TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes drove in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Pinch hitter George Springer singled off right-hander Andrew Kittredge (4-5) with one out in the eighth and Lukes followed with an RBI double into the left field corner.
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Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt, left, is given the Roberto Clemente Award by manager John Schneider, right, ahead of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez (29) goes to the mound during first-inning baseball game action against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez stands on the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, reacts during first-inning baseball game action against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker, left, hits an RBI double in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brian Serven, center, during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays Leo Jiménez walks to the dugout between innings against the St. Louis Cardinals during baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider sets off to round the bases after hitting a two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Davis Schneider added a two-run home run, his second homer in two games, to help the Blue Jays sweep their fifth series of the season.
Right-hander Zach Pop (2-4) retired Nolan Arenado, the only batter he faced, for the final out of the eighth. Righty Chad Green stranded two runners in the ninth to earn his 17th save in 20 chances.
Lars Nootbaar homered for the Cardinals, who have lost six of nine to fall below .500 at 74-75.
St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker opened the scoring and chased Toronto starter Yariel Rodríguez with an RBI double in the fifth.
The Blue Jays answered in the bottom half when Schneider hit a two-run drive to center off Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas.
Before his solo home run Saturday, Schneider hadn't homered since June 22. Sunday’s homer was his 12th of 2024.
St. Louis tied it when Nootbaar connected off left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to begin the seventh. The homer was Nootbaar’s 10th.
Rodríguez allowed one run and three hits in 4 1/3 innings while walking one and striking out two.
Mikolas was charged with two runs and three hits in five innings. He walked none and struck out four.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: INF Leo Jiménez returned to the lineup after being scratched Saturday because of a right index finger contusion.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Andre Pallante (6-8, 4.13 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday in the opener of a three-game series against Pittsburgh. RHP Paul Skenes (10-2, 2.10) goes for the Pirates.
Blue Jays: Toronto begins a three-game series at Texas on Tuesday.
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Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt, left, is given the Roberto Clemente Award by manager John Schneider, right, ahead of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez (29) goes to the mound during first-inning baseball game action against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez stands on the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, reacts during first-inning baseball game action against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker, left, hits an RBI double in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brian Serven, center, during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays Leo Jiménez walks to the dugout between innings against the St. Louis Cardinals during baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Paige Taylor White/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider sets off to round the bases after hitting a two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday Sept. 15, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As the World Economic Forum’s annual gabfest gets into full swing Tuesday, President Donald Trump gave everybody something to talk about with his actions on his first day back in office.
Energy industry executives will mull Trump's vow to “drill, baby, drill.” Foreign leaders will decipher what he means with his wish to expand U.S. territory. Environmentalists will decry his planned exit from the Paris climate deal. Trade advocates can digest his newly christened “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and duties.
From the earliest speeches, panel discussions and back-channel meetings in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, Trump’s executive orders and evocative oratory will loom large.
Here's a look at what's on tap Tuesday in Davos.
Right from the start, participants will be able to riff off of -- and possibly rip into -- Trump’s new tack.
One of the earliest sessions serves up “early thoughts” about the U.S. presidency; another focuses on electric vehicles, a Biden administration “mandate” for which Trump vowed to revoke.
Yet another dissects how the European Union will balance its environmental ambitions with a need for economic development -- and Trump’s vow to declare a “national energy emergency” will certainly weigh on minds in Brussels. An afternoon talk considers Europe's defense strategy with Trump reviving his “America First” ambitions.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gets early billing on the Davos dais. Her morning speech will send an early signal about how the 27-country bloc is interpreting Washington's new line.
She's likely to try fancy footwork — France and her native Germany are riven by political discord and uncertainty, and some recently ascendant leaders like Italy's Giorgia Meloni have cast themselves as more Trump-friendly.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has lashed out at Trump ally Elon Musk's support for the European far-right, also will speak.
Scholz's hold on power in economically sluggish Germany appears tenuous: His Social Democrats are trailing third in polls showing conservative Friedrich Merz is the favorite to become the next chancellor after Feb. 23 elections. Merz is himself set to take part in a discussion in Davos late Tuesday.
During his presidential campaign, Trump said he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. He didn't mention either country in his inaugural address, even if he did say he wants to be “a peacemaker and a unifier” more generally.
Nearly three years after Russia's full-blown invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take the stage. Both Moscow and Kyiv have been seeking battlefield gains to strengthen their negotiating positions ahead of any prospective talks to end the conflict.
The president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, are likely to take discuss the Gaza ceasefire.
And U.S. corporate chieftains for companies like Coca-Cola, Bank of America and Boston Consulting Group will share thoughts on the direction of the U.S. economy under Trump's new term.
A climate activist sprays color to the entrance of the Hotel Flueela to protest against the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
Special police is on guard on the roof of the congress hotel prior to the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
Countries' flags fly on the roof of the congress center in front of Kongress Hotel prior to the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
Activists of Drop Fossil Subsidies protest after they sprayed an Amazon shop window with paint as a police officer cordons off the area during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
A man cleans the floor at the congress center prior to the official opening of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People line up in front of the Ukraine house to watch the inauguration of Donald Trump on screens alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People watch the inauguration of Donald Trump on screens at the Ukraine house alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)