Blue Jays vs. Guardians Game Highlights (6/25/25) | MLB Highlights

Gavin Williams on the Hill for Cleveland had a terrific month of June. One thing that really sticks out is that this month he's used his cutter 31 percent of the time much more than he has any time and it swung on and hit high in the air to left center drifting over Lane Thomas one pitch one out here tonight in Cleveland Addison Barger the batter left handed hitter in right field down the two to got him swinging on the hard stuff. So Gavin Williams with a strike out of Barger and there are two men out in the scoreless first inning and here's Vlad Guerrero Junior swung on popped him up first baseman Carlos Santana backpedaling into shallow right that shoulder high catch one handed style and what an ending for Gavin Williams a nine pitch first inning. There is a lot of anticipation about this game tonight as Scherzer makes his long awaited return to the Blue Jay rotation. If you are a fan of baseball this game is for you and in particular if you're a Blue Jays fan buckle up because there's a good chance you're going to be on the edge of your seat for this one. The Blue Jays feel he is in a good position right now to give them five innings. That competitive fire is still burning very strong within Max Scherzer. He'll do it again at three to ball for Stephen Braun. Every went down to works a nine pitch walk to start it off for Cleveland. Here's Kyle Manzano the D.H. Juan is running and it's a swing and a miss as Scherzer strikes out Manzano. There's no throw. So Kwan steals second but Scherzer has his first down of the night runner at second one out. Here's Jose Ramirez who went 0 for five last night. This is a matchup between a no doubt first ballot Hall of Famer and in my opinion it is another Hall of Famer three fifty four with runners in scoring position as well. They could use a lead early but Jose Waxham in the right field anyway. Here comes Kwan around third base he'll score easily. Jose Ramirez with a single now getting back to first throw gets away. Jose will head down a second. So it's an RBI single. He'll advance to second and Cleveland has the lead one to nothing. One nothing Cleveland runner at second one out. He did and he got him two down both outs for Scherzer tonight on strikeout. Here's Lane Thomas the center fielder. Here's the O2 and he got him a fastball right on the outside corner that touches ninety five. We'll see Schneeman Jones and Arias hitter six seven and eight and Steven Boates lineup Daniel Schneeman lines one to center for a base hit. And once again Cleveland has the leadoff banner aboard Logan Scherzer right back into the stretch. Now Nolan Jones here's a ground ball to third Clement the quick toss to Bichette and on the first for a double play. And that's exactly what a Max Scherzer needed. Here's Gabrielle Arias it's a big two hopper to short and it's a quick inning for Scherzer seven up seven down and 19 pitches is all it has taken. Here's the left fielder another left hand to batter Alan Roden strike three just like that three pitch strikeout Roden is the second out and now Andre Jimenez will bat with two down and nobody on the air to left Kwan still going back and it's carrying all the way to the wall. He'll play it back into the infield but not in time. And Andre Jimenez goes the other way for a two out double. So the first base runner of the night for the Blue Jays comes with two outs in the third and now it's Bo Bichette checking the runner comes to the plate and it's swung on a smash to short gobbled up by Arias plants guns got him. My goodness just twenty eight pitches for Gavin Williams to cruise through the first three innings Manzano's aboard with a second walk issued by Max Scherzer. Here's Jose Ramirez with the RBI single right back in the first one hit well right field Harger moving back now stops 15 feet in front of the warning track he'll make the catch with one hand and the beat goes on for Williams who's allowed just one hit Vladimir Guerrero will step in Guerrero starting it to get it rolling a little bit at the plate but those power numbers not quite where he hopes they would be each season. Guerrero hits a high fly ball to left field. Juan is back he'll turn and watch it go Vladimir Guerrero Junior with his 11th home run of the season and he has tied the game for the third time in the last five games he's played at this ballpark Vladimir Guerrero Junior scales that high wall and left for a home Max Scherzer had some command issues allowed a run in the first but he has settled in nicely Thomas Good Wheels over at first base Kirk throws well behind the plate for the Blue Jays runner goes throw down from Kirk the tag and they got it. The Sheck puts the tag on Thomas Alejandro Kirk has thrown out another runner now Scherzer's to pitch to Schneeman swung on and that's lifted high in the air deep down the right side and it is hooking fair into the corner extra bases for Schneeman on his way to second and he is in with a stand up double wild pitch for Max Scherzer it bounced in front of the plate by a decent margin and Schneeman moves up 90 feet and the Guardians have that runner in scoring position with two down for Nolan Jones Guardians and Blue Jays tied at one and now time is called and it was a pitch clock violation ball for Jones takes first base and Scherzer's not happy about it at all. It's a shame after he had worked hard to get back into the count. Gabby Arias steps in first and third two down a big run standing at third base swung on and that's drilled right center field and it splits the gap one hop up against the wall and right center one run is in that Schneeman Jones motoring home here's the relay he slides he safe close play at the plate Jones made it it's a two run double from Gabriel Arias and the Guardians are back in front. It's now three to one point. We'll never know. But that violation on Scherzer Jones gave him what appeared to be a favorable matchup did not work out. Advancing to second is Manzano and with two down Carlos Santana will be the batter in the two to and a curve ball to get him and in the inning for the strikeout of the night for Max Scherzer quite possibly his last pitch and a handshake from John Schneider and Pete Walker and a lot of high fives from his teammates. Scherzer is clearly done five innings three runs on six hits walk three struck out for the bases are loaded all of a sudden it's like Gavin Williams has lost it a single back to back walks that's going to load the bases for a guy who hit a grand slam last night in George Springer. You never know when you might get another chance. They've got some good arms. The Guardians do down in that bullpen. This might be the inning and another breaking ball. This is hit to right center. It's dropping and down. Here comes Guerrero and they will both score on a two run single for Springer that has tied the game. Another clutch hit for the Blue J.D.H. first and second still just one out. Here's Lucas swung out a chopper to second Schneider to second one Arias guns it not in time initially and that little bit of a delay cost Cleveland an inning ending double play. Toronto is challenging the out call at second base was the ball bag before he caught the ball. What a pickup. Sure looks like it. After review the call on the field is overturned. The runner in second is safe. Toronto will retain their challenge. So Gavin Williams nine is done so Matt Festa is into the game now for the Guardians. The bases are loaded with one out for Ernie Clement as the Blue Jays will look to take the lead. Clement loops one to shallow right center field and it's caught a sliding catch. Here comes Kirk and he will score. They saw the slide out in center and Kirk no doubt with the guidance from Carlos Fabulous down in third Kirk Scampers home for the go ahead run. And how about Max Scherzer in line for the win now. Lane Thomas will start it off for the guards to go back to the beginning of the twenty twenty four campaign. Cleveland is one of the best comeback teams in all of baseball. Have to do it again here tonight. It's that one hard to left up and goes and now made it over the wall. Look like that ball was still going up when it went over the rail. Cleveland ties the game Lane Thomas his second home run in as many nights that didn't take long. No not at all. And here's Alan Roden bases loaded two down game still tied in for Roden 0 for three. Swing and a miss. He struck him up to get out of it. What a job by Junis Emmanuel Klaas is on the pitch. It's a four four game here in the ninth and Klaas makes his thirty sixth outing two down in the ninth game tied at four. Here's Vlad Guerrero Junior. Now the pitch swung on line to center but right there's Thomas to make the shoulder high catch. Can Cleveland walk it up. We'll find out for four going to the bottom of the ninth. The Blue Jays go to a struggling closer. Talking about Jeff Hoffman. And he comes in to a tie game. Boy very seldom do you see the road team bring their closer into a tie game winning run at first. Two down in the ninth game tied up at four. The one one. And a chopper to Ward second. Here comes Jimenez. And that'll be that the side is retired and it is on to extra innings. Now there are two in scoring position. Now there are two men out and the batter will be Ernie Clement. So now base it would give Toronto two runs. Here it comes. Swung on grounded to third Ramirez clubs you'll have to hurry the throw. They do not challenge it. Wow was that close. Kyle Manzano lifted for a pinch hitter it's David Frye the pitch he squares he bunks third base side the beauty the catcher hand him and up with it. Everybody's safe. He looked at first and he didn't throw anywhere. And everybody on their feet nobody out for guess who Jose Ramirez batting right handed guardians looking for a chance for another comeback win. Jose base hit to left the comeback hit strike again. They get their walk off win number four and they knock off the Jays five to four in ten innings.