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Glamorgan 183 (Helm 4-44) and 294 for 7 (Labuschagne 111, Ingram 105) lead Middlesex 343 (Higgins 75*, Harris 4-84) by 134 runs
Glamorgan set about fighting their way back into their Vitality County Championship fixture against Middlesex on the third day with centuries from Colin Ingram and Marnus Labuschagne helping them to reach 294 for 7 at the close. However, both batters were dismissed before the end of the day, leaving Glamorgan in a precarious position in this match.
The day began with Middlesex still batting in their first innings and looking to extend their lead. Some disciplined bowling saw Glamorgan take the final four Middlesex wickets for 40 runs as they went from 303 for 6 to to 343 all out.
There were three early wickets in the Glamorgan innings but the 156-run stand between Labuschagne and Ingram allowed them to erase the deficit and give them a chance of saving the game. The home side go into the final day with a lead of 134 but will need further batting heroics to prevent their first defeat of the season.
Glamorgan started the day trailing Middlesex by 120 runs on first innings and in need of quick wickets to get back into the contest. They had an early breakthrough when Andy Gorvin bowled Tom Helm with a lovely ball that ducked in sharply.
Jamie McIlroy bowled well on the third morning and was rewarded with his second wicket when he trapped Jack Davies lbw to a ball that the batter left alone. That left Middlesex 324 for 8. That became 330 for 9 when Luke Hollman chopped a ball on to his stumps for 3.
The final wicket of the Middlesex innings fell when Toby Roland-Jones was lbw to Mason Crane. Middlesex were160 runs in front of Glamorgan's first innings total. While wickets fell at the other end, Higgins batted beautifully for his 75 not out.
Glamorgan started their second innings batting efforts in a similar fashion to how they played on the first day with Eddie Byrom looking to be aggressive. They reached the lunch break at 33 for none but shortly after the resumption Byrom was bowled by Higgins for 24.
Sam Northeast was dismissed for a six-ball duck when he was caught at short midwicket off the bowling of Higgins to leave Glamorgan 45 for 2, still 115 runs behind Middlesex. Kiran Carlson was bowled by Tom Helm for 15 when he chopped on. He was the fifth batter to fall to a ball that was hit into their stumps in this match. Glamorgan were 79 for 3 at the fall of his wicket, still significantly behind Middlesex and in need of a partnership.
That is what they got from their two overseas players. The decision to leave out Pakistan international bowler Mir Hamza in favour of picking both Ingram and Labuschagne was a matter for much debate on the first morning of this match, but a sizeable stand between these two hugely experienced players went some way to justifying the decision.
Labuschagne took time to get settled but became more attacking as he grew into his innings, going to fifty with back-to-back boundaries off Hollman. Ingram looked to be more attacking and he hit 15 fours and a six on his way to his fourth hundred of the season.
Labuschagne fell to the bowling of Hollman after reaching his ninth century for Glamorgan and Ingram was dismissed for 105 by Helm. With James Harris and Chris Cooke before going before the close it leaves Middlesex as favourites to secure their second victory of the season.
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TORONTO -- — Daniel Vogelbach homered and scored three runs, Alek Manoah struck out seven in seven innings to win for the first time since last August and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Sunday.
Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and drove in two runs as the Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak with their third shutout win.
“I think it’s huge for this team,” Manoah said. “AL East opponent, don’t want nobody coming in our house and sweeping us.”
George Springer hit an RBI double, walked twice and scored twice as Toronto stopped Tampa Bay’s winning streak at four. The Rays had won 11 of their previous 15.
“Quiet day offensively for us,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “You’ve got to appreciate that Manoah was tough. Everything was working.”
Making his third start of the season, Manoah (1-1) walked one, hit two batters and allowed just one hit, Ben Rortvedt’s leadoff single in the third.
“He stepped up when we really needed him,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “This was probably the best he’s looked, even going back to 2022.”
Manoah went 9-2 as a rookie in 2021 and was a Cy Young finalist in 2022, when he finished 16-7. He struggled to a 3-9 mark last year and was sent down twice.
The right-hander said he’s not interested in comparing his current form to his standout sophomore season.
“I’m not looking back,” Manoah said. “I’m not going that way.”
Sunday was Manoah’s first big league win since beating Boston at Fenway Park last August 4. He made one more start last season before being demoted to Triple-A.
“He pitched at the top of the zone really well,” Cash said. “We just couldn’t get anything going against him.”
Jonny DeLuca, who stole second after being hit by a pitch in the fifth, was the only Rays runner to advance past first base against Manoah. The right-hander pumped his fist and yelled after striking out DeLuca swinging on a high fastball to end his outing.
“The energy from this crowd has been unbelievable,” Manoah said. “Just trying to feed off all that and let my emotions go freely there.”
Trevor Richards pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. After Jonathan Aranda reached on a two-out infield single against Zach Pop in the ninth, Isaac Paredes followed with a two-run homer, his ninth. Paredes has reached safely in a career-best 18 straight.
Richie Palacios chased Pop with a single before Jordan Romano finished for his seventh save in eight chances.
Vogelbach finished 3 for 4. He homered off Rays right-hander Aaron Civale in the second, his first, doubled and scored in the fourth, and singled and scored in the sixth.
Later in the sixth, Kirk made it 5-0 with a two-out double off reliever Manuel Rodríguez.
Civale (2-4) allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. His ERA rose from 5.83 to 5.92.
“He fell behind some guys and they made him pay a little bit,” Cash said.
Civale is 0-3 in seven starts since an April 9 victory over the Angels.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Chad Green (teres major strain) struck out a batter in one scoreless inning in a rehab outing at Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. Green allowed a leadoff double and retired the next three batters. … RHP Bowden Francis (forearm) got the win for Buffalo with 2 1/3 shutout innings in a rehab outing in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Taj Bradley (1-1, 2.45 ERA) starts Monday as Tampa Bay hosts Boston. RHP Tanner Houck (3-5, 2.17) goes for the Red Sox.
Blue Jays: RHP José Berríos (4-2, 2.82 ERA) starts Monday as Toronto begins a three-game series against the White Sox. RHP Erick Fedde (4-0, 2.60) starts for Chicago.
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