Bichette homers as Blue Jays dump Phillies 9-1

Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer and Chris Bassitt threw seven strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays dumped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

TORONTO – Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer and Chris Bassitt threw seven strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays dumped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Myles Straw and Tyler Heineman drove in three runs apiece for the Blue Jays (33-29), who took the rubber game of the three-game series. Toronto has won eight of its last 10 games.

Bassitt (6-3) allowed five hits, two walks and one earned run. He had six strikeouts.

Toronto put up four runs on Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo (5-2) in the second inning. Straw and Heineman hit RBI doubles before Bichette hit his eighth homer of the season.

Straw and Heineman were at it again in Toronto’s four-run third with both players hitting two-run singles.

Alejandro Kirk had three hits for the Blue Jays, who have won nine of their last 10 home games. Toronto outhit Philadelphia 14-5.

The Phillies (37-25), who have dropped five of six overall, scratched out a run on Bassitt in the sixth inning. Relievers Mason Fluharty and Erik Swanson each worked a scoreless inning for Toronto.

Announced attendance was 33,728 and the game took two hours 23 minutes to play.