Toronto and New York played the opener of the a three game series Monday night at Yankee Stadium, and neither team put on an offensive show. The Yankees had many opportunities and left 14 men on base, going two for eighteen with runners in scoring position. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, had few opportunities […]
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Recap: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 0; Toronto Sweeps New York Right out of Town
Well, the Blue Jays are playing some good baseball again. Aaron Sanchez was phenomenal, going six and two thirds while giving up no runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out six. The offense was silent early on, but scored seven runs in the fifth through seventh innings on the strength of 12 hits. […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1; Faltering Yankees Bullpen Gives Toronto Another Win
The Blue Jays entered tonight’s game with an opportunity to win their fourth straight series and guarantee at least a .500 record during their twelve-game stint against the Yankees and Red Sox. Starter J.A. Happ looked shaky through the first few innings, missing his spots and giving up a double in each of the first […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2; Estrada Dominant Once Again
After a Saturday slug fest and a Sunday extra inning game, the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen was tired and needed a quality start from tonight’s starter Marco Estrada. He gave them exactly what they needed, throwing eight excellent innings, giving up no runs, three hits, three walks and six strike outs. The biggest threat came […]
Back to the Bronx: Yankees Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees May 30th – June 1st Written by Sean Addis and Joshua Howsam The Blue Jays are coming off an emotional roller coaster of a series against the division foe Boston Red Sox that saw the home side take two of three. The bats finally bailed out the pitching in game two […]
Recap: Blue Jays 8, Yankees 4; Canadian Tandem Power Toronto to Victory
On Wednesday night, Marco Estrada threw six very good innings, giving up only one run. Then, the 32-year-old hit a rough patch in the seventh inning, allowing back to back home runs to Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius. Thankfully they were both solo shots, so the damage was extremely limited, and it didn’t impact the Blue […]
Recap: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0; Bats Forget to Do Their Job
Tuesday night was not the night for the Blue Jays. After a four game weekend set that saw them net three wins against the lowly Minnesota Twins, the team came out flat to begin their series against the Yankees. R.A. Dickey was done in by some shoddy defense courtesy of Jose Bautista, but otherwise looked great until […]
A Visit from the Empire: Yankees Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees Tuesday, May 24th – Thursday, May 26th Written by Jenn Smith and Nick Dika After being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in embarrassing fashion at the Rogers Centre, the Toronto Blue Jays travelled to Minnesota. There, several of their clubhouse leaders approached coaches with a line up shake up highlighted […]
Buying A Bullpen: How Do The Jays Compare?
It’s a common refrain of the sabermetrically inclined that you shouldn’t spend money on bullpens. It’s easy to see why this is: a pitcher that can throw 180-200 innings in a season (a starter) will usually be more valuable than someone whose peak is around 70 innings (a reliever). Even accounting for leverage and situations, the best […]
Recap: Yankees 3 Blue Jays 2; Sanchez Sharp as Offense Whiffs Again
The Blue Jays were hoping the return of their normal lineup with Josh Donaldson at third base and Chris Collabello at first base would result in a jump start to the offense on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees. However, the team was facing Masahiro Tanaka, who has dominated the Blue Jays in the past with a 2.23 […]