Barger has career-high 4 hits as Blue Jays beat Giants to extend home winning streak to 9

By: Ian Harrison, The Associated Press Posted: 4:23 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — 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.

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Tyler Heineman homered and drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. They have won 15 of 19.

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. Toronto is 34-16 at home.

Jeff Hoffman finished for his 23rd save in 27 chances.

The Blue Jays trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the sixth against right-hander Logan Webb, but turned it around as five of the first six batters had hits.

Webb (9-7) allowed four runs and a season-high 11 hits in six innings.

Willy Adames hit a pair of solo home runs for the Giants, his 13th and 14th. It was his ninth career multihomer game.

Lauer (5-2) allowed two runs and two hits in six innings. The left-hander retired the first 13 batters in order before Adames homered in the fifth.

Adames cut the gap to 4-3 with a two-out homer off Chad Green in the seventh but Heineman replied with a two-run blast off Ryan Walker in the eighth, his third.

Key moment

Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the sixth with a ground-ball single and Barger doubled him to third. One out later, Ernie Clement hit an RBI single and Wagner followed with a two-run double. Heineman capped the rally with an RBI double.

Key stat

The Blue Jays are 11-3 in July.

Up next

Giants LHP Robbie Ray (9-3, 2.65) was scheduled to start against his former team Sunday the series finale. RHP José Berríos (5-4, 3.75) was set to pitch for the Blue Jays.

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