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Yeah I think that is what it comes down to. The Jays love contact, moving the runner over, etc. DS is the opposite of that. I'm not a DS fan by any means. He didn't end the season all that well and his overall numbers are propped up by 2 HR's against position player. I just think the bar on playing over IKF should be pretty low, but the Jays clearly have a specific idea in mind with DS's usage, and they probably aren't even wrong. It's just that IKF is so bad it makes it more questionable to go with that alignment. If the Jays keep winning with IKF out there, then it is what it is.
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Yeah I don’t think Straw or IKF should start tonight (or ever) but JS has managed this way all season and I doubt he will change now. If Springer doesn’t play then I suspect DS, Straw, and IKF are all in there. If Springer does play then it’s probably choosing between Straw and IKF as JS has consistently used DS against LHP so I don’t think that changes. If Springer is out then my guess on the lineup: LF Schneider 1B Vladdy DH Bo CA Kirk CF Varsho 3B Clement 2B IKF SS Gimenez RF Straw Lukes and Barger will pinch hit as soon as Snell is gone. Same formula as last time.
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Work the count and get to their pen as early as possible so that Barger and Lukes can get back into the game earlier. That was the difference in Game 1 with the Barger grand slam. If Snell goes deep into the game then that’s not a good thing for the Jays, Make him work.
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Best of 3. Incredible season gets more incredible. Let's get another one tomorrow.
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Bassitt has been a starter his whole career, and is pitching in back to back days for the first time. Wouldn't shock me if Bass wasn't good to go a 3rd inning. Still wouldn't have used Varland here.
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Hoffman probably comes in if it gets to Ohtani. Just get one more Varland.
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Nice. Burn Varland, and will probably start warming Hoffman up now.
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JS would have gotten Varland to warm up again as soon as whoever he brought in to the 9th fell behind in the count to the 1st batter. He's probably hot already since he warmed up multiple times. Just bring him in and let JS get his fix for the night. It's his 13th appearance in 25 days, and tomorrow will almost certainly be 14 in 26, but the Jays think his arm can handle it.
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My guess (if Springer can't go) is they'll start DS in LF, Straw in RF, and IKF at 2B. If Springer can go, then probably Bo at 2B and DS/Straw in the OF, but IKF will be coming in the first chance JS gets for defensive purposes.
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Snell on the mound tomorrow, so they'll both be starting.
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Would be nice to avoid using Hoffman and Varland (poor guy barely gets a break). I think JS is definitely using at least one of them unless the Jays tack on more, but if that can be avoided, then having them both more fresh for tomorrow would be great.
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DS can't face RHP with any velocity and now can't face LHP either.
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He's safe but "too close to overturn" is unfortunately a possibility.
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Gimenez coming up huge this post season.
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Have to score these base runners.
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Nicely done Fluharty!
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Bieber's given up some hard contact this inning, but after last night I have a hard time having faith in Flu. Hopefully he has a better outing and actually gets LHB out this time.
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5 strong for Bieber. Ideally he's kept in, but who knows with JS.
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Bieber is facing a big league lineup.
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Bieber started rough in Game 3 against the M's and finished strong. Hopefully it's a similar outing here.
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Playoff Vladdy!
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A clean 1st inning for Bieber is important here.
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I hate the Dodgers but man we are blessed to be watching prime Ohtani. Crazy how great he is.
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Yeah oblique is something that is going to be very difficult to play through. Springer is a gamer but that's asking a lot. Let's see how he feels tomorrow, hopefully it's a 2-2 series by then.
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I don't disagree, but this team values contact and defense very highly, which are two things DS doesn't do well. Between that and whatever issues he has or had with high velo (haven't looked at the numbers to see if anything has changed there), and they've probably decided they have specific "lanes" to use DS and prefer IKF otherwise. It worked in the ALCS. We just have to hope there's more BABIP magic left in his bat.
