The <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> like to make things interesting on the road &#8211; no game is ever easy on the ol&#8217; ticker. After taking two of three from the Minnesota Twins this past weekend, the club was down in Missouri to face the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game tilt and looking to continue the hot streak they are currently on.
Jose Berrios got the nod for the Jays, and the right-hander had one of his strongest starts of the year, going 6 2/3 innings with just four hits and two walks allowed while striking out one. While he wasn&#8217;t punching out Cardinals bats, Berrios didn&#8217;t find himself in too much trouble from start to finish, with just two batters reaching second base in his outing.
The Jays&#8217; bats gave Berrios some support early, with Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk generating singles in the first inning before George Springer laced a double to left field, scoring Barger, making it 1-0. Toronto would tack on another against Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante, with Bo Bichette producing a single back up the middle to score Ernie Clement from second.
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The score would remain 2-0 until the top of the eighth inning, but Kirk had other plans. Reliever Riley O&#8217;Brien put a sinker high and tight on the Mexican product, and the Jays catcher belted it 404 feet over the centre field wall, scoring one run.
Things got interesting for the Jays&#8217; relief corps in the bottom of the eighth. Brendon Little was in the game and produced a walk and a single with two outs to put a runner in scoring position. Yariel Rodriguez took over for Little with two outs in his pocket, but Cardinals slugger Willson Contreras singled to right field, scoring one and putting runners on the corners. That didn&#8217;t matter overall, as catcher Ivan Herrera would make it 4-3 for the home team by sending a hanging slider over the left field wall and giving his team the lead late in the game.
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<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-gdb-66-0-jays-road-trip-continues-series-against-cardinals">Toronto</a> had just three outs to their name in the top of the ninth against reliever Ryan Helsley, however, Jonatan Clase wasn&#8217;t ready to give up the game that quickly. Batting from the left side of the box, a 97.8 MPH fastball sitting middle-middle would be deposited promptly into the left-centre field stands for his first knock of the season, tying the game and eventually sending it into extra innings.
With a runner on second to start extras, Kirk continued to play hero and deposited a double into the corner to score one run. While the Jays&#8217; bats threatened by loading the bases via a couple of walks, Ernie Clement would end the frame by grounding into a double play.
Up came Jeff Hoffman, who was looking to lock down the game and give the Jays another win on their record. A strikeout, groundout, and lineout got the job done on just nine pitches, eight of which were strikes.
Overall, it was the Jose Berrios and Alejandro Kirk show last night in St. Louis, considering Berrios&#8217; impressive outing and Kirk going 4 for 5 on the night with his clutch double and home run. Bichette, Guerrero, Barger, Springer, Gimenez, Clement, and Clase all joined in on the hit parade, and Kirk led the day with his two RBIs.
Toronto will face St. Louis later tonight, with Chris Bassitt facing off against Miles Mikolas, with the Blue Jays looking to take another series on the road.
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The <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> like to make things interesting on the road - no game is ever easy on the ol' ticker. After taking two of three from the Minnesota Twins this past weekend, the club was down in Missouri to face the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game tilt and looking to continue the hot streak they are currently on.

Jose Berrios got the nod for the Jays, and the right-hander had one of his strongest starts of the year, going 6 2/3 innings with just four hits and two walks allowed while striking out one. While he wasn't punching out Cardinals bats, Berrios didn't find himself in too much trouble from start to finish, with just two batters reaching second base in his outing.

The Jays' bats gave Berrios some support early, with Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk generating singles in the first inning before George Springer laced a double to left field, scoring Barger, making it 1-0. Toronto would tack on another against Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante, with Bo Bichette producing a single back up the middle to score Ernie Clement from second.

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The score would remain 2-0 until the top of the eighth inning, but Kirk had other plans. Reliever Riley O'Brien put a sinker high and tight on the Mexican product, and the Jays catcher belted it 404 feet over the centre field wall, scoring one run.

Things got interesting for the Jays' relief corps in the bottom of the eighth. Brendon Little was in the game and produced a walk and a single with two outs to put a runner in scoring position. Yariel Rodriguez took over for Little with two outs in his pocket, but Cardinals slugger Willson Contreras singled to right field, scoring one and putting runners on the corners. That didn't matter overall, as catcher Ivan Herrera would make it 4-3 for the home team by sending a hanging slider over the left field wall and giving his team the lead late in the game.

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<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-gdb-66-0-jays-road-trip-continues-series-against-cardinals">Toronto</a> had just three outs to their name in the top of the ninth against reliever Ryan Helsley, however, Jonatan Clase wasn't ready to give up the game that quickly. Batting from the left side of the box, a 97.8 MPH fastball sitting middle-middle would be deposited promptly into the left-centre field stands for his first knock of the season, tying the game and eventually sending it into extra innings.

With a runner on second to start extras, Kirk continued to play hero and deposited a double into the corner to score one run. While the Jays' bats threatened by loading the bases via a couple of walks, Ernie Clement would end the frame by grounding into a double play.

Up came Jeff Hoffman, who was looking to lock down the game and give the Jays another win on their record. A strikeout, groundout, and lineout got the job done on just nine pitches, eight of which were strikes.

Overall, it was the Jose Berrios and Alejandro Kirk show last night in St. Louis, considering Berrios' impressive outing and Kirk going 4 for 5 on the night with his clutch double and home run. Bichette, Guerrero, Barger, Springer, Gimenez, Clement, and Clase all joined in on the hit parade, and Kirk led the day with his two RBIs.

Toronto will face St. Louis later tonight, with Chris Bassitt facing off against Miles Mikolas, with the Blue Jays looking to take another series on the road.

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