Well, Blue Jays. You now have our undivided attention.
The Padres are cruising along at a .600 clip, which only gets you second place in their division. Manny Machado is hitting like a star, Fernando Tatis is hitting like a superhero, and sophomore centre fielder Jackson Merrill has been better than both.
The Jays will miss Michael King and Nick Pivetta, who have been San Deigo's best starters so far. On the other hand, Vasquez and Kolek, a pair of right-handers of no particular distinction, have been much more effective than is at all reasonable. Time to put an end to that, I say.
Matchups
Tue 20 May - Cease (1-2, 4.60) vs Bassitt (3-2, 3.16)
Wed 21 May - Vasquez (3-3, 3.45) vs Gausman (3-4, 4.59)
Thu 22 May - Kolek (2-1, 2.33) vs Francis (2-6, 5.63)
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