The Toronto Blue Jays have shown a strong offensive performance in recent games, highlighted by key contributions from George Springer and Daulton Varsho. On May 18, Springer opened the scoring with an RBI single, followed by Varsho driving in two runs to extend the lead. The Blue Jays capitalized on the Tampa Bay Rays' defensive errors, leading to a 5-0 victory on May 19, with Alek Manoah pitching a one-hitter. In a subsequent game against the Chicago White Sox on May 20, Varsho hit his team-leading 8th home run, contributing to a 2-1 lead. The Blue Jays continued to build their lead with doubles from Bo Bichette, Kevin Kiermaier, and Danny Jansen, resulting in a 4-1 advantage. Despite a late RBI single by former Jay Paul DeJong, the Blue Jays maintained control of the game. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also played a key role, adding to the offensive push. The Blue Jays secured a 5-2 victory, preventing a three-game Rays sweep.
Former Jay Paul DeJong lines a two-out, RBI single to make it 4-2. Sheets (leadoff double) scores.
Blue Jays batting the ball around here against Erick Fedde, who trails 4-1 and gets a visit from pitching coach Ethan Katz.
Then Vladdy singles home Jansen to make it 4-1 #Bluejays, prompting a mound visit. https://t.co/gIjUWsWAdz
Some exciting stuff from #Bluejays in bot3! Kiermaier leads off with a hustle double, goes to third on a Davis Schneider fly out to Deep Left Field, and scores as Jansen doubles to the gap in right-centre. The lead is doubled to 3-1, 1on, 1out.
A hustle double, a fly out that moved the runner to third and another double to the wall gets the Jays another run against Erick Fedde. Sox down 3-1 in the third inning.
Daulton Varsho homers to get the Jays on the board! https://t.co/QAjPMFWJhA
Daulton Varsho gets the Jays on the board with a BANG. 💥 (🎥: @Sportsnet) https://t.co/UR5JbRrIWv
Daulton Varsho slugs his 8th homer of the year. 💪 https://t.co/Jwbb0SvsUS
Looked as though #Bluejays were about to strand a leadoff gift double, but Daulton Varsho took Fedde out to right-centre with a 105.1mph rocket - his team-leading 8th HR of the season. #Bluejays up 2-1 to the 3th.
Bo Bichette turned a fly ball right near the left-field foul line into a double that a sliding Andrew Benintendi couldn’t get to. Three batters later, Daulton Varsho takes Erick Fedde deep for a two-out, two-run homer. Sox down 2-1.
Home run, Daulton Varsho. He leads the #BlueJays with 8 this season. Davis Schneider is next with 5. https://t.co/cJ1emgqSUW
Two-run homer for Daulton Varsho -- his 8th of the season -- puts Jays in front of White Sox, Erick Fedde. 2-1 B2
Paul DeJong singles, steals second, scores on Korey Lee single for 1-0 White Sox lead. Lopez also singles, the Sox' fourth of the inning that also included a Benintendi comebacker double-play ball.
George Springer got demoted from the leadoff spot on Saturday. On Sunday, he ripped an RBI double during a two-run fourth, walked twice and scored twice in a 5-2 victory that prevented a three-game Rays sweep. @ShiDavidi has the story from Toronto. https://t.co/XzHAHKgejG
Make that 11 out of 12 as Kirk doubles over the head of Randy Arozarena - to Deep Left Field - to score Springer and Vogey. 5-0 #Bluejays bot6 while Alek Manoah is pitching a 1-hitter. #RevengeGame https://t.co/t5BqchXdiA
Double by Kirk over Arozarena's head, and #Rays now trail #BlueJays 5-0
Well, how about that? Back-to-back two-out doubles by Vogelbach and Springer, two of #Bluejays coldest hitters, double the lead to 2-0 bot4, then #Rays 3B Isaac Paredes whiffs on an IKF chopper, allowing Springer to score to make it 3-0.
Back to back doubles Vogelbach and Springer off #Rays Civale, and #BlueJays lead is 2-0. Now a ground ball that Paredes boots at 3B and it's 3-0
Daulton Varsho just made one of the incredible-catches-that-he-makes-look-routine-so-nobody-really-notices-how-good-he-is, taking away a leadoff double from Jonathan Aranda here in top2. Ball had an expected batting average of .830. Varsho caught it easily. #Bluejays
Daulton Varsho drives in a pair to extend the lead for the Jays! 🔵 (📽️: @BlueJays) https://t.co/NFGeYaJRYT
#Bluejays jump on Zach Eflin in bot5 - Kiermaier 1B, Schneider 1B, Varsho 2-run 2B,Vladdy RBI 1B in the space of just six pitches. It's 4-0. One out, since Vlad got thrown out at second trying to stretch.
#BlueJays rallying, #Rays Siri just made an extremely off target throw to 3B, and and Varsho follows with a 2-run double. 3-0 lead now.
Out of the sixth spot, George Springer smacks a two-out RBI single up the middle to open the scoring. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who had doubled and gone to third with some daring (?) base running, claps his hands as he crosses the plate. 1-0 #Bluejays bot4.