TORONTO — It hurt but Cavan Biggio's patience at the plate handed the Toronto Blue Jays a key win on Tuesday.
Biggio drew two walks and then was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth as Toronto scratched out a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies to keep pace in the competitive American League wild-card chase. Biggio, whose father Craig was hit by the second most pitches in Major League Baseball history, said he was just trying to wait for his pitch.
George Springer hit into a fielder's choice with Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm throwing Lukes out at home. A video review confirmed that Lukes was out, drawing massive boos from the sold-out Rogers Centre crowd of 42,615. Romano, from nearby Markham, Ont., returned to action in the ninth after 17 days on the injured list with lower back inflammation. He induced a fly ball from Bohm to lead off the inning then got Bryce Harper out swinging. Romano then whiffed Nick Castellanos for the final out of the game and his 29th save of the season.
Kikuchi earned a no decision despite pitching a quality six innings where he allowed one run on four hits and struck out seven. Relievers Yimi Garcia and Jordan Hicks combined for two scoreless innings before Romano came on. Kikuchi bore down and got out of the inning without giving up any more runs. He struck Kyle Schwarber out for his seventh K of the night, then induced pop flies from Bohm and Harper.
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