Instant Reaction: Blue Jays swept for the first time since June 2025 in disappointing series against White Sox
On Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays played the third and final game looking to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Chicago White Sox. They were unable to do that, falling 3-0 to a team that had just one win heading into this series. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.
For the third consecutive game, the White Sox opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. With Eric Lauer on the mound, Chase Meidroth hit a lead-off double, and he was moved to third on a ground out. Lauer got the next out, but Miguel Vargas drove in that run with an RBI triple.
Daulton Varsho fumbles a line drive from Miguel Vargas and the White Sox are on the board. 1-0 Chicago.
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Toronto failed to score in the top of the third, and they were punished in the bottom of the third, as the White Sox added a second run. Lauer’s final batter, Munetaka Murakami, walked, and after Austin Voth got the next two outs, Lenyn Sosa doubled in the second run.
In the bottom of the fourth, Luisangel Acuña led-off with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and was cashed in with a two-out RBI single by Austin Hays. But by this point in the game, the White Sox didn’t need the run as the Blue Jays’ offence was lethargic.
Austin Hays cashes in Acuña from second. 3-0 Chicago.
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For example, the Jays got two consecutive singles to lead-off the top of the seventh, but a Giménez lineout and strikeouts from Valenzuela and Springer ended the threat again. They had one more baserunner, as Kazuma Okamoto drew a lead-off walk in the top of the ninth. He was left stranded with two pop-ups and a strikeout.
Takeaways…
UPDATE: OF Addison Barger was removed from today’s game with bilateral ankle discomfort.
All six of the Blue Jays’ hits were singles. Ernie Clement hit two of them, while George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho, and Brandon Valenzuela all noticed a single of their own. The issue in this game was failing to hit with runners in scoring position, going 0-6 with eight runners left on base.
BRANDON VALENZUELA SMACKS ONE INTO RIGHT FIELD FOR HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HIT IN HIS FIRST AT BAT!
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Next up for the Blue Jays is a 2025 World Series rematch against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was the team that beat them in heartbreaking fashion, and the Jays will need to take at least two games from them. If not, it’s easy to see this season starting to snowball in the worst kind of way.