Ramón Laureano homers and has 3 RBIs, Tanner Bibee gets win in Cleveland Guardians’ 5-2 victory over Toronto Blue Jays

The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night thanks to Ramón Laureano’s home run, three RBIs, and six innings of strong pitching from Tanner Bibee, who earned his third victory in four starts.

After dropping its previous two games, Cleveland bounced back thanks to solo home runs from Andrés Giménez and Bo Naylor.

Bibee (10-3) gave up six hits, including two home runs, and two runs. The youngster had five strikeouts against one walk.

Trevor Stephan and Enyel De Los Santos each pitched an inning. In 43 attempts, Emmanuel Clase made his 34th save.

Ramón Laureano homers and has 3 RBIs Tanner Bibee gets win

Will Brennan’s right knee injury forced him to leave Cleveland’s starting lineup, and Laureano was called up to replace him.

Francona referred to Laureano as “ending up being massive in the heart of our order.”

Toronto lost its third consecutive game despite solo home runs from George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the Blue Jays. Guerrero hit his first home run since August 4 at Boston.

Throughout the previous three games, the struggling Blue Jays have scored a total of five runs.

Springer hit his 16th leadoff home run to start the scoring in the second, but Cleveland knotted it in the third on Naylor’s one-out drive off Chris Bassitt (12-7). It was Naylor’s fifth home run.

Naylor, who was playing in front of a sizable crowd of friends and family, hit a home run, making him the 16th player of Canadian descent to do it in Toronto.

The presence of the individuals.

I love most and am closest to has made this occasion very wonderful, according to Naylor. “Then to top it off with a victory, it’s a terrific night,”

Josh, a brother and Guardians teammate, also hit a home run in Canada last year. Just west of Toronto, in Mississauga, lie the Naylors’ native lands.

When Cleveland’s Steven Kwan was ruled safe in the third inning on a double by Oscar Gonzalez with two outs, plate umpire Adrian Johnson raised a challenge. After replays revealed Kwan’s hand missed the plate as he slid by, the decision was reversed.

Francona remarked, “That was a good slide to dodge the tag, he just evaded the plate, too. If he approaches, he will likely be eliminate.

With his sixth home run, Laureano ensured there was no resistance with a two-out, two-run blast in the fourth.

Guerrero was out at the plate, trying to score from first on Matt Chapman’s double to left. Giving the Blue Jays a chance to cut the deficit in the bottom half.

After shortstop Gabriel Arias’ relay throw to him, Cleveland catcher Naylor tagged Guerrero to end the inning.

Gonzalez doubled to start the sixth and came.

Around to score on Laureano’s one-out double, but Guerrero answered with his 19th home run, again with one out, in the frame.

In the eighth inning, Giménez hit his 12th home run against Jordan Hicks, bringing the score to 5-2.

In 5 2/3 innings, Bassitt gave up four runs and seven hits. Against Baltimore, the right-hander suffered his first loss since July 31.

Bassitt affirmed, “I felt fine. “I simply pitched awful.”

READERS’ ROOM
Guardians: Upon making a grab on Thursday, Brennan ran into the fence, fracturing his knee. As DH, Brennan was a member of the starting lineup with Oscar Gonzalez playing right field. Gonzalez was the DH and Laureano started in the right.

Ramón Laureano homers and has 3 RBIs Tanner Bibee gets win

Blue Jays: RHP Chad Green (elbow surgery) is anticipate to throw in back-to-back games at Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday and Sunday. This is most likely the last obstacle he needs to clear before being add to Toronto’s roster.

CLEVELAND DECADE
With Cleveland, Clase has made 100 of his 101 career saves. With Texas, he recorded his first save in 2019.

FOR THE EAST: A BEAST
Bibee has made five starts versus teams from the AL East and is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA.