DUBLIN (AP) — England clinched a 2-0 victory in its Twenty20 series with Ireland after winning the third match by six wickets on Sunday.
Chasing 155 to win, England got there with 17 balls to spare thanks to 55 runs off 35 balls by Jordan Cox and an unbeaten 37 off 26 balls by Tom Banton at Malahide. The visitors finished on 155-4.
Gareth Delany's 48 off 29 helped Ireland to a competitive total of 154-8.
The second T20 was abandoned on Friday without a ball being bowled after persistent rain on the Irish coast.
Opener Phil Salt smashed 89 runs as England won by four wickets with 14 balls remaining in the first match on Wednesday.
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England's Phil Salt bats during the third men's International Twenty20 cricket match at Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday Sept. 21, 2025. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
Ireland's Curtis Campher, 4th left, is congratulated by his teammates after catching out England's Jos Buttler during the third men's International Twenty20 cricket match at Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday Sept. 21, 2025. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
England's Jordan Cox, left, and Phil Salt run between the wickets during the third men's International Twenty20 cricket match at Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday Sept. 21, 2025. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
ATLANTA (AP) — Chad Dallas allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut and combined with five other Toronto pitchers on a four-hitter as the Blue Jays beat Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Myles Straw drove in three runs on two hits in Toronto's 16-hit attack.
Sale (8-4) allowed three runs on a season-high 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Straw singled in two runs and Charles McAdoo added a run-scoring single in Toronto's three-run third inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who doubled and scored in the third, and Ernie Clement each had three hits.
Tyler Heineman doubled in two runs off Reynaldo López in Toronto's four-run ninth.
Toronto left-hander Mason Fluharty made his 33rd appearance of the season and recorded the first four outs as the opener in only his third career start. Dallas (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, allowed two hits and one run with two walks and two strikeouts.
Tyler Rogers, Jeff Hoffman, Braydon Fisher and Louis Varland followed Dallas. Varland recorded the final four outs for his ninth save.
Mauricio Dubón hit his fifth homer off Fisher in the eighth.
Blue Jays right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson, acquired from the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, will join the team in Toronto on Friday. Blue Jays right-hander Hayden Juenger was optioned to Buffalo and right-hander Tanner Andrews was designated for assignment.
Braves catcher Austin Wynns, acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for cash, entered the game in the eighth inning.
Blue Jays: Return to Toronto to open a three-game series against Baltimore on Friday night with RHP Trey Yesavage (2-2, 2.19 ERA) scheduled to face Orioles RHP Brandon Young (3-1, 3.35).
Braves: Continue their homestand on Friday night with LHP Martín Pérez (3-3, 2.79) scheduled to face Pittsburgh RHP Mitch Keller (5-2, 4.35).
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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto (7) fields a single hit by Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) and Ozzie Albies (1) react after the Canadian and United States national anthems before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale delivers to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mason Fluharty delivers to an Atlanta Braves batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
