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Kiermaier goes yard

Kiermaier goes yard +7 +1 JaysBlue

Nice play Chappy

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August 20 (1:40pm) Bichette - 1 Point - Vladdy - 1 Point - Springer - 2 Points - Belt - 2 Points - Chapman - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - JaysAllMighty Merrifield - 3 Points - Varsho - 3 Points - WryNGinger Kiermaier - 7 Points - Off the bench: 10 Points -

Toronto at Cincinnati Sunday, August 20, 2023 01:40 PM (ET) Matchup Last Meeting ( Aug 19, 2023 ) Toronto 4, Cincinnati 3 The Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. The teams have split one-run decisions. Cincinnati recorded a 1-0 victory in the series opener on Friday before Toronto bounced back with a 4-3 win on Saturday. The Blue Jays will turn to Hyun Jin Ryu (1-1, 2.57 ERA) to start Sunday's game. He will make just his fourth start of the season after being sidelined with an elbow injury. The left-hander has had his share of success against the Reds, boasting a 5-2 record with a 3.23 ERA and 47 strikeouts in eight career starts (47 1/3 innings). For Toronto, Friday's game saw the return of outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, and Saturday's game saw the return of All-Star Bo Bichette. Kiermaier returned after a quick stint on the injured list but went 0-for-3 in the series opener. Bichette, on the other hand, had an instant impact in his return, notching an RBI single in the fourth inning. Before the game, he emphasized how he wanted the team to play going forward. "We need to be fearless," Bichette said. "I don't think any team accomplishes anything special by not being fearless, so I think we just need to be fearless. Go out there, play our game, be aggressive and get after it. That's how I want to lead, and that's how I'll try to lead by example now that I'm back." The Reds reside three games behind the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati will embark on a 10-game road trip after Sunday's contest. The Reds on Sunday will turn to right-hander Hunter Greene (2-4, 3.93 ERA), who will be activated from the 60-day injured list. Greene has been sidelined with an ailing hip. Greene has faced the Blue Jays once in his career. He allowed one run on four hits in six innings in a no-decision on May 21, 2022. Saturday marked the debut of another promising Reds rookie as Noelvi Marte made a short yet impactful appearance. Marte, 21, came on as a pinch runner in the bottom of the ninth inning and participated in a successful double steal of second and third with fellow rookie Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Elly De La Cruz, another Reds star rookie, made more magic in Saturday's game. He turned what could have been a stand-up double for most into a little league home run thanks to a throwing error from outfielder Cavan Biggio. He was able to round the bases in just 15.3 seconds. "I was looking to see if they were going to send (Matt) McLain home, and when I saw they did, I knew I had to go," De La Cruz said through an interpreter. "I was running hard to third base, and once I saw that ball go in the middle of nowhere, I knew I would have to run hard to get to home." De La Cruz is 2-for-6 with a double, triple and two walks in the series. --Field Level Media

Babe Schneider goes deep... + 12 + 1 Omar, Candy Maldonado, Dylan

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He can't hit the high pitches, hopefully he can adjust. Unlike the minors, MLB pitchers will exploit his weakness.

