Laika

The Astros' lineup is pretty meh. You need to get around Yordan but there is nothing else too scary in there. Altuve and Correa are not who they once were. Pena is overperforming. The other players are just league average kind of hitters. Berrios can definitely get through this with an ugly quality start.

Paid his dues in Pittsburgh and was even lucky enough to not get stabbed by Tommy Pham My man Isaiah

Jomboy has been saying the same thing for months

Not sports cards But, found a tin of 30 year old magic cards in my parents' attic and some of these things are worth $100 each lol. For lightly played cards. Crazy.

Yeah huge night for the pen. Maybe the pen has turned a corner. Although Little did miss the zone a lot and Walker bailed him out on that strikeout swing lol

Dude has cancer he's decided to just speak facts from now on

Such a nice feeling, momentum back after those two tough losses in New York

I apologize to IKF!!! He can stay forever!

Dammit. Losing Bo during this stretch is a significant hit. I hope that doesn't mean IKF is a starter. Against RHP they can start Loperfido and Barger (3B) and put Clement at SS. Which is what is happening tonight. I'll throw up if IKF starts 7 of the next 9 or whatever. Only bright side is this might be a defensive upgrade short term since Clement is >>> Bo at SS.

it's the uncrustables

No doubt he has been a great addition, but probably not some godsend? Vlad - very close to career norms, no improvement Kirk - is this just regression? Bo - just healthy. Ernie - exactly who he has been with Toronto, the whole tenure Gimenez - flop. Barger - tale of two halves at this point. Maybe people were celebrating his breakout too soon. Heineman, Loperfido - BABIP says hi That leaves Springer, Varsho, Straw, Lukes, Schneider I don't know how much credit you give him for each of these guys. Springer is a grizzled veteran. Varsho is 28/29 and at the peak of his physical prime. Like, people are probably overrating Popkins right now because of the team results (over-attribution error) and there were probably making the same mistake in the other direction for Guillermo Martinez before. I am mostly pleased by the reports of the Trajekt and iPitch machines and Popkins wanting and implementing those. So not so much the results this year but just the information supporting the idea that the Jays are finally not behind the times on offensive game prep, which you can thank Popkins for at least in part.

Berrios vs Luis Garcia (velo down, 90 poo now, 92 Stuff+ in his one game back from TJS) Bieber vs Jason Alexander (5.05 FIP throws 90 poo) Gausman vs Cristian Javier (5.36 xFIP can't throw strikes) Bassitt vs Dietrich Enns (bullpen game) Scherzer vs Trevor Rogers (really good now but LHP) Berrios vs Tomoyuki Sugano (5.12 FIP and 5.71 xERA) All home games 5 of 6 should be the EXPECTATION. Dodging Brown, Framber, and Bradish.

Heat map seems to indicate he is more middle-middle in general Career he tended to be more bottom corner Interesting article from April: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/tanner-scott-or-an-impostor-whos-stolen-his-identity-is-throwing-a-ton-of-strikes/

Bassitt is my playoff #3 over Scherzer. Sorry, Max.

Any Jays OF would run through the wall to try and catch that HR off Yamamoto Maybe that's why the Dodgers are underperforming? Bit of a divided clubhouse, top many individuals not as much of a team unit

Astros are apparently moving Framber up to start tomorrow That means Toronto dodges Brown and Framber and instead will face Luis Garcia, Jason Alexander, and Javier. Unless they move Brown up for that last game on normal rest.

I have to assume Varland is tipping his pitches. Actually seems like the most likely explanation.

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Or he broke his leg

The amazing this is that Cam Schlittler didn't even look bad. I mean he looked great for most of this. Nasty stuff and he threw strikes. The Jays just game planned him perfectly and spoiled so many good pitches. Like how many 99mph heaters just above the zone did they foul off?

Immaculate win and half the pages in this thread are you guys jerking off to Ryan Yarbrough "saving the Yankees pen" lmao what is wrong with you people

Need to be running on Judge all game. I want to see that elbow pop!

Nice of them to stack Grisham and Rice for ACEucki to mow down in the mid-game

No Volpe? Crap.

Wild changes with the Mets rotation in recent weeks They call up McLean and Tong, who look amazing. They are calling up Brandon Sproat to make his MLB debut Sunday. They just optioned Kodai Senga with his 3.02 ERA. That is a viciously aggressive youth movement for this time of year!