Got to have it.
Matchup!
Gilbert (6-6, 3.44) vs Yesavage (1-0, 3.21)
Go Jays!
Presumably, I will miss most of this due to an incredibly feeble Air Canada wifi signal.
Presumably, I will miss most of this due to an incredibly feeble Air Canada wifi signal.
I don't think I would have gone with IKF over Davis or Loperfido. Yesavage has groundball tendencies, but I'm not convinced the defensive upgrade is worth the offensive tradeoff. I'd want the better bat in there against Gilbert.
I’m not even sure IKF is a defensive upgrade if he’s at 2B. He’s looked poor there all playoffs and historically the only place he’s consistently been good defensively is at 3B.
Biggest Blue Jays game in a decade…no pressure.
I hope the team gets out to a solid lead early on. I think falling behind could make it tough to win this one, as the hitters may inclined to overly press in that situation.
I hope the team gets out to a solid lead early on. I think falling behind could make it tough to win this one, as the hitters may inclined to overly press in that situation.
The way George is falling on each swing is not a good sign.
Using IKF and not putting him at 3B is puzzling.
Just have to hope the irrational love of IKF pays off, or at least doesn’t hurt them.
Just have to hope the irrational love of IKF pays off, or at least doesn’t hurt them.
Agreed. Springer is clearly having trouble putting weight on it. Still a heck of an at-bat. He was putting some great swings on the ball.
Springer battled pretty well. The Blue Jays made Gilbert work, but…which team is going to have the breakthrough hit tonight?
Exciting game, but also very tense and hard to watch.
Exciting game, but also very tense and hard to watch.
I think Vladdy was upset because he got a FB down the middle to hit on pitch 1 to him. Fouled it off.
Yesavage pitching with confidence. Great work. But a couple of those pitches to the M’s sluggers in the second inning were dangerous — floated over the middle of the plate and got hit hard foul.
I totally disagree with the way the Blue Jays directed the Gimenez PA. He should not have been bunting.
Suarez giveth, Suarez taketh away. Great play there to save a couple runs (sadly).
The Jays look very locked in against Gilbert though, aside from Gimenez and Lukes that inning. Need a big zero from Yesavage here to get the home lads back on the sticks.
The Jays look very locked in against Gilbert though, aside from Gimenez and Lukes that inning. Need a big zero from Yesavage here to get the home lads back on the sticks.
Thrilled to score first; frustrated by the two Ks and great two-out preventing a big early lead.
Yesavage faltering here. Can still get out of it though.
What a huge play. A potentially turning point play.
Huge. What an incredible play by Varsho to keep that almost HR at a single too.
Ohhhh my goodness…. This is too much.
What a fantastic play by Vlad though. No panic, calmly threw it to second. I feel like his defence over the years has had peaks and valleys but this year I feel like he’s been great more often than not.
What a fantastic play by Vlad though. No panic, calmly threw it to second. I feel like his defence over the years has had peaks and valleys but this year I feel like he’s been great more often than not.
Agreed it was a nice play by Varsho to get it in so quick, but what on Earth was Crawford doing? Deep fly ball like that, it’s so strange he wasn’t at least around second base thinking of scoring should the ball have kicked around a bit. We all knew Barger has a great arm but was he thinking of tagging from first? Just bizarre.
As I said before the series started, the one stark difference between the teams is defence. Not many three innings turn so dramatically one way and another based fundamentally on defense.
If Barger can get it going again, this offense is just so much better. I don't know why anyone would ever throw Ernie a first pitch fastball in the zone but happy they do!