Jays fighting for playoff spot

Toronto at Cincinnati Saturday, August 19, 2023 06:40 PM (ET) Matchup Last Meeting ( Aug 18, 2023 ) Toronto 0, Cincinnati 1 Two teams getting key pieces back from injury will meet in the second contest of a three-game series Saturday evening when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds enter the game with momentum after Friday night's 1-0 win thanks to rookie Christian Encarnacion-Strand's first career walk-off home run. "The whole clubhouse is a blast," Encarnacion-Strand said after his homer helped Cincinnati maintain the final wild-card position in the National League. "No matter what happens, we're ready. We're pumped and we're ready to go. Every day. No matter the outcome. Just play ball hard, old-school baseball. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy. Just old school and hard-nosed baseball." After getting starting center fielder Kevin Kiermaier back from a right elbow injury on Friday, the Blue Jays are expected to see the return of star shortstop Bo Bichette for Saturday's game. Bichette went on the injured list on Aug. 1 with right knee tendinitis and has missed 16 games, with Toronto going 8-8 in his absence. "That's the hope, if all goes well," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of Bichette's return to the club. "Fortunately, there was nothing significant structurally and it was the best possible outcome." Kiermaier, who went 0-for-3 in his Friday return, required eight stitches after cutting his elbow on the center-field fence at Boston's Fenway Park on July 31. The three-time Gold Glove center fielder, who didn't participate in a minor league rehab assignment, is hitting .271 with five homers and 27 RBIs in 96 games this season. Also returning from the injured list Friday was reliever Trevor Richards from neck inflammation. To make room for Kiermaier and Richards, the Blue Jays optioned outfielder Nathan Lukes and right-hander Jay Jackson to Triple-A Buffalo. The Reds will get a boost back in their rotation this weekend when right-hander Hunter Greene (right hip) will return from the 60-day injured list and start Sunday's series finale. Greene pitched 5 2/3 innings in his final rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, throwing 83 pitches and averaging 97.4 mph on his fastball. "The goal of his rehab was to get him back to where he's fully built up, fully available," said Reds manager David Bell, who added there will be no innings limits on Greene beyond "common sense." Greene, who signed a six-year, $53 million extension in April, was 2-4 with a 3.93 ERA in 14 starts prior to landing on the injured list on June 19. Greene posted a 2.97 ERA and pitched at least six innings four times in his final five starts before landing on the list. The Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt (11-6, 3.95 ERA) to make his team-leading 26th start of the year. The right-hander has faced Cincinnati twice in his career, giving up four runs (three earned) over 15 2/3 innings. Bassitt allowed four runs on four hits over six innings in his most recent start, striking out six and walking two in Toronto's 5-4 home loss to the Chicago Cubs last Saturday. He has double-digit wins in four of his last five seasons, with the only exception coming in the pandemic-shortened 60-game season of 2020. The Reds will counter with rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson (4-2, 4.33), who will make his 17th start of the season. Williamson is coming off back-to-back strong starts, allowing one run in each outing. Last Sunday in Pittsburgh, he left with a 2-0 lead after allowing just one run on two hits over 5 2/3 innings, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead and the Reds dropped a 4-2 decision. --Field Level Media

August 19 (6:40pm) Double points Saturday Bichette - 2 Point - Vladdy - 2 Point - LTBF Springer - 4 Points - Chapman - 6 Points - Merrifield - 6 Points - Varsho - 6 Points - Kirk - 8 Points - JaysAllMighty Biggio - 10 Points - Schneider - 12 Points - Omar Off the bench: 20 Points - Abomination, Jonn

August 19 (6:40pm) Double points Saturday Bichette - 2 Point - Vladdy - 2 Point - LTBF Springer - 4 Points - Chapman - 6 Points - Merrifield - 6 Points - Varsho - 6 Points - Kirk - 8 Points - JaysAllMighty Biggio - 10 Points - Schneider - 12 Points - Off the bench: 20 Points - Abomination, Jonn

His response...

Yikes, not a good look on him

Nice double Varsho

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Lets get an early lead so this GDT doesn't become a cesspool.

Aug 18 (6:40pm) Apple f***ing TV Vladdy - 1 Point - Belt - 2 Points - JaysAllMighty Chapman - 3 Points - Merrifield - 3 Points - Varsho - 3 Points - Spanky Kirk - 4 Points - Biggio - 5 Points - Omar Kiermaier - 7 Points - Espinal - 8 Points - Off the bench: 10 Points - jaysblue

Yes, they have good shows but I dislike their Jays broadcasting, last one Jays were at home and all they talked about was the other team and cheering for them. They dislike the Jays.

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Lol

Biggio making us like him