Pinstripe Alley Jun 2, 2023
Rivalry Roundup: Gausman pushes Jays past Brewers
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Kevin Kiermaier starred with a pair of stellar catches in support of a brilliant Kevin Gausman. A fairly quiet day it was across MLB, as many teams across the league traveled to their next series, including the Yankees, who sauntered down from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California. While we waited for the anticipated Yankees-Dodgers clash to kick off, we still had some interesting games in the AL, featuring a divisional matchup in Houston and an interleague showdown in Toronto. Toronto Blue Jays (30-27) 3, Milwaukee Brewers (29-27)...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jun 1, 2023
Gausman strikes out 11, Bichette and Chapman hit homers, Blue Jays beat Brewers 3-1
Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman both homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune May 26, 2023
Kiermaier, Bichette homer in Blue Jays' 3-1 win over Twins
Kevin Kiermaier and Bo Bichette homered in a three-run third, Kevin Gausman won for the first time in more than month and the slumping Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday night.
Twinkie Town May 26, 2023
Blue Jays 3, Twins 1: I understand it, but I don’t want it
I’m all for players showing more flair and emotion in modern baseball but this in the first inning of a 0-0 game is dumb, George | Photo by David Berding/ Nothing really great or awful, just a mediocre team from a good division beating a mediocre team from a bad division. Louie Varland coughed up just two long balls in six otherwise strong inngs, but that was enough for Toronto with the Twins’ offense facing Kevin Gausman et. al. They got 9 walks, 12 strikeouts and no homers, which isn’t the ideal “three true outcomes” ratio. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Whose...
Bluebird Banter May 23, 2023
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Pitchers
Photo by Vaughn Ridley/ A look at how our pitchers performed the last two weeks. Over the past two weeks, the Jays have a 4-9 record. The pitchers have a 3.76 ERA (better than their season ERA). The pitchers have been pretty good. Hot Kevin Gausman: 3 starts, 0-1, 1.71 ERA. In 21 innings, batters hit .187/.228/.267 with 1 home run, 4 walks and 23 strikeouts. In his last three games, Gausman has thrown 6, 7 and 8 innings (in that order, so a complete game should be in his future). All three were Quality starts. When you hold batters to a .495 OPS over three games, you...
Bluebird Banter May 16, 2023
Game #42 GameThread: Yankees @ Blue Jays
Lance McMillan/Toronto Star via Game two of the four games. Personally, if I were a batter tonight, I’d be glancing all over the place. Why not play with the press and the rest of us? Kevin Gausman finally gets to see if his teammates can put up a couple of runs for him. They should be able to score some off Domingo German. Today's Lineups YANKEES BLUE JAYS Gleyber Torres - 2B George Springer - DH Aaron Judge - DH Bo Bichette - SS Harrison Bader - CF Vladimir Guerrero - 1B DJ LeMahieu - 1B Daulton Varsho - LF Jake Bauers - LF Matt Chapman -...
Bluebird Banter May 16, 2023
Jays Roster Move: Jackson Down, Hatch Up
Photo by Elsa/ We have Jays' news. Jay Jackson optioned to Buffalo, and Thomas Hatch called up. I guess they figure they need a fresh arm after Manoah came out early yesterday. Hatch has thrown 22 innings for the Bisons. He has a 4.91 ERA, allowed 19 hits, 12 walks, and 28 strikeouts. He could go 3 or so innings if needed. We haven’t had many roster moves this season. I liked the old days when we had news every couple of days. Here’s how #Bluejays will line it up tonight as they try to even the series behind Kevin Gausman. pic.twitter.com/caH4gw5ciX— Mike...
Bluebird Banter May 16, 2023
Game #42 Preview: Germán vs Gausman
Photo by Cole Burston/ Yankees (24-19) vs Blue Jays (24-17) After a bad loss last night, the Blue Jays get right back to it this evening as they try to even up this four game series. Game two goes tonight, set for the same start time as last night at 7:07 ET. Blue Jays’ Starter Kevin Gausman will make his 9th start of the season, coming into today with a 2-3 record and a 3.38 ERA. His ERA is roughly in line with the 3.35 he put up last season, and once again it is a run higher than his FIP, coming into this start at 2.31. That 2.31 is currently a career best mark,...
Bluebird Banter May 10, 2023
Costly Bichette Error in Extra, Jays Lose
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/ Blue Jays 1 Phillies 2 (10 innings) Frustrating..... I don’t know why we can’t score for Kevin Gausman. He seems like a good guy. You would think his teammates would like to help him out. Today he went 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 singles and a double, no walks and 9 strikeouts. And, of course, we only scored 1 run. Amazingly, the one run came on a Brandon Belt home run. Unfortunately, Jordan Romano gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth. Bryce Harper hit a hard single to center. Nick Castellanos hit a ground ball just on the shortstop...
Bluebird Banter May 4, 2023
Game #32 GameThread: Jays @ Red Sox
Photo by Vaughn Ridley/ If you are reading this, it means I didn’t return to the computer before the game. This is a space holder if the busy day ahead doesn’t allow a few moments to fix this. Tonight’s game starts an hour earlier than normal, a 6:00 Eastern start instead of the usual 7:00. Kevin Gausman hopes the team will get him some runs today. He’s 2-2 with a 2.33 ERA. Brayan Bello has a 6.57 ERA in 3 starts, with 18 hits, 5 walks and 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings. Today's Lineups BLUE JAYS RED SOX George Springer - RF Raimel Tapia - RF Bo...
NESN.com May 4, 2023
Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineups: Kevin Gausman Tries To Prevent Boston Sweep
The Boston Red Sox enter Fenway Park on Thursday night hoping to put the finishing touches on a four-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston clinched the series Wednesday night after a third-straight victory over its American League East rival, which also extended the club’s win streak to five games. The Red Sox now […] The post Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineups: Kevin Gausman Tries To Prevent Boston Sweep appeared first on NESN.com.
