Blue Jays (Arrighetti) vs Guardians (Williams): 09/01/26, 6:40 PM

[Brock Beauchamp]

Arrighetti takes the ball for the Blue Jays tonight at Progressive Field as Toronto faces Williams and the Guardians.

[Brock Beauchamp]

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Tyler Rogers	0	0	16	0	0	16
Spencer Miles	0	0	0	17	0	17
Spencer Arrighetti	79	0	0	0	0	79
Paul Sewald	0	21	0	0	0	21
Michael Lorenzen	42	0	0	0	0	42
Mason Fluharty	0	12	6	0	0	18
Louis Varland	0	0	12	0	0	12
Brendon Little	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braydon Fisher	23	0	0	10	0	33

[jaysblue]

Well nice to have the bullpen fully rested. Hopefully Spaghetti could give them 5 innings. 

[Governator]

I know every game matters but this is a very big series for us

[hanton]

44 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Well nice to have the bullpen fully rested. Hopefully Spaghetti could give them 5 innings. 

he is averaging exactly 5 innings a start, ugly 1.6 whip, K rate is very good though so that's encouraging

[jaysblue]

4 minutes ago, Governator said:

I know every game matters but this is a very big series for us

Really can't afford to have a series like they did against the Royals. Try to win 2 of 3 each time, especially against the team they're chasing down. 

[Terminator]

 

Huge series. Reigning AL Champs need to lock in.

If we can steal Game 1, this series, and even the playoffs themselves, will be easy to make.

• Spaghetti vs. Williams
• Cease vs. Cantillo
• Soriano vs. Bibee

[Terminator]

 

[Terminator]

So the Jays will add one bat and two pitchers today.

Sean Keys, Ricky T and Mantiply seem like the top guys we could add but that's a ton of lefties. I almost forgot about Josh Smith, he'll be added as well so maybe they hold off on Keys?

[VladdyAlomar]

I want it now 

[Pendleton]

1 hour ago, hanton said:

he is averaging exactly 5 innings a start, ugly 1.6 whip, K rate is very good though so that's encouraging

Cleveland has a pretty high chase rate, hopefully Arrighetti will have them flailing at the breaking ball 

[Terminator]

20 minutes ago, Pendleton said:

Cleveland has a pretty high chase rate, hopefully Arrighetti will have them flailing at the breaking ball 

Miles will carve them up for two innings and then they will be in store for a piping hot serving of SPAGHETTI.

Jays win this one 4-2.

[G-Snarls]

3 hours ago, Governator said:

I know every game matters but this is a very big series for us

Gotta win 2/3 and the Orioles need to f*** right off 

[ComeTogether]

Need good pitching.  Keep the game close and Jays will grind it out. 

[PitaBaby]

Don't let us down Pastrami.

[max silver]

4 hours ago, Pendleton said:

Cleveland has a pretty high chase rate, hopefully Arrighetti will have them flailing at the breaking ball 

I just hope Arighetti can manage to keep the ball in the park as the home run has been a massive issue for him as a Blue Jay. I do like the swing and miss stuff he's displayed but the command needs to improve if he's to provide any value out of the rotation.

[glory]

Straw starting in LF tonight (a dude who can't hit for a CF much less a corner OF) shouldn't be happening for a team that wants to contend even in a weak WC race. I guess this is more of an indictment on what they feel about Jesus Sanchez in LF. 

[Omar]

Spaghetti needs some mozzarella cheese sprinkled in to get the job done today.  LETS GO JAYS!

[Brownie19]

2 minutes ago, glory said:

Straw starting in LF tonight. 

I know Robert is injury prone, inconsistent, and would have been an expensive one month pickup, but Straw starting in LF (a dude who can't hit for a CF much less a corner OF) shouldn't be happening for a team that wants to contend even in a weak WC race. I guess this is more of an indictment on what they feel about Jesus Sanchez in LF. 

Ew - starting Straw tonight is gross.

But, Robert has an 82 wRC+ v RHP over the last 3 years.  You also don't want him to starting in LF v. Gavin Williams.

 

[Spanky__99]

 

[Spanky__99]

Big Series... GO JAYS GO!!!
 

 

[Spanky__99]

I'm kind of shocked Sanchez lasted longer than Daz?

[Terminator]

Two games in a row where Sanchez hasn't started against a righty.

With all these new guys being added to the team he might find himself permanently glued to the bench.

[Laika]

Big said Sean Keys isn't getting in there in LF 

I guess they think Myles Straw is "hot" as far as he ever gets hot and he might punch a single through at some point 

[Laika]

1 minute ago, Terminator said:

Two games in a row where Sanchez hasn't started against a righty.

With all these new guys being added to the team he might find himself permanently glued to the bench.

pinch hitter now, I guess

he earned it! 

bum.

[Terminator]

Spaghetti is also an extreme flyball pitcher so getting Straw in there today over Sanchez (the worst fielder in baseball history) or Sean Keys makes sense.

Lefty on the hill tomorrow so probably see Straw again, but then on Thursday we face a righty and Soriano is throwing for us. He's a groundball pitcher so Sean Keys likely starts in LF.

Jesus Sanchez is a pinch hitter only and he can spell Springer when he needs a day off. 

[glory]

3 minutes ago, Laika said:

Big said Sean Keys isn't getting in there in LF 

I guess they think Myles Straw is "hot" as far as he ever gets hot and he might punch a single through at some point 

Shockingly, Straw had a 105 wRC+ in August (83 PA), which is higher than everyone on the team during that stretch aside from Kirk, Springer, and Bateman.

I guess JS actually is riding the hot hand. 

[G-Snarls]

1 minute ago, glory said:

Shockingly, Straw had a 105 wRC+ in August (83 PA), which is higher than everyone on the team during that stretch aside from Kirk, Springer, and Bateman.

I guess JS actually is riding the hot hand. 

It's pretty sad that a "hot hand" in this lineup is 1 month of hitting 5% better than league average

Sigh

[Masterbather]

They play baseball almost every day and still the few and far between off days kill me. Good for the team though.

Hopefully Spaghetti is up for it. Most important series of the season. 

 

[John_Havok]

50 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Spaghetti is also an extreme flyball pitcher so getting Straw in there today over Sanchez (the worst fielder in baseball history) or Sean Keys makes sense.

Lefty on the hill tomorrow so probably see Straw again, but then on Thursday we face a righty and Soriano is throwing for us. He's a groundball pitcher so Sean Keys likely starts in LF.

Jesus Sanchez is a pinch hitter only and he can spell Springer when he needs a day off. 

Keys also can't hit breaking balls and 2 of William's 3 most used pitches are the sweeper and curve ball. Not really a good matchup for him on any level.