Game Thread: Baltimore Orioles (65-41) @ Toronto Blue Jays (59-48) - 08/01 7:07PM
Starters
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hyun Jin Ryu - LHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | -.-- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - |
Baltimore Orioles
| Kyle Bradish - RHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 3.29 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 104.0 | 95 | 1.14 |
Lineups
| Pos | Baltimore Orioles Batters | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Adley Rutschman | S | .268 | 14 | 47 | 0 |
| 1B | Ryan Mountcastle | R | .245 | 13 | 46 | 2 |
| RF | Anthony Santander | S | .256 | 18 | 58 | 3 |
| LF | Austin Hays | R | .284 | 9 | 40 | 2 |
| DH | Gunnar Henderson | L | .242 | 17 | 45 | 6 |
| 2B | Jordan Westburg | R | .253 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 3B | Ramon Urias | R | .253 | 4 | 34 | 3 |
| CF | Ryan McKenna | R | .268 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| SS | Jorge Mateo | R | .212 | 6 | 31 | 24 |
| Pos | Toronto Blue Jays Batters | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Whit Merrifield | R | .303 | 9 | 50 | 21 |
| DH | Brandon Belt | L | .239 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | R | .269 | 17 | 66 | 4 |
| RF | George Springer | R | .249 | 13 | 41 | 13 |
| 3B | Matt Chapman | R | .259 | 14 | 44 | 3 |
| C | Danny Jansen | R | .227 | 14 | 46 | 0 |
| LF | Daulton Varsho | L | .215 | 12 | 34 | 12 |
| SS | Santiago Espinal | R | .228 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| CF | Kevin Kiermaier | L | .272 | 5 | 24 | 11 |
Jays DFA Vogelbach, call up Barger
Jays DFA Vogelbach, Call Up Barger
https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2024/6/14/24178682/jays-dfa-vogelbach-call-up-barger
The headline says it all, Daniel Vogelbach has been DFAed and Addison Barger has been called up in his place. Vogelbach seemed like a great guy, but wasn't hitting, and a DH that doesn't hit isn't...
The Blue Jays' chance to go on a run is now. Can they do it?
The trade deadline (July 30) is about 6 weeks away.
The Blue Jays are currently 2 games below .500 and 4 teams out of the 3rd wildcard spot with the Rays only a game behind them. They've got a tough schedule ahead without an easy opponent until the Athletics on August 9th.
If the Jays can get above .500 the next month and get within a few teams of the 3rd wildcard spot, they could potentially be buyers at the trade deadline. Saying this, I realize I'm not exactly sure how much trade capital they can afford to part with. Alternately, they'll probably sell off expiring contracts to try to come back stronger for 2025.
There's a good chance we'll know more about the future of this team a month from now. How's everyone feeling about the team in general, how do you think the Jays will do against this spree of tough teams, and any predictions for the future?
Bad news for the Jays...
Sucky day so far and they haven't even played a game yet..
Biggio DFA, Manoah UCL elbow surgery, may even be Tommy John. Either way he's out for the year and some of next.
In some good news, Spencer Horwitz is up..
Dress to impress? The Blue Jays debut the Home Run Jacket on a night that the offense comes alive against Chicago
Jays even up the Twins series with a whole-team, feel-good 10-8 win
Gausman didn't have a very good day on the mound. But it didn't matter. The Jays were down 7-1 in the 3rd inning, and they managed a comeback by putting up runs in 5/8 innings and getting good outings from the bullpen.
The first three hitters in the lineup today (Schneider, Varsho, and Guerrero) had 6 RBI, with return-to-form? Vladdy contributing 4. Bichette, who's been slumping hard, homered today.
Swanson pitched a solid inning without giving up a hit, as did Yimi Garcia who made his return today.
What happens when George Springer comes back, will he go back to hitting lead off? I can't see that happening with these results. Turner might get a bump down and Jansen up to cleanup
Community moderation and discussion
Greetings Blue Bird aficionados. We seem to be without our good friend and moderator, @imasnyper, this season. I'm thinking I might ask the lemmy.ca admins if they'll add me as moderator to this community, as I'd like to update it and have it look more active. It might take me a while to figure out how Snyper set up the standings in the sidebar.
I wanted to announce this intention to the community for the sake of transparency. If anyone else is interested in being an active mod (e.g., posting regularly, setting up bot-run features), let us know what you have in mind.
Any other community-related discussion is also welcome 💙
Blue Jays have lost 10 of their last 13 games (-35 run differential)
What do you think they should do? What do you think they will do?