulton Varsho: K
- Whit Merrifield: 7/L7D
Bot 6
- TJ Friedl: 9/F9
- Matt McLain: 43/G4MD
- Elly De La Cruz: D7/F7D+
- Spencer Steer: 7/L78D
Top 7
- Bo Bichette: 7/L78
- Vladimir Guerrero: 9/F9D
- Matt Chapman: W
- Davis Schneider: K
Bot 7
- Joey Votto: 43/G4
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand: S9/F9S
- Tyler Stephenson: S7/G6.1-2
- Henry Ramos: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
- Stuart Fairchild: W.1-2
- TJ Friedl: K
Top 8
- Alejandro Kirk: 53/G5
- Cavan Biggio: K
- Santiago Espinal: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Matt McLain: K
- Elly De La Cruz: K
- Spencer Steer: 53/G56
Top 9
- Daulton Varsho: W
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Bo Bichette: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Vladimir Guerrero: W
- Matt Chapman: K
Bot 9
- Joey Votto: W
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand: S9/L89S.1-2
- Tyler Stephenson: 9/F3D
- Henry Ramos: SB3;SB2
- Henry Ramos: K
- Stuart Fairchild: 53/G5
Notes & reviews
- Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.