Overview

• George Springer homered on the 10th pitch of the game, but Pittsburgh answered in the first and prevailed 2-1 to claim the three-game set.
• Returning from elbow surgery, Johan Oviedo worked five innings with six strikeouts, allowing two hits, one run and one walk.
• Tommy Pham delivered the decisive offense with a two-out, two-run double following a Bryan Reynolds double and a walk.
• Dennis Santana finished with a perfect ninth for his ninth save after three scoreless relief frames from the bullpen.
• Toronto remains atop the AL East, and Shane Bieber is slated to debut Friday in Miami in a move that could reshape the Blue Jays’ rotation.