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August 9 (7:10pm) Vladdy - 1 Point - Springer - 2 Points - Chapman - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - Varsho - 4 Points - DeJong - 4 Points - Merrifield - 4 Points - Kirk - 4 Points - Schneider - 6 Points - JaysAllMighty Off the bench: 10 Points -

We need someone to step up for the GDT today, I lost the last one so I'm out.

ffs, looking at strike three Springer, wtf

Mvp

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August 8 (7:10pm) Vladdy - 1 Point - Springer - 2 Points - JaysAllMighty Belt - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - Varsho - 4 Points - DeJong - 4 Points - Merrifield - 4 Points - Biggio - 5 Points - Espinal - 8 Points - Off the bench: 10 Points -

Toronto at Cleveland Tuesday, August 8, 2023 07:10 PM (ET) Matchup Last Meeting ( Aug 7, 2023 ) Toronto 3, Cleveland 1 The Toronto Blue Jays will try for their fifth straight victory when they visit the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of their four-game series on Tuesday night. After watching Monday's starter, veteran left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu, leave early after getting hit in the lower right leg with a line-drive comebacker, the Blue Jays will count on Yusei Kikuchi to go deep on Tuesday. Kikuchi (9-3, 3.67 ERA) beat the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles in his most recent outing on Wednesday, limiting them to one run and six hits in six innings of a 4-1 victory. It's the only loss in the past eight games for Baltimore. "He was absolutely outstanding," Toronto manager John Schneider said. "He had electric stuff from the get-go. He landed curveballs and sliders out of the zone. His curveball, slider and fastball were just awesome." It was the second straight victorious outing for Kikuchi, who held the Los Angeles Dodgers to one run and seven hits over six innings in an 8-1 victory on July 26. He had not won consecutive starts since winning three in a row in April. "I just thought about being patient until I got into a rhythm while trying to avoid giving up the first run," Kikuchi said. "I've had success staying on top of the count by mixing up pitches that move out of the strike zone and with some that curve into it." Kikuchi has made three starts in his career against the Guardians, going 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA. He last faced them on June 12, 2021, when he tossed seven shutout innings in a 5-4 loss in 10 innings. Cleveland plans to counter with rookie right-hander Tanner Bibee. Bibee (7-2, 3.14) won his final two starts of July and pitched well in his first outing of August, but came away without a decision. He allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings against the Houston Astros last Wednesday and left with the score tied 2-2, but the Astros eventually won 3-2. Bibee has not yet faced the Blue Jays. Kole Calhoun made his debut for Cleveland on Saturday and continues to make an impact for the Guardians since the 35-year-old was acquired from the Dodgers on Friday in exchange for cash. He contributed a base hit in each of his first two games and made a diving catch in right field on Monday against the Blue Jays, helping keep the game scoreless before Toronto eventually won 3-1. Calhoun said he remembers players such as Torii Hunter, Vernon Wells and Jared Weaver taking him under their wings when he broke into the majors with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012. "I was lucky," Calhoun said. "I was in a spot with some people that were good human beings and taught me how to go about the game the right way." Calhoun said he prefers to lead by example. "If there's a question, I think being an older guy, there's probably an answer there that is the right way to do things," Calhoun said. --Field Level Media

Jays Win! Jays Win! Jays Win!

Springer... yes

holy f*** Biggio

Biggio with a beauty Abomination +5 +1

Biggioooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Janson brain fart

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that's not a good bet

It was a consensual fight and nothing more.

Aug 7 (7:10pm) Vladdy - 1 Point - Springer - 2 Points - Belt - 3 Points - JaysAllMighty Chapman - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - Varsho - 4 Points - DeJong - 4 Points - Biggio - 5 Points - Schneider - 6 Points - Jonn, Off the bench: 10 Points - Points updated by Dylan in first post.

Toronto at Cleveland Monday, August 7, 2023 07:10 PM (ET) Matchup Last Meeting ( Aug 14, 2022 ) Cleveland 7, Toronto 2 Davis Schneider will try to continue his unprecedented hot streak to begin his major league career when the Toronto Blue Jays open a four-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. The 24-year-old second baseman has nine hits, including two home runs, in his first three major league games. The only other player with at least nine hits in his first three big-league contests was Coaker Triplett of the Chicago Cubs in 1938. "Every time I came into the dugout, they're all just clapping, being happy for me and I couldn't ask for anything more," Schneider said after collecting four hits, including a home run, in a 13-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, which completed a three-game sweep. Schneider will now look to back left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (0-1, 7.20 ERA), who the Blue Jays plan to start on Monday in the series opener. Ryu didn't deliver the type of performance he hoped for in his first outing since having Tommy John surgery in June 2022, so he'll look to improve against the Guardians. Ryu surrendered four runs and nine hits in five-plus innings of a 13-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last Tuesday. He struck out three and walked one on 80 pitches. Before he could record the first out, Ryu was greeted by two doubles and a single. He wound up allowing two runs in the first inning. He gave up another run in the second inning before getting through the third, fourth and fifth innings unscathed. Ryu eventually departed after surrendering a leadoff home run to Gunnar Henderson in the sixth. "He kind of got ambushed early there in the first inning," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. "Kind of what we expected navigating a tough lineup. I thought he got better as his outing went on." Ryu has made three starts in his career against Cleveland and is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA. The Guardians should be eager to take the field after blowing a late lead against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon and losing 5-3. Cleveland was one out away from winning the rubber match of the series, but third baseman Brayan Rocchio came up short on his throws to first on back-to-back grounders and first baseman Kole Calhoun couldn't secure either throw, allowing the tying run to score. Elvis Andrus then rolled a two-run single up the middle, giving the White Sox a 5-3 lead that held up. Cleveland will send rookie right-hander Gavin Williams (1-3, 3.38) to the mound in the series opener. Williams has made eight starts this season and the 24-year-old pitched well in the past four, posting a 2.50 ERA, but he's 0-2 in that span. Pitching enough innings to qualify for a victory has been one obstacle, as Williams was limited to four innings in two of his past four starts, despite giving up just one run across those two games. Williams went five innings and allowed two runs in each of the other two starts, but the Guardians were shut out 2-0 both times. In his most recent outing last Tuesday, Williams went up against Framber Valdez of the Houston Astros, and Valdez tossed a no-hitter. Cleveland manager Terry Francona said the Houston game was the best he has seen Williams throw the ball this season. Williams agreed. "We've been going over some stuff," Williams said. "Just fixing some little things in my mechanics." Williams has not faced Toronto this season. --Field Level Media

Ya, what's next, barbwire ffs

The man is a Terminator!

They don't do that on the road