Phillies vs. Blue Jays Game Highlights (6/9/26) | MLB Highlights

What a pitching matchup tonight a couple of the very best in Zach Wheeler and Dylan Seuss missed two starts basically the minimum 15 day stay on the IEL and everything he has said sounds like the hamstring is feeling good fastball hit very high in the air to center lots of room out there as Lucas drifts into left center to make the catch one down so Seuss gets the lead off man and now it'll be Trey Turner Turner loops one high field line that's a fair ball he's around first heading to second here's the throw on one hop not in time take that ball eleven double of the year Bryce Harper over three last night who chases a slider and gets away from Valenzuela and which should be scored a wild pitch is going to advance Turner to third that'll be the 15th wild pitch while Valenzuela has been catching ought to be careful back there now with the runner on third Trey Turner no score top the first inning and he gets him with a good fastball for out number two soft spin soft spin a lot of soft and spin and then you blow the number one right by him at the top of the zone so that'll leave it up to Brandon Marsh who is having by far the best season of his career line drive down the right field line that's going to be in for a base hit it's going to go to the corner Turner will score Mars is on his way to second he'll be there RBI double his thirty first of the year the Phillies take a one nothing Yes he's just a steady diet of breaking balls to our lefties that one just stayed up and out over the plate and you're swinging it as good as Brandon Marsh has been this year more than likely that's going to be hit hard somewhere and exactly right there scores Trey and I start for the Philz and here's Alec Bowe got here through the sinker down and in and got it past Alec Bowe but a pair of doubles a blue double by Turner and then a hard hit double by March give the Phillies a one nothing lead Zach Wheeler taking them out against the Blue Jays the Phillies have really thrived off his return for his record since his return twenty eight twelve with the second best in major league baseball and Tapper back toward the bounds Al Guerrero over Nathan Lucas up to the plate now for the Blue Jays one nothing Phillies one out he's standing at first base the number three hitter up Ernie Clement Ernie Clement who hit his seventh home run of the season last night he made it a appeal he knows it first strikeout for Wheeler so that bring up Jesus Sanchez Sanchez to eighty six hitter back with the middle he'll just run it to the bag and that'll wrap up the inning and there's one out so for Dylan Seuss start two hundred of his career he'll face J.T. Real Muto swing and a miss went with the fastball to get him two down third strikeout of the game for Seuss and now here is Garcia hitting just two fastball and Dylan Seuss is punched out for in two innings you know Hendrick Penago is on is that the plate you'll Hendrick Penago will lead it off line of all to center field and he's got himself a lead off base hit as he just continues to square up baseballs and come up with hits and that'll bring up the catcher Brandon. Drop ball back toward second this should be two. There's one three double play this is possible Okamoto Okamoto hits it pretty well to the opposite field and it's going to drop Garcia had it in his glove but could not squeeze it and that'll be a two out double for Okamoto driving it deep to right. Garcia tried to time that jump looked like it caught the wall first. Yeah my mistake hit the wall before it nicked his glove and now he's in second with two down for Andres Jimenez that appeared to get him and it did. As Jimenez is going to go down to first with two outs good to see him stay in the game. So that'll bring up Charles McAdoo another rookie. He's the first baseman at night three for eleven. Swing and a miss. It's up his second strikeout three base runners in the inning but two were left the board back to the top of the order for the Blue Jays. They're looking to break through and Zach Wheeler as Vladimir Guerrero Junior leads it off this spring round ball to third long throw by Bollas the throw pulls Harper off the Breros celebrating a little bit that snaps it over 15 and they're two outs back to first goes Nathan Lucas Sanchez will come up. This is hit down the right field line and into the Garcia giving chase and Lucas is going to be held a double by Sanchez. So we'll see what your Hendrick Pinago can do. He's single on the first pitch he saw today one for one he's up with second and third to swing and a foul tip he got him third strikeout and he leaps to his scoring position. They said that Harper is a board Alec Boll the batter one out swing and a miss and Cease gets Boehm again and that's number seven for Dylan Cease Bryson Stott steps in throughout the second popped up foul territory should be playable. Okamoto makes the catch and Garcia makes the grab one out Hazama Okamoto up to got him swung on and foul tip that one or strikeouts for Zach two outs bases empty the pitch to Andres in minutes. Swing and a miss he got him and wheels with a one two three fourth inning five strikeouts tonight for Zach Wheeler top of the fifth inning and the bottom third of the order due up for the Philadelphia Phillies seven-hitter J.T. Real Muto swing and a miss Cease punches out real Muto on a fastball eight case already for Dylan Cease one out top of the fifth Cease gave up the run