Jays in the House

Monday, July 6, 2026

Game #91 - Toronto Blue Jays (42-48) @ San Francisco Giants (37-52)

Flags fly forever....but damn...we shoulda kept him...

Can we plz win a game? Or score a run....

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Game #90 - Toronto Blue Jays (42-48) @ Seattle Mariners (47-44) - game recap

Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless inning in a 4-0 shutout loss to the Mariners

After a blowout shutout loss yesterday due to a bad day for Shane Bieber and the pitchers and the offense managing one measly single the entire game, the Blue Jays were looking to notch their 11th series win of the season. Trey Yesavage got the start with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate. Vlad was back in the field after the half day off as DH yesterday (Sean Key served as DH today).Ernie Clement was at SS and Luis Urias got the start at 2B. Could the Blue Jays notch their 11th series win of the season? Here is today's game recap.

Game Highlights:

The Mariners opened the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd on a sac fly by Cal Raleigh that scored Victor Robles
The Mariners added a run in the bottom of the 4th as Mitch Garver whacked a 2-run blast to left; also scoring Cole Young
Trey Yesavage pitching line: 6IP 3H 3R (2 earned) 2BB 7K 96 pitches (62 for strikes)
Emerson Hancock pitching line: 7IP 2H 0R 2BB 5K 92 pitches (58 for strikes)
The Mariners added a run in the bottom of the 8th as Josh Naylor singled scoring Randy Arozarena
Final score: Mariners 4 Blue Jays 0

My Take:

Trey Yesavage fired 6 solid innings, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits while walking 2 and striking out 7. He got stronger as the game went on and retired the last 8 batters he faced. More important, he got 18 outs a day after Shane Bieber barely survived 4 innings and was nearly knocked out of the game in the 2nd inning. Yesavage seems to be slowly finding his form after missing the first month with an injury.
The bullpen gave up a run on 3 hits while walking none and striking out 3 over 2 innings. Mason Fluharty, who has been overused this season, was responsible for the 3 hits and run. Tyler Rogers retired every batter he faced in his inning of work.
Well, the Blue Jays managed a few more base runners and got a runner into scoring position today. Vlad even reached base twice today, breaking up the perfect game in the 1st inning. If things don't turn around soon, David Popkins may find himself out of a job. The games are only going to get harder as the wild card races heat up and teams acquire players in trades to strengthen their lineups and pitching staffs.
The catchers had opposite results on ABS challenges with Alejandro Kirk overturning three ABS challenges while Mariners catcher Mitch Garver was unsuccessful on both his ABS challenges
The Blue Jays were 0-2 with runners in scoring position
Up next, the Blue Jays head south to San Francisco to continue their west coast road swing. The Blue Jays swept the season series last year, outscoring the Giants 18-9. Ace Kevin Gausman starts against Giants righty Landen Roupp

Game #90 - Toronto Blue Jays (42-47) @ Seattle Mariners (46-44)

Monkey never cramp!

Fugly...yesterday was....fugly.

Let's try to be better today....

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Game #89 - Toronto Blue Jays (42-47) @ Seattle Mariners (46-44) - game recap

Brayden Fisher struck out the side in an 11-0 shutout loss to the Mariners

After a win yesterday on the strength of 7 excellent innings from Dylan Cease and a 2-run 3rd inning rally, the Blue Jays were looking to extend the win streak to 3 games and notch their 11th series win of the season. Shane Bieber got the start with Brandon Valenzuela behind the plate. Vlad got the half day off as DH with Sean Keys at 1B. Could the Blue Jays extend the win streak to 3 games and notch their 11th series win of the season? Here is today's game recap.

Game Highlights:

The Mariners opened the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd as Victor Robles singled scoring Cole Young
Three batters later, Randy Arozarena hammered a grand slam to left; also scoring Robles, Colt Emerson and JP Crawford
The Mariners added a pair ofd runs in the bottom of the 5th as Dominic Canzone belted a 2-run jack to right-center; also scoring Arozarena
Shane Bieber pitching line: 4IP 6H 7R (all earned) 3BB 3K 89 pitches (53 for strikes)
The Mariners added a run in the bottom of the 6th as Canzone singled scoring Emerson
A batter later, Cal Raleigh drilled a 3-run blast to right; also scoring Canzone and Arozarena
Logan Gilbert pitching line: 7.1IP 1H 0R 0B 7K 91 pitches (63 for strikes)
Final score: Mariners 11 Blue Jays 0

My Take:

Shane Bieber ws lit up for 7 runs on 6 hits while walking 3 and striking out 3 over 4 innings. The 2nd inning was a complete disaster for him which he barekly escaped, needing 44 pitches, giving up 5 runs in the inning, capped by a grand slam from Randy Arozarena, who stopped to play rocks paper scissors with the first base coach during the home run trot. Bieber came out for the 4th and gave up a 2-run HR to end his day. It has been a struggle to find consistent form for the veteran righty after missing te first couple of months of the season with injury.
The bullpen gave up a further 4 runs on 5 hits with 0 walks and 6 strikeouts over the last 4 innings. Brayden Fisher, who struck out the side in the 8th inning, and Myles Straw both retired every batter they faced.
Not much to say about the offense, that managed one bloop single to break up the no hitter and perfect game on a day where Logan Gilbert was pulling his best Greg Maddux, needing basically 10 pitches to get through every inning. To be fair, he was nasty today with his fastball consistently touching 97/98 MPH. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to a nice pitching performance
The Blue Jays were 1-1 on ABS challenges. The Mariners did not attempt an ABS challenge
The Blue Jays did not get a runner into scoring position today
Up next, the Blue Jays try to notch their 11th series win of the season. Trey Yesavage starts against Mariners righty Emerson Hancock