Eric Lauer pitched six strong innings, Tyler Heineman had a homer and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Saturday afternoon. Lauer (5-2) allowed two runs, two hits and no walks with seven strikeouts. Addison Barger was 4-for-4 for the Blue Jays, who have won the first of two games of the three-game series. Will Wagner had a two-run double for the second game in a row for the Blue Jays, who had a 14-4 advantage in hits on Saturday.

Addison Barger had a career-high four hits, Will Wagner hit a go-ahead two-run double in a four-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Saturday for their ninth straight home victory. Tyler Heineman homered and drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. Eric Lauer struck out seven in six innings as the AL East-leading Blue Jays won for the 21st time in their past 25 home games.

The Toronto Blue Jays have illustrated through two games why they went into Saturday with a three-game lead in the American League East. The Giants, meanwhile, continue to plod along on the fringe of the National League wild card race after a 6-3 road loss at Rogers Centre. Toronto (57-41) broke through for four runs against Giants starter Logan Webb (9-7) in the sixth inning after getting plenty of baserunners but no runs through the first five. The Giants (52-47) got a pair of solo home runs from Willy Adames – his 13th and 14th of the season – and a sacrifice fly from Heliot Ramos but nothing else.

The Toronto Blue Jays have illustrated through two games why they went into Saturday with a three-game lead in the American League East. The Giants, meanwhile, continue to plod along on the fringe of the National League wild card race after a 6-3 road loss at Rogers Centre. Toronto (57-41) broke through for four runs against Giants starter Logan Webb (9-7) in the sixth inning after getting plenty of baserunners but no runs through the first five. The Giants (52-47) got a pair of solo home runs from Willy Adames – his 13th and 14th of the season – and a sacrifice fly from Heliot Ramos but nothing else.

After a fantastic start to the season for the San Francisco Giants, the team will now be focused on the playoff push in the second half. Not too many people would have expected the Giants to be doing as well as they have so far before the start of the year. This felt like a team that was going to be capped at around .500 and not compete in the National League West. The Giants are battling for an NL Wild Card spot as of now, and with contenders likely set to improve, so must San Francisco.

San Francisco shortstop Willy Adames broke up a perfect game being thrown by the Toronto Blue Jays with a solo home run.

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The San Francisco Giants are right in the thick of the playoff race in the National League coming out of the All-Star break. With a record of 52-45, they are six games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race but only a half-game behind the San Diego Padres, who are currently holding the third and final wild card spot. The Giants know if they want to not only stick in the race, but earn one of those playoff spots, it will come down to the production of their lineup. More News: Which Giants Draft Pick Will Make His MLB Debut the Fastest?

This was a team that lost some significant talent in the offseason, like Blake Snell, and the only two notable moves were bringing in Willy Adames and Justin Verlander. Adames has struggled to get going offensively, and Verlander had yet to record a win going into his start on Friday.

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The San Francisco Giants will try to convert more hits into runs on Saturday afternoon when they continue their series with the host Toronto Blue Jays. San Francisco outhit Toronto 11-10 on Friday night but lost the opener of the three-game set 4-0 as the teams returned to action after the All-Star break. The Giants went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position while the Blue Jays, who scored all their runs in the second inning against Justin Verlander, were 3-for-9. 'They got three big hits, we didn't get any,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said.

San Francisco Giants (52-46, third in the NL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (56-41, first in the AL East) Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (9-6, 2.94 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 139 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (4-2, 2.78 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 58 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -120, Blue Jays -100; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants come into the matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays as losers of three games in a row. Toronto is 33-16 at home and 56-41 overall. The Blue Jays are 20-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs. San Francisco is 24-26 in road games and 52-46 overall. Giants pitchers have a collective 3.53 ERA, which ranks

The San Francisco Giants will try to convert more hits into runs on Saturday afternoon when they continue their series with the host Toronto Blue Jays. San Francisco outhit Toronto 11-10 on Friday night but lost the opener of the three-game set 4-0 as the teams returned to action after the All-Star break. The Giants went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position while the Blue Jays, who scored all their runs in the second inning against Justin Verlander, were 3-for-9.

After the Blue Jays defeated the Giants on Friday afternoon, Bo Bichette credited the team's depth and culture.

The Blue Jays made the most of their hits on Friday night, while the visiting San Francisco Giants came up empty on theirs with alarming frequency. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

A microcosm of the bad parts of the season.

Amid the Giants' 4-0 loss against the Blue Jays on Friday, Justin Verlander continues to reach new lows this season.

Justin Verlander's return to Rogers Centre — once the site of his two no-hitters — was anything but historic in a good way Friday night. The veteran right-hander turned in one of the shortest starts of his illustrious career, allowing four earned runs on nine hits in just 2.2 innings as the San Francisco Giants fell 4-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays. It marked only the ninth time in Verlander's career that he failed to complete three innings, and the second time this season alone. The 42-year-old is now winless through 16 starts this season — the longest single-season stretch without a victory by a Giants pitcher, surpassing Matt Cain's mark of 15 in 2017.

Bassitt (10-4) allowed 10 hits, struck out five and walked none in 6 1/3 innings as AL East-leading Toronto kicked off the second half by improving to 33-16 at home. Bassitt became the first major league pitcher in more than a decade to give up at least 10 hits and not allow a run. White Sox left-hander John Danks did it in a complete-game win at Houston on May 31, 2015. Brendon Little struck out both batters he faced, Yariel Rodríguez worked the eighth and Jeff Hoffman finished for the Blue Jays, who have won 14 of 18.

July 19 - Chris Bassitt pitched a solid 6 1/3 innings, Will Wagner had a two-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night. Bassitt (10-4) allowed no runs, 10 hits and no walks while striking out five. George Springer had three hits and a stolen base and Joey Loperfido added two hits and a double in the opener of a three-game series. Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and Patrick Bailey each had two hits for the Giants, who outhit the Blue Jays 11-10. It was the first game for both teams after the All-Star break. Toronto entered Friday with a two-game lead in the American League East. The Giants had two singles in each of the first two innings against