Reds vs. Blue Jays Game Highlights (8/19/24) | MLB Highlights

ay very delightful good evening to you and welcome out to Roger Center in Toronto it's game one of a three- game series between the Reds and the Blue Jays it's more in League Baseball for the red legs Reds trying to bounce back after getting swept over the weekend by the Royals tonight they turn to right-hander Julian agar making his major league debut it's not a good thing for your ball Club when you have a guy making his major league debut sometime in August it means you've had injuries means you have had your problems to bring somebody up but if you're going to bring somebody up to make his major league debut as a starter pitcher you got to make sure that he's throwing strikes and that he's throwing the ball very well lately and that's where Julian aiar is Gosman is now 11 and8 with a 420 ER and his 24 starts this season as Arden noted earlier the strikeouts are down a little bit this year he's coming up back toback starts those seven plus Innings it's the first time he did it this season the one you were referring to against the Orioles eight Innings two runs but now coming off that seven shutout Innings against the angels in La where he earned his 11th win of the Season he's got 99 wins in his major league career 99 losses we'll see which way that goes tonight fast hit high in the air to Center and it is deep varo is back and has room about 395 ft away to make the catch and he'll lift a Fly ball and this one is well struck as well but it is also so playable Maro again two down a couple of flyball outs for Gosman and now the Red's catcher Tyler Stevenson and is hard and off the glove of the diving Addison Barger Stevenson turns sliding bare hand Stevenson Force back what recovery there Ernie Clement from short went almost halfway down the left field line and hold Stevens into a single swing and a highfly ball shallow Right Center varo calling for it jogs forward and makes the catch to end the inning three flyy outs to center field around a single as scoreless top of the first for Kevin gosin welcome to the big leagues Julian agie are for the Reds if you're ready a new face a new name Julian agar will make his major league debut tonight for the Reds the Reds selected his contract from triaa Louisville this afternoon he's 22 years old he's a right-hander he was a 12th round pick three years a go in the 2021 draft out of college set to straightway Center back on the track handled by TJ frel right to India two down and here's Vladimir Guerrero Jr so you want a test in your major league debut the third guy you're going to face is going to be Guerrero and Guerrero lifs on highfly ball to left and he got every bit of it into the second down deck in deep left field number 26 for vlat and it is one to nothing Julian agar just realized in the big leagues you cannot leave sliders up there in the zone especially to Vladimir Guerrero Jr a no doubter you have to be careful if you're Kevin Gosman you can't be too slow to the pl we've seen Kevin Gosman allow a lot of stolen bases this year and we haven't seen the Reds run yet but it's coming and they're going to do it early and often there goes the runner the pitch is St three the throw down and they got him gsman gets France on a fast ball and Kirk naaps Spencer steer for a strike amount throw amount double play that looks to have ended this inning what are your thoughts here on agar at this stage I think he's doing a pretty good job he does not look afraid I think once you survive the first inning and even though he did give up a home run but I love the way he goes about his business swing in a Miss he struck him out got him on a change up for his first Big League strikeout Jillian agar Strikes Out Joey lero for his first big league punch out it closes out a scoreless second inning now homecoming from the red Santiago espinol now he was drafted by the Red Sox but traded to the Jays his first four big league Seasons C up here and you can see him touching his chest right there appreciating that the fans still feel this way about him this is nice look at this they're getting to their feet this is nice well L young man he really was yeah he stands out breaking ball hangs he takes the left that's going to be extra bases all he does is perform at the plate in the field there's his standing double now the Red's first chance with a maned scoring position pickoff look no throw they're calling out of B they're going to give him third base on the appeal he didn't go and India is aboard so it's Reds on the corners with one out for Ellie De La Cruz that is crack to left should be deep enough L peredo makes the glove tag it third throw toward the plate cut tie game 53rd riy for Ellie De La Cruz in this 1-1 game between the Blue Jays and the Reds bottom of the third George Springer at 34 he's the only position player in his 30s right now on this team as he lines the ball into Right Center that's going to get all the way to the fence Springer putting a good swing on it he's got himself a stand up double Dalton varo batting for the second time is 0 for one but riding a 16 game on base streak Springer on second agar's 1-1 in the dirt skips through the legs of Stevenson and Springer jogs up to third it'll go as a wild pitch for agar it has not gone well for him or for the team and there's a base hit through the drawn in Infield for Dalton varo that'll bring in Springer and give the Blue Jays the lead it's two to one on Dalton var's RBI single 2-1 Blue Jays TJ Fredo leading off for the Reds and he hits this one high in the air deep right TJ fredel over top the bullpen and he ties the game of two fredel now has 10 home runs on the year how about that inside pitches and that was inner third look out don't even test them and you think you're getting the ball by him next thing you know you're getting a brand new one from the Umpire t J fredel leaves the yard and we're tied again this time at two AP piece it is tied at two going to the top of the sixth inning Tyler Stevenson to face Kevin Gosman pitch away gets by Stevenson Racing for first throw down is late strike out but he reaches coming soon to an amateur field near you so now TJ fredle and he turns on this to right for a base hit Stevenson up to second two on with nobody out comes John Schneider to get Kevin gsman gsman pitches into the sixth strikes out the first batter but a pass ball costs him in out and causes a base runner there then fredle hits a splitter into right and that's going to be the end of the day it's two2 ball game with the Reds threatening in the top of the sixth steer drives to Right Center Faro sprinting back will get there it's down to the Gap one hop to the wall Stevenson rips around third stop sign for fredle riy standing double for Spencer steer Reds take a three2 lead second and third one out Tai France up and he sends this ball well to Right Center that's down to the Gap that's a couple of runs freedle scores steer scores throw to Second France slides in with a two-run double A three- spot on the inning and a 5-2 lead for the Reds now Jake fry to the plate see if he can keep it rolling first pitch he rips to Right Center the Reds have owned that right center Gap France scor standing riy double for Jake Frey three Gap doubles and a 4run lead for the Reds it is six to2 Reds George Springer one for three doubled and scored in the third 62 Reds bottom seven and this is popped up down the right field line Frey will make the catch in Fair territory for the second out and ball four so varo aboard and Guerrero coming up with a couple of man onjo already having Homer here tonight one-1 pitch is a broken bat roller to short picked up by D La Cruz only play his first spas and he gets Guerrero to end the inning the Blue Jays come up with a hit and a walk but no runs they leave two on Alejandro Kirk s this ball to left Fairchild coming on sliding grab David Bell put him in for defense and he takes one away from Alejandro Kirk great jump on the ball here for Fairchild that ball was dying and dying fast David Bell had double barrel it's not a save situation but he brings on his closer Alex's Diaz Clement gets a hold of one deep in the air to left and it's gone number eight on the season for Ernie Clement and that'll make it 6 to3 so Ernie with a home run providing a moment not only for himself but how about that blue jays fan job number one when you are an adult catching a ball at a baseball game is give it to a kick now the Blue Jays are down to their final out innocently chopped up the middle D La Cruz Diaz gets the next three in order and the Reds get a much needed Victory fueled by a 4run six they take down Toronto north of the Border six to three