Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs Rays (Baz): 9/18/25, 1:10pm

[glory]

Bassitt has to take one on the chin and eat up innings here. 

[Laika]

Seems like the most annoying game ever 

[Stangstag]

Babip dragon rears its ugly head

[Orgfiller]

Rays are blooping and groundballing us to death. Incredibly frustrating.

[Governator]

Just now, Orgfiller said:

Rays are blooping and groundballing us to death. Incredibly frustrating.

 

Put the ball in play and anything can happen.  

[Laika]

Two hits that innings were 71.4 and 71.6 mph

The other three hits were 90 mph + but had launch angles between -1 and +3

 

[Orgfiller]

First AB of the next inning is a line drive right at someone. Just one of those games thus far.

[Governator]

The audio has picked up Spanky yelling lets go Blue Jays all the way from Toronto

[Doubleplay21]

Bassitt not fooling anyone with his off speed pitches

[Laika]

Missed calls so far for Bassitt

• 1st inning, 2nd pitch to B Lowe is called a ball but it hit the zone
• 2nd and 7th pitches to Yandy catch the zone but are called balls (walk)
• 2nd inning, first pitch to Seymour clipped the zone but is called a ball (hit)
• third pitch to B Lowe catches the zone but is called a ball to make it 3-0 (ends up getting an RBI hit)

Bassitt has not benefited from any called strikes. So, -4 or -5 strikes thanks to Laz Diaz. 

The Jays benefited from 1 called ball on the DS walk 

[Laika]

It's not fair!!!!!!!!!!

[Buster]

Why are the Rays always so annoying.

[G-Snarls]

1 hour ago, Doubleplay21 said:

 playoff time I'm not sure how much use there is for France though. 

No use for France on the playoffs roster

 

Yeah.  I'd rather have Loperfido and Straw. 

In a real emergency I'm sure Heineman or Barger could play 1B

[Governator]

Bassit needs a quick inning, some luck his way on a couple grounders

[Laika]

Chris Bassitt might die on the mound today. I wonder how many Lauer is good for? Three?

[Governator]

Just now, Laika said:

Chris Bassitt might die on the mound today. I wonder how many Lauer is good for? Three?

He almost literally just died on a comebacker

[Laika]

Still can't believe his name is Man Gum and not Magnum 

easiest name change I have ever seen in my life 

[glory]

1 minute ago, Laika said:

Chris Bassitt might die on the mound today. I wonder how many Lauer is good for? Three?

Schneider is probably going to use a reliever an inning. That's his usual style, and they may not want to use Lauer as a long man since he's now the 2nd lefty. Have to hope Bassitt can get through at least 5 here.

[glory]

2 games in a series with Laz behind the plate seems like a punishment to baseball fans everywhere. 

[Laika]

Pick your poison:

• Laz Diaz
• Jen Pawol
• Joe West 
• Angel Hernandez
• CB Bucknor 

[Governator]

1 minute ago, Laika said:

Pick your poison:

• Laz Diaz
• Jen Pawol
• Joe West 
• Angel Hernandez
• CB Bucknor 

Thankfully a couple of those have retired

[Big_Walleye]

1 minute ago, Laika said:

Pick your poison:

• Laz Diaz
• Jen Pawol
• Joe West 
• Angel Hernandez
• CB Bucknor 

Robot!!

[abola2121]

3 hours ago, abola2121 said:

It should be a cakewalk, but this team has a bad habit of making mediocre pitchers look like Cy Young.

I didn't expect them to prove my point so emphatically! JFC.... 😑

[neverbeenhere]

offense is still dead, led by Vlad 

[Orgfiller]

Lukes just hit a .900 xBA ball for an out 👍

Sick f***ing game.

[Orgfiller]

Our xBA is .300, we have one hit.

[Orgfiller]

lol

[Governator]

2 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

Our xBA is .300, we have one hit.

It'll go our way soon

[Laika]

This is wild stuff. 

Still lots of time to win though! 

[glory]

The Jays winning the first 2 games in Tampa in a 4 game series rather than a 3 game series is painfully on brand. A 4 game series gives the Baseball Gods enough time to reverse course and not have the Jays win the series.