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Instant Reaction: Addison Barger homers in his fourth consecutive game as Blue Jays lose 8-3 to Phillies
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Ryley Delaney
Jun 3, 2025, 22:15 EDTUpdated: Jun 3, 2025, 22:25 EDT
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There’s always tomorrow.
On Tuesday evening, the Toronto Blue Jays started a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies, falling 8-3 to snap the Jays’ five-game win streak. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one.
The game was over before it really began. After Bryson Stott walked, Trea Turner hit a home run, followed by Bryce Harper hitting a solo shot to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead. Their scoring didn’t stop there, as Max Kepler hit an RBI single and Stott singled to drive in two more runs, giving the Phillies a 6-0 lead before the Jays ever swung their bats.
In the top of the second, the Phillies added a run to make it a 7-0 game, which is what the score stood at until Davis Schneider’s solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. The Phillies restored their seven-run lead as Turner hit his second of the game.
There was one positive from this game, though, as Addison Barger hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, bringing the Jays to five. Of course, that wasn’t enough as the Jays fell 8-3.

Takeaways…

Starting with Addison Barger, this was his fourth consecutive game with a home run, giving him six for the season. His updated stats have him batting .274/.338/.508 for a 137 wRC+. His emergence is huge, simply put.
Davis Schneider hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth, a good sign. If he can get going like he did in the first two months of the 2024 season, it gives the Jays a power utility man.
Those two players were really the only positives from the game, as the Jays finished with just five hits, two each belonging to Barger and Schneider. Bo Bichette had the other hit, while George Springer walked twice. Andres Gimenez made his first appearance since the start of May, drawing a walk.
Bowden Francis had another tough start, giving up seven runs, six earned, in an inning and two-thirds to give him a season ERA of 5.84. Other than his last game, it’s been tough recently for Francis as he hasn’t won a game in eight consecutive games.
Eric Lauer ate four innings, giving up a lone base runner thanks to a walk. Paxton Schultz struck out three in an inning and a third. Erik Swanson made his second appearance of the season, giving up a home run in his inning of work. The good news is that Braydon Fisher got back on track, striking out three of the four batters he faced.
Wednesday is a new day for the Jays, and hopefully it goes better than Tuesday’s game did. The game starts at 7:07 PM ET, with Jose Berrios getting the start for the Jays.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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