in the first but he's been real sharp tonight. Dolis Garcia who struck out his first strike three called to get Garcia for strikeout number nine and now the hitters at times have no idea what's coming. Justin Crawford had a soft liner to short his first time up back to the mound and nice play the under and toss to McAdoo and Dylan Cease is rolling right now onto the sixth we go game two in the series between the Blue Jays and the Phillies and Rodgers swing and a miss strike three tenth strikeout twenty seven with forced by Dylan Cease. So to God and here is Bryce Harper. He was the last man to reach base against Dylan Cease and ball for Harper walks. That is the first walk in the ballgame. So to put a man aboard with two outs and keep the inning alive for Brandon Marsh. And a swing and a miss. Eleven strikeouts in six innings of one run ball for Dylan Cease. We'll see if the Blue Jays can make it matter. They trailed one to nothing. Don't know if Cease is done yet. Jeff Hoffman is now up in the bullpen and Cease is at ninety three pitches and again first start off the ILE through I think seventy five in his last outing with Buffalo. So as we said you don't want to push him too hard. What an incredible outing. Excellent. But the tough news is Zach Wheeler after the Blue Jays rallied in the first game. The last couple of innings but couldn't score is really settling in. He's retired eight straight. Jesus Sanchez the last to reach on Sanchez fly ball right. Just like that we're tied at one in Rogers Center on Jesus Sanchez is seven home run in the season. Zach Wheeler came upstairs with another cutter. I think that was one too many. And it seemed like Jesus Sanchez was ready for it. He was sitting on that location on that pitch and he ripped it into that bullpen down there at right field. Brings a lot of life back to Rogers Center. Here he is Jeff Hoffman. He's lost the closer's job and pitching to a six to six E.R.A. here in Toronto. Bryce stopped the hitter that one sprayed out toward shortstop backhanded by Jimenez and stop all those and hustling up the line nearly beat it. And he may have at least his hang on. Yeah. Take a look. Yeah. Jimenez kind of took his time. Oh yeah he's safe after a few fielders overturned. The runner is safe. Phil Delphio will retain the challenge. And a swing and a miss top and we'll get real Muto for out number two. I think this might be Hoffman's last batter Adoles Garcia righty fastball again with a little bit of emotion as he comes off the mound side at one top nine. Here's Louie Varlan what an interesting matchup. This is Louie Varlan and Bryce Harper to get things going. He's a fastball for he just walked Harper on four pitches. Not something you've seen often from Louie Varlan enters a game and walks Harper on four pitches Randy Marsh retired. Here comes Alec Bohm who's 0 for three today two K's ground ball back to Varlan and a slow one hopper back to him. So he'll take the shore out at first Harper to second two down. But now he's got work to do. The go ahead run is in scoring position at second base base hit to the outfield to give the Phillies the lead again line drive down to the top of the ninth. You talk about a fine piece of head you're talking about high velocity with an unbelievable change up and Bryson just inside out that thing to left field easy score for Bryce and easy double for Bryce and the biggest connection Tom biggest connection all over the place. What a clutch hit though with two outs now J.T. Ramirez toes 0 for three with three strikeouts down to first McAdoo's got it saves a run and ends the top of the ninth inning. The Phillies strike for one though the Blue Jays need one to force extras to to win the game. They'll have to do it against one of the best in baseball John Duran 16 for 16 and save opportunities. This is his twenty third game Jesus Sanchez with the home run in the six. The only run the Blue Jays have tonight off the end of the bat in a good spot and it's going to be an infield hit for Sanchez. He'll take it. And now straws going to run for him. And let's see what your Hendrick Pinion go can do with Duran straws running. He slid into second base found the ball got back up and then went to third. Blue Jays got him at the corners with nobody out. And now Dalton Varsho is into the game to pinch run for Pinion go representing the winning run. The batter is Brandon Valens. Knuckle curve got away from the Phillies closer and a fly ball now can win the game for the Blue Jays. Varsho the winning run on third with nobody out. Well Duran has a very good sinking fastball at about 100 miles an hour. And I said earlier this inning you have to be aware of that sinking fastball because he spikes it from time to time. He also spikes the knuckle curve and miles straw scores the tying run very easily winning run on third one to count nobody out the pitch to Valens. One of the very best closers in the game in Duran Sanchez Pinion go and Valenzuela with consecutive hits and they even up the series with a dramatic three to two win the rookie Valenzuela is the hero. Toronto comes back in the bottom of the ninth to win it three to well who else but Brandon Valenzuela Yohendrik Pinion go before him. This was a gigantic victory for the Toronto Blue Jays facing one of the best starters in baseball. Zach Wheeler what a moment for Brandon Valenzuela. This kid continues to improve every single day. He's turning himself into one of the best catchers in all of baseball.