TOR 5, CWS 4 | Jul 6, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 6, 2023•Guaranteed Rate Field•71°F, Partly Cloudy

TOR

Blue Jays

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Jay Jackson

LOSS

Nicholas Padilla

SAVE

Nate Pearson

The Blue Jays edged the White Sox 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Bo Bichette4-for-5, 0 RBI

★Whit Merrifield2 HR, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to second baseman Zach Remillard to catcher Seby Zavala to shortstop Tim Anderson.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 9:15 PM UTCT: 2:33Att: 20,258Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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88.8%D

13 missed calls

+7.6% TOR

+0.87 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinTOR Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	16	0
CWS	0	0	3	0	1	0	0

Game 717480 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.267/.327/.411	108.2	.533	.609
Bo BichetteDH	5	1	4	0	0	1	.320/.348/.503	96.7	.688	.661
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	5	0	2	2	0	1	.278/.348/.453	111.6	.349	.391
Matt Chapman3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.262/.339/.464	107.2	.297	.416
Daulton VarshoLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.221/.285/.380	102.7	.131	.119
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	.284/.341/.384	103.7	.442	.782
Danny JansenC	4	0	2	0	0	0	.225/.280/.451	92	.187	.193
Kevin KiermaierCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.329/.425	-	-	-
Santiago EspinalSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.222/.305/.299	93.1	.444	.423
Bench
Cavan Biggio2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.203/.267/.391	96.5	.452	.458
Yusei KikuchiP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	39	5	16	5	0	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (2nd off Scholtens, 0 on, 2 out); Chapman (4th off Scholtens, 0 on, 0 out); Merrifield (6th off Shaw, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Chapman; Jr.

TB:27

RBI:Chapman; Merrifield 2; Jr. 2

GIDP:Chapman; Jr.

Team LOB:7

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.282/.349/.372	101.9	.281

Pitching

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi	5.0	8	4	4	4	1	76-53	90.7	4.24
Jay JacksonW	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	86.9	1.29
Tim MayzaH	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	20-13	92.3	1.21
Nate PearsonS	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	11-7	90.5	3.90
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	7	1	121-82	-	-

WP:Pearson

Pitches-strikes:Kikuchi 76-53; Jackson 14-9; Mayza 20-13; Pearson 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Kikuchi 3-6; Jackson 1-3; Mayza 1-0; Pearson 1-3

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jesse Scholtens	4.0	11	3	3	0	1	2	73-48	87.2	3.45

Top 2 • TOR

1-0

Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 397 ftLA: 27°

Bot 3 • CWS

1-1

Tim Anderson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 97.3 mph56 ftLA: 1°

1-3

Eloy Jimenez homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Tim Anderson scores.

EV: 99.3 mph💣 351 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • TOR

2-3

Matt Chapman homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 90.9 mph💣 355 ftLA: 29°

Top 5 • TOR

3-3

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd.

EV: 111.6 mph57 ftLA: 1°

Bot 5 • CWS

3-4

Tim Anderson grounds into a double play, shortstop Santiago Espinal to second baseman Cavan Biggio to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Seby Zavala scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Tim Anderson out at 1st.

EV: 105.7 mph5 ftLA: -17°

Top 6 • TOR

4-4

Whit Merrifield homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.1 mph💣 395 ftLA: 35°

Top 7 • TOR

5-4

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to second baseman Zach Remillard to catcher Seby Zavala to shortstop Tim Anderson.

EV: 110.1 mph346 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Zach Remillard2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.348/.434/.413	101.5	.289	.273
Jesse ScholtensP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan ShawP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nicholas PadillaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jimmy LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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