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Toronto Blue Jays Beat Guardians as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Passes Another Name in History

The All-Star went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, raising his average to .281 for the season.
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Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) during game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 15.
Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) during game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 15. | Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-6 on Tuesday night, moving to 42-36 on the season. Toronto put up six runs in the seventh and eighth innings en route to the win, besting a very solid Guardians bullpen in the process.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, moving up an impressive list in team history as well, according to StatsCentre:

Most career multi-hit games in @BlueJays history:
441- Tony Fernandez
434- Vernon Wells
379- Carlos Delgado
363- George Bell
343- Lloyd Moseby
313- Shannon Stewart
296- Damaso Garcia
275- Joe Carter
270- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Via his 2 singles tonight vs CLE)
269- Willie Upshaw

The 26-year-old, who signed a $500 million extension earlier this season, is hitting .281 for the year with 10 homers, 39 RBIs and a .383 on-base percentage. Lifetime, he's a .287 hitter with 170 homers. He's a four-time All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger.

At 42-36, the Blue Jays are currently in third place in the American League East, but they are just 2.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first. They are trying to make the playoffs again this year after missing them in 2024. They had made them in both 2022 and 2023.

The Blue Jays will play the Guardians again on Wednesday night with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer will make his return to the rotation after being injured most of the season. He's made just one start since signing with the Jays in the offseason.

Gavin Williams will pitch for Cleveland. He's 5-3 with a 3.58 ERA. The Guardians are 39-38.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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