By Win Probability Added, the Rays were last favoured to win this game near the end of the first inning, when they managed to get two runners in scoring position. Shortly thereafter, a groundout and strikeout ended the inning in quick succession. Then, as the top of this Blue Jays lineup is wont to do, […]
Day: August 10, 2016
Jose Bautista To 15-Day DL; Junior Lake Called Up
In last night’s game, Jose Bautista seemed to trip after retrieving a ball in the outfield, in a play that seemed innocent save for the frustrating miscue by Joey Bats (and second baseman Devon Travis). Well, in the words of Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly: #BlueJays awaiting results of MRI on Jose Bautista's left […]
ARTIFICIAL TURF WARS EP. 24: If I Would Play (.500 Ball)
Greg and Nick take a look at the Blue Jays week against Kansas City and Tampa Bay where the offense continued to struggle, a sixth man was added to the rotation, as well as Kevin Pillar hitting the DL for the first time in his career. The bullpen continues to swap out parts looking for […]
One At Bat: Carlos Villanueva vs. (Future MVP) Devon Travis
This (One At-Bat) is a sort of regular feature at BP Toronto, and in that vein, I like to explain it in the preamble just in case this is your first time seeing it. What we do here is take just one plate appearance from the last little while and go through it pitch by […]