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Bassitt (7-5) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Friday, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five across five innings.

Friday was Bassitt's first start at Rogers Centre as a member of the Orioles, with the veteran right-hander having called Toronto his home from 2023 to 2025. He kept the Blue Jays off the board until a Kazuma Okamoto solo homer in the fourth, and Bassitt was tagged for another run after one of the two baserunners he allowed in the sixth came home. Bassitt has won three of his last four starts and allowed three runs or less in five of his six outings since being reinstated from the 15-day injured list Aug. 14. He'll take a 4.88 ERA and 1.59 WHIP over 90.1 innings into his next start, which is lined up for next week on the road against the Mets.

Okamoto went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during the Blue Jays' 7-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday.

Okamoto put the Blue Jays on the board in the fourth inning with a solo home run off Chris Bassitt. Okamoto has gone deep in three of his last four games and is up to 31 homers on the year, which is tied for 10th-most in the majors. The 30-year-old's power at the plate in his first MLB season has been a big reason why the Blue Jays are still in playoff contention, especially given Vladimir Guerrero's struggles.

Bateman went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run during Toronto's 7-4 loss to Baltimore on Friday.

It was another disappointing loss for a Blue Jays team looking to sneak into the playoffs, but Bateman gave the home fans something to cheer for with a two-run homer in the ninth inning to make the score look more respectable. It was the first major-league home run of Bateman's career and only his seventh homer at any level since being selected by the Cubs in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. The 24-year-old outfielder has an .826 OPS with three steals, nine RBI and seven extra-base hits across 134 plate appearances this season.

Scherzer (2-8) took the loss against the Orioles on Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three across five innings.

Scherzer fell behind early by giving up a leadoff homer to Dylan Beavers in the first inning before allowing five more runs in the second. Scherzer kept the Orioles off the board over his final three innings, and while it wasn't the outing the veteran right-hander was hoping for, he was at least able complete five innings and preserve the Blue Jays' bullpen for the next couple of days. He's given up at least five earned runs five times this season and has a 6.38 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 67.2 innings. He's lined up to face the Tigers at home next week.

Ewing went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly during the Mets' 6-4 loss to the Yankees on Friday.

Ewing kept the Mets competitive with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning before belting a solo homer off David Bednar in the ninth to reduce the deficit to two runs. Ewing has logged at least two RBI in four of his last six outings and has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games, going 16-for-37 (.432) with two home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored over that span.

McLean (11-9) took the loss against the Yankees on Friday, allowing five runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out five across five innings.

McLean entered Friday's game having allowed two runs or less in each of his five prior outings. He couldn't replicate that success against the Yankees, with four of the five runs he gave up coming from home runs to Cody Bellinger and Ben Rice in the second and fifth innings, respectively. The 10 hits allowed were a career worst for McLean, and he now sports a 3.24 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 184:66 K:BB over 166.2 innings this season. He'll look to bounce back in his next start, which is lined up for next week at home against the Phillies.

Bednar earned the save in Friday's 6-4 win over the Mets, allowing one run on two hits while striking out one batter across 1.2 innings.

Bednar was brought in for the eighth inning with the bases loaded, and he limited the damage to only one run on a Marcus Semien sacrifice fly. Bednar came back out for the ninth and gave up a leadoff homer to A.J. Ewing, the first long ball the former has allowed since July 28, but Bedner responded by getting the next three batters out to secure the save. He's up to 33 saves on the year, tied with Aroldis Chapman and Louis Varland for fifth-most in the majors, and Bednar has a 2.70 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 71:18 K:BB over 63.1 innings.

Rice went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored during Friday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

Rice crossed home in the first and second innings before belting a solo homer off Nolan McLean in the fifth to give the Yankees a 5-1 lead. Rice is up to 37 home runs on the season, which leads the Yankees and is tied with Hunter Goodman for sixth-most in the majors. Rice also ranks sixth in slugging percentage (.523) and 13th in RBI (89) across 608 plate appearances.

Snell (4-1) earned the win against the Marlins on Friday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over 5.2 innings.

Snell opened with five scoreless innings before allowing a run in the sixth, throwing 67 of 101 pitches for strikes while piling up 19 whiffs. It continued a strong stretch for the veteran southpaw, who's allowed one earned run or fewer while working at least five frames in each of his six outings since returning from the injured list Aug. 11. He'll carry a 1.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 51:16 K:BB across 37.2 innings this season into a road matchup with the Reds next week.

Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run during the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Mets on Friday.

Bellinger gave the Yankees a 4-1 lead in the second inning after taking Nolan McLean deep to right-center field for a three-run homer. It was Bellinger's second long ball in three games and 14th of the year. The veteran outfielder is heating up at the plate at the right time for the Yankees and has gone 20-for-53 (.377) with two home runs, eight RBI and 12 runs scored over his last 13 games, recording at least one hit in 12 of those contests.