Gavin Williams strikes out 13 as Guardians beat Blue Jays 6-1
39 sourcesUpdated Sep 9, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays have won six of their last seven games and moved within one game of the Cleveland Guardians for the American League’s final wild-card spot after a 9-2 victory over Kansas City. Toronto’s offense has improved, while Max Scherzer is coming off a seven-inning, 10-strikeout outing and has moved into ninth place on MLB’s career strikeout list. Cleveland retained the final wild-card position after Brayan Rocchio hit a tying grand slam and a ninth-inning walk-off homer in a 7-6 comeback against Detroit. The Guardians recently beat Toronto behind Gavin Williams’ career-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings. In the National League, St. Louis remains four games behind Arizona for the final wild-card spot after winning two of three games against the Dodgers and is set to begin a series against Colorado, with Andre Pallante expected to return from the injured list.
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Three homers plus that kind of pitching is a scary combo for the Guardians going forward. Blue Jays had no answer for Williams tonight.
Williams is quietly having a special season, 13 K's and just two hits allowed is dominant stuff. Guardians needed this in the wild-card race.
