Springer scores twice, six pitchers combine on 8-hitter as Blue Jays beat Guardians 5-0

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Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer (4) hits a single against the Cleveland Guardians during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger hits a single against the Cleveland Guardians during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) gathers himself after he slipped on the mound while throwing during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trevor Richards reacts in the dugout after leaving during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trevor Richards (33) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa looks to bunt against the Cleveland Guardians during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Toronto. Kiner-Falefa hit a sacrifice bunt on the at-bat. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa, right, is doused by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after they defeated the Cleveland Guardians in a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cleveland Guardians’ David Fry, right, is forced out at second as Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa relays to first for a double play on Josh Naylor during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer slides into home score ahead of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco reacts on the mound during the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger is forced out by Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cleveland Guardians’ Brayan Rocchio leaps over Toronto Blue Jays’ Danny Jansen while turning a double play in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Danny Jansen slides into second base safely as Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez looks away during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

By IAN HARRISON

Updated 10:47 PM UTC, June 15, 2024

TORONTO (AP) — Six pitchers combined on an eight-hitter, George Springer scored twice and drove in a run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Saturday.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and rookie Addison Barger had his first big league RBI for the Blue Jays, who are 26-3 when scoring five runs or more.

Opener Trevor Richards allowed one hit over 2 1/3 innings, throwing 31 pitches. Tim Mayza and Zach Pop got one out each, and Bowden Francis (3-2) gave up four hits — all singles — over four innings. Génesis Cabrera worked the eighth and Nate Pearson finished Toronto’s fifth shutout.

Carlos Carrasco (2-6) lost his fourth straight decision, allowing five runs and six hits in five innings. AL Central-leading Cleveland (44-24) had won four of its previous five games.

Springer, Barger and Spencer Horwitz had RBI singles in a three-run second, Kiner-Falefa singled home Springer in the fourth and Daulton Varsho’ hit a run-scoring, double-play grounder in the fifth.

Barger went 1 for 3 with a walk in his first game since being recalled from Triple-A Buffalo Friday. He appeared in five games for Toronto earlier this season.

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Guardians: Cleveland put 3B José Ramírez on paternity leave and recalled OF Johnathan Rodríguez from Triple-A Columbus. A five-time All-Star, Ramírez is batting .269 with a team-high 18 home runs. His 62 RBIs began the day second in in RBIs, one behind the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Ramírez may miss up to three days.

Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette (right calf) was held out of the lineup and Kiner-Falefa started at shortstop.

UP NEXT

RHP José Berríos (5-5, 2.93 ERA) is scheduled to start for Toronto in Sunday’s series finale and RHP Ben Lively (6-2, 2.59) for Cleveland.

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