Blue Jays (Berrios) vs White Sox (Burke): 7/7/25, 7:40pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Eight in a row, three games up in the division!

[jaysblue]

Keep the streak going!

White Sox have been playing a bit better as of late lol, but regardless got to take advantage of these series against the White Sox and A's before the All-Star Break to pad up the division lead! 

[Laika]

Berrios, Bassitt, Lauer, Scherzer, Gausman, Berrios

vs.

Burke (4.83 FIP), Civale (5.36 FIP), Houser (3.09 FIP), Severino (4.45 FIP). Lopez (4.21 FIP), Springs (4.77 FIP)

Anything less than 4-2 is unacceptable. 5-1 is par for the course. You get one stinker vs Houser. Need to rock the other five. 

Always feels like Toronto has trouble getting up mentally for these matchups. 

[Terminator]

Agree with you both.

ChiSox have a bottom third rotation and bullpen instead of being historically bad like you might expect. They also play much better at home.

We just had a pretty emotionally taxing homestand with a ton of close games and the bullpen is running on fumes. The boys need to make sure they are taking these final 6 games seriously.

5-1 vs. 3-3 could be the difference in winning the division or not.

Would really help if Berrios could come out and dominate for 7 innings tonight.

 

 

[Brownie19]

45 minutes ago, Laika said:

Berrios, Bassitt, Lauer, Scherzer, Gausman, Berrios

vs.

Burke (4.83 FIP), Civale (5.36 FIP), Houser (3.09 FIP), Severino (4.45 FIP). Lopez (4.21 FIP), Springs (4.77 FIP)

Anything less than 4-2 is unacceptable. 5-1 is par for the course. You get one stinker vs Houser. Need to rock the other five. 

Always feels like Toronto has trouble getting up mentally for these matchups. 

They certainly need to avoid the trap of letting off the gas.  It will be difficult given how mentally taxing the last 2 series have been.  Hopefully the all-star break gives them motivation to keep grinding for 6 more games before they get a break.

[Governator]

It'd be a really good time for Vlad to lift a couple bombs this week but beggers can't be choosers. 

[Eat My Shatkins]

I'd take 3-3 and be happy honestly. Especially since it's on the road and they have sucked on the road. Just don't want to see them fall on their faces with a negative record against the two worst teams in the AL after all the work they've done to not only get into 1st, but build a slight cushion.

[Omar]

1 hour ago, Governator said:

It'd be a really good time for Vlad to lift a couple bombs this week but beggers can't be choosers. 

Absolutely. We need more from him other than slapping 110mph singles everywhere mixed in with some doubles. Time to start launching some and put this team on his back. 

I don't think there will be a letdown. Hopefully this team has a taste for winning now. 

As Robbie Alomar used to say, "Catch the taste."

Dated reference warning above. 

[Terminator]

 

[Masterbather]

Uh oh. It's the White Sox 

[M.E.]

1 hour ago, Masterbather said:

Uh oh. It's the White Sox 

Hopefully we can win the season series

[Stangstag]

Another must-win game!

Keep the streak alive!

[Jonn]

Big strech of winnable games before the All-Star break. A chance to really gain some ground on the Rays and Yankees. Anything short of 4-2 would be a disappointment.

[neverbeenhere]

Springer player of the week, told ya

[neverbeenhere]

Today jays will win big

[Grant77]

11 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

Springer player of the week, told ya

I never would have predicted that! Only 5 homers? Hardly deserving.

[Vancouverite]

Come on Vladdy time to heat up buddy

3rd largest contract in history and you're sitting on a dozen home runs!

[John_Havok]

I'm mentally preparing myself for the team to lay an egg after that brilliant homestand. 

I hope to be pleasantly surprised. The Sox are playing their first game home after flying back from a road trip so there could be a bit of letdown on their side too. 

[Omar]

[Omar]

Damn....a wall scraper.  

[neverbeenhere]

unlucky so far

[Omar]

Smoked three balls but right at them.  

[gruber9292]

No luck..

[hanton]

Generous call there for Berrios, exploit it

[Omar]

CB Bucknor behind the plate so get ready for some horrid calls tonight.

[gruber9292]

Is Berrios really throwing a 3-2 change up to a scrub? Holy fack.. 

[Laika]

******** start to this game 

[gruber9292]

There you go.. You f***ing deserve that Berrios. I hope it's not one of those games. 

[Masterbather]

I hope the early breaks are not indicative of which way this game is going.

[neverbeenhere]

24 pitch inning