Blue Jays edge White Sox 1‑0 on Bieber’s strong outing

TORONTO (Interstat) — Shane Bieber scattered three hits over six innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the game’s only run on a fourth-inning single by George Springer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Bieber (1-1) struck out six and walked none, lowering his ERA. Davis Martin (9-4) took the loss despite allowing just one earned run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five. Louis Varland worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save.

Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 46-52. Chicago fell to 51-46. The White Sox managed only four hits, with Braden Montgomery and Miguel Vargas each collecting one. Guerrero had two of Toronto’s five hits.

The game lasted 2 hours 6 minutes before a crowd of 41,775. The White Sox had won the series opener 12-4 on Friday.