TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Bo Bichette homered and had three RBIs, Daulton Varsho reached base three times and drove in a pair, and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run second inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Wednesday night.
By taking two of three from Chicago, the Blue Jays won a series for the first time since taking two of three at San Diego from April 19 to 21.
鈥淚t just feels good to win and score a lot of runs, to be honest,鈥� Bichette said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e just got to win every day.鈥�
Chris Bassitt (4-6) allowed five hits in a season-high seven innings to win for the second time in three starts. The right-hander walked two and struck out four.
Blue Jays left-hander G茅nesis Cabrera gave up two runs in the eighth and righty Nate Pearson finished.
Toronto was held to two hits in a 5-0 loss Tuesday but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday. It was the Blue Jays鈥� biggest inning since a nine-run ninth at Tampa Bay on May 23, 2023.
Davis Schneider started the scoring with a two-run single. Varsho followed with a two-run triple and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added an RBI single before Bichette homered to center, his third, against White Sox right-hander Nick Nastrini.
鈥淥verall, fastball command wasn鈥檛 there,鈥� White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said of Nastrini鈥檚 rough start. 鈥淗e鈥檚 got some adjustments to make.鈥�
Bichette鈥檚 two-run shot was the first by a Blue Jays cleanup hitter this season. According to MLB, Toronto had the longest drought to begin a season since the 1997 Astros went 60 games without a homer from a cleanup hitter.
The Blue Jays celebrated Bichette鈥檚 blast by having him wear a version of the home run jacket the team used in 2022.
鈥淚鈥檓 a believer in little things like that go a long way,鈥� manager John Schneider said of the celebration鈥檚 return. 鈥淚鈥檓 not saying a home run jacket is going to fix our season or do anything different, but when guys are pulling in the same direction, that鈥檚 a good thing.鈥�
The Blue Jays are 17-2 when they score five or more.
Tommy Pham hit a solo home run, his third, and Paul DeJong added a sacrifice fly, but Chicago wrapped up its road trip at 1-5. The White Sox are 5-21 away from home.
Nastrini (0-3) was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to face Toronto in his third career start. He allowed a career-high nine runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.
鈥淚 really just wasn鈥檛 establishing that upper third of the zone,鈥� said Nastrini, who walked a career-worst six and struck out none. 鈥淲hen I don鈥檛 do that it kind of makes it tough to pitch.鈥�
Grifol said Nastrini will get another crack at Toronto鈥檚 lineup when the Blue Jays visit Chicago next week.
鈥淗e鈥檚 got four days to adjust, make all the necessary adjustments,鈥� Grifol said. 鈥淚 want him to learn from this. I want him to think about it. I want him to throw his bullpen thinking about today, and I want him to get to work and be ready to go in five days.鈥�
TRAINER鈥橲 ROOM
White Sox: OF/DH Eloy Jim茅nez (left hamstring) was placed on the 10-day IL, one day after he was injured running the bases. RHP Steven Wilson (back) went on the 15-day IL, retroactive to May 20. The White Sox recalled Nastrini and OF Zach DeLoach from Triple-A .
UP NEXT
White Sox: RHP Mike Clevinger (0-2, 5.56 ERA) is scheduled to start Thursday as Chicago returns home to begin a four-game series against Baltimore. RHP Grayson Rodriguez (4-1, 3.15) goes for the Orioles.
Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 4.89 ERA) is expected to start Thursday as Toronto opens a four-game series at Detroit. RHP Jack Flaherty (1-3, 3.79) is listed for the Tigers.
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Ian Harrison, The Associated Press
