Blue Jays clinch victory over Dodgers with Clement's late-game home run, securing a 5-4 score
Toronto Blue Jays Secure Dramatic 5-4 Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers
In a thrilling game on August 10, 2025, the Toronto Blue Jays edged out the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-4 victory. The decisive moment came in the top of the ninth inning, when Ernie Clement hit a tiebreaking solo home run, propelling the Blue Jays to the win.
Clement's home run was a 394-foot blast with an exit velocity of 102.6 mph and a launch angle of 25°. It was a slider at 85.6 mph that he sent soaring over the fence[1].
The Blue Jays had earlier closed the gap in the eighth inning with back-to-back homers from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger, setting the stage for Clement's heroics in the ninth[3].
Jeff Hoffman, the Jays' closer, had a rough eighth inning, walking the bases loaded, allowing the Dodgers to tie the game. However, Mason Fluharty stepped up in the ninth, earning his first career save[2].
Tyler Glasnow, who is currently on a 10-game winless streak despite a 1.82 ERA since returning from the injured list, pitched into the sixth inning, yielding two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out eight[5].
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-7, 2.51 ERA) will start for the Dodgers in the next Freeway Series game in Anaheim[6]. José Berríos (8-4, 3.89 ERA) will pitch for the Blue Jays against the Chicago Cubs on the next day[1].
The game was marked by its dramatic finish, with the late homers turning the tide in favour of Toronto over Los Angeles. Ernie Clement's impactful 9th-inning homer and the Blue Jays' back-to-back homers in the 8th were the highlights of the game[1][3][4].
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Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays and arts enthusiasts in Toronto might find the game's dramatic finish equally thrilling as they would a masterpiece in a gallery, given its nail-biting conclusion that saw Ernie Clement hitting a 9th-inning homer to secure the win. The sports section of the news on the following day would likely feature stories about MLB's recent developments, which would certainly include the Blue Jays' exciting 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moreover, art aficionados may even draw parallels between Clement's clutch homer and a heated battle between superheroes in a comic book.
