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Varsho drives in three but Blue Jays lose 8-5 to Phillies in spring training
CLEARWATER — Toronto starter CJ Van Eyk gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays fell 8-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training baseball action Thursday.
Trea Turner’s double drove in a pair in Philadelphia’s three-run second inning.
The Phillies tacked four more on Van Eyk and reliever Angel Bastardo in the third, including a solo home run by Alec Bohm.
Centre fielder Daulton Varsho drove in three of Toronto’s four runs over the fourth and fifth innings with a groundout and a two-run double, but the Jays would get no closer.
Toronto catcher Tyler Heineman hit a solo home run in the first inning and scored two runs.
Canadian Zach Pop pitched a scoreless sixth inning for the Phillies to earn a hold.
Toronto (8-10) faces the Minnesota Twins on Friday afternoon in Dunedin, Fla.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.
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