For the first time since late May, the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> have lost two consecutive games.

On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies, their first series loss since May 23-25 against the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-series-recap-jays-cant-perform-worse-than-they-did-against-rays-over-weekend">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, when they were swept. Their record moved to 38-32 for the season, but let’s take a look at what happened in this one.
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In the top of the second, Ernie Clement hit a one-out double for the Blue Jays’ first base runner of the game. After Davis Schneider struck out swinging, Myles Straw hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.
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The score remained 1-0 for the Blue Jays until the bottom of the fourth, when Bowden Francis lost his command. He got the first two batters out, but walked the next two and hit a batter to load the bases. Francis then walked Bryson Stott and then hit Otto Kemp to make it a 2-1 lead for the Phillies.
Thankfully, the Blue Jays answered right back in the top of the fifth. Bo Bichette hit into a double play, but after a review, he was determined to be safe. That worked out well for Toronto, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a double to tie the game at two.
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The next two innings didn’t see any scoring, and after the Jays went quietly in the top of the eighth, Chad Green had the ball for the bottom of the eighth. As he’s done for most of his tenure as a Blue Jay, he gave up a home run, and the Blue Jays had a scoreless top of the ninth, falling 3-2.
<h2>Takeaways…</h2>
The Blue Jays&#8217; bats have been so hot recently, but they’ve struggled in this series. In Friday’s game, the Blue Jays were held off the scoresheet while the Phillies put up eight runs. On Saturday, they scored just two runs, with Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. accounting for four of the five hits.
Funnily enough, the Blue Jays out-hit the Phillies, as they gave up just four hits. Unfortunately, it was Bowden Francis’ command issues that drove in two runs, as he gave up three walks and hit two batters. <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-brendon-little-went-from-being-involved-in-small-trade-to-one-best-left-handed-relievers-in-baseball">Brendon Little</a> got him out of the inning and got the next two outs, before Yariel Rodriguez retired the next four outs.
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/braydon-fisher-emerging-reliable-arm-blue-jays-bullpen">Braydon Fisher remains near perfect in relief</a>, pitching another scoreless inning. He gave up only his second walk as a reliever, but also struck out a batter to drop his ERA to 2.76. Chad Green is the pitcher of record, giving up the game-winning home run, his ninth home run conceded this season.
There weren’t a lot of positives to take away from this game. This was the Blue Jays’ first series loss in about three weeks, breaking their five-series winning streak. They’ll have a chance to avoid the sweep on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET, as Jose Berrios gets the ball against Zack Wheeler.
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Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Blue Jays Nation</a>, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Oilersnation</a>, and <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/author/ryley-delaney">FlamesNation</a>. She can be followed on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/Ryley__Delaney">@Ryley__Delaney</a>.
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For the first time since late May, the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> have lost two consecutive games.



On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies, their first series loss since May 23-25 against the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-series-recap-jays-cant-perform-worse-than-they-did-against-rays-over-weekend">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, when they were swept. Their record moved to 38-32 for the season, but let’s take a look at what happened in this one.
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In the top of the second, Ernie Clement hit a one-out double for the Blue Jays’ first base runner of the game. After Davis Schneider struck out swinging, Myles Straw hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.

https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1933985274574287193

The score remained 1-0 for the Blue Jays until the bottom of the fourth, when Bowden Francis lost his command. He got the first two batters out, but walked the next two and hit a batter to load the bases. Francis then walked Bryson Stott and then hit Otto Kemp to make it a 2-1 lead for the Phillies.

Thankfully, the Blue Jays answered right back in the top of the fifth. Bo Bichette hit into a double play, but after a review, he was determined to be safe. That worked out well for Toronto, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a double to tie the game at two.

https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1934002127933698230

The next two innings didn’t see any scoring, and after the Jays went quietly in the top of the eighth, Chad Green had the ball for the bottom of the eighth. As he’s done for most of his tenure as a Blue Jay, he gave up a home run, and the Blue Jays had a scoreless top of the ninth, falling 3-2.
<h2>Takeaways…</h2>
The Blue Jays' bats have been so hot recently, but they’ve struggled in this series. In Friday’s game, the Blue Jays were held off the scoresheet while the Phillies put up eight runs. On Saturday, they scored just two runs, with Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. accounting for four of the five hits.

Funnily enough, the Blue Jays out-hit the Phillies, as they gave up just four hits. Unfortunately, it was Bowden Francis’ command issues that drove in two runs, as he gave up three walks and hit two batters. <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-brendon-little-went-from-being-involved-in-small-trade-to-one-best-left-handed-relievers-in-baseball">Brendon Little</a> got him out of the inning and got the next two outs, before Yariel Rodriguez retired the next four outs.

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/braydon-fisher-emerging-reliable-arm-blue-jays-bullpen">Braydon Fisher remains near perfect in relief</a>, pitching another scoreless inning. He gave up only his second walk as a reliever, but also struck out a batter to drop his ERA to 2.76. Chad Green is the pitcher of record, giving up the game-winning home run, his ninth home run conceded this season.

There weren’t a lot of positives to take away from this game. This was the Blue Jays’ first series loss in about three weeks, breaking their five-series winning streak. They’ll have a chance to avoid the sweep on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET, as Jose Berrios gets the ball against Zack Wheeler.

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Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Blue Jays Nation</a>, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Oilersnation</a>, and <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/author/ryley-delaney">FlamesNation</a>. She can be followed on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/Ryley__Delaney">@Ryley__Delaney</a>.

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