Blue Jays ship Berrios to mound trying to bounce again vs. Diamondbacks

The Toronto Blue Jays will look to get again on monitor on Saturday within the second sport of their weekend collection in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Geraldo Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly within the ninth inning on Friday night time to attain the profitable run for the Diamondbacks and assist Arizona attain .500 for the primary time since early April.

Seeking to get Toronto again within the win column is Jose Berríos, who’s coming off a no-decision the place he had a season-best 10 strikeouts in opposition to the Seattle Mariners.

Sadly for Berríos, he has struggled to maintain the ball within the park currently, surrendering a house run in seven consecutive begins.

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The 30-year-old is 8-6 this season with a 3.76 ERA via 19 begins and has 12 high quality begins. In his profession in opposition to Arizona, Berríos owns a 1-0 document with a 0.73 ERA and 11 strikeouts. The Puerto Rican right-hander has gained three of his previous 4 selections.

In his first sport again in Arizona since being traded to the Blue Jays for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno in December 2022, it seemed like Daulton Varsho was going to assist his group earn a victory when he hit a leadoff triple within the seventh to assist Toronto take a late lead. As a substitute, the bullpen was unable to carry on.

Moreno went 0-for-4 with a stroll whereas Gurriel sat out with left shoulder soreness in opposition to the Blue Jays within the collection opener.

On the road Saturday is Toronto’s two-series win streak, which could possibly be snapped after knocking off the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners throughout their West Coast street journey.

Seeking to assist his group earn one other win is Yilber Diaz, who will make his second big-league begin after permitting only one run on 4 hits over six innings in opposition to the Atlanta Braves final week.

Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has missed the previous two video games with a proper calf pressure and is unlikely to play Saturday. The sport may be seen at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.