GDT: 2/3 Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers (7:05pm et)

[Omar]

Saturday afternoon’s game will see Kohei Arihara go up against Kevin Gausman. This will be the first time that Arihara has faced off against the Blue Jays as the former Nippon Professional Baseball league pitcher came over to North America for the 2021 season. Arihara had a rough 2021 campaign as he posted a 6.64 ERA over just ten starts and spent the majority of the 2022 season playing for the Round Rock Express in Triple-A for the Rangers. Arihara was called up in mid-August, but after his third start and surrendering six runs over 3.1 innings against the Detroit Tigers, he was moved to the bullpen where he made one appearance last weekend and has now been summoned back to the rotation.

Gausman made his Blue Jays debut earlier this season against the Rangers where he was still working out the kinks, picking up a no-decision when he surrendered three runs on eight hits over five innings. Gausman has made eight career appearances (seven starts) against the Rangers and has posted a 3-2 record with a 3.11 ERA. He has not started in Texas since 2017, but that outing saw him come one out away from a shutout, however, he was pulled in the ninth with a pair of runners on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[G-Snarls]

More wins

 

Lets go

[Spanky99]

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

 

Hey Goober92...

 

[DigitalRock]

Vlad doesn’t even get the runner over

[Horses Fart]

Good advance there Vladdy

[Solaxys]

Bo's got it.

[DigitalRock]

Bo is unreal and kirk

[EdwinsParrot]

nice kirk

[Solaxys]

Kirk has it. This team just needs Vladdy to get it going and holy moly, its going to be destruction.

[Spanky99]

Jays in Flight!!!

[Daniel Labude]

3 balls over 100 mph and Bo's at 93.7, good start

[Grant77]

Atta boy Kirk!

[DigitalRock]

Orioles losing too

[Horses Fart]

Kirk has it. This team just needs Vladdy to get it going and holy moly, its going to be destruction.

 

When is it gonna happen tho. Getting late now.

[Stangstag]

Great start!

[Solaxys]

When is it gonna happen tho. Getting late now.

 

Its kay, just like Bo, he'll turn it on just when we need him most.

[DigitalRock]

Damn kirk being slow hurt us there , great ab Danny

[DigitalRock]

This is awesome keep it going

[Solaxys]

Holy s***, we hit with bases loaded.

[EdwinsParrot]

nice espyyy

[Omar]

The risp kings!

[Stangstag]

Jesus christ lol. Hard hit balls, babip luck. Brutalizing this guy

[Solaxys]

hello ump?

[DigitalRock]

Chapman was a better move and I loved semien

[Solaxys]

130+ games in, lots of data says it sucks, even some random youtube guy sees it... we still f***in shift when Kevin is pitching.

[DigitalRock]

Ugh come on Gausman

[Solaxys]

Can't seem to locate the fastball yet

[DigitalRock]

Lol ump

[Solaxys]

yup can't locate those fastballs. Gonna be a long night.

[BlueJays]

Lul Gausman