Chris Bassitt allowed four hits over seven innings, George Springer hit his fourth home run of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Friday night.
Bassitt struck out five and walked four as Toronto ended a five-game losing streak. Bassitt had little trouble with the suddenly skidding Pirates, who have dropped five straight. The right-hander, who signed a three-year deal with Toronto in the offseason, won for the third time in four starts.
The surprising Pirates began the day in first place in the NL Central, but have cooled off of late. They were swept during a three-game visit to scorching hot Tampa Bay and their offense may be starting to be feeling the long-term effects of missing injured shortstop Oneil Cruz and designated hitter/first baseman Ji Man Choi .
Pittsburgh has been one of the most aggressive baserunning teams in the league since the start of the season. That aggressiveness ran them out of innings against the Blue Jays as the Pirates ran into a pair of outs at third and another at home plate when Rodolfo Castro was thrown out while trying to score on a wild pitch in the second inning.
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