Well, I guess the four day break didn’t solve everything that’s wrong with the Blue Jays. This one got out of hand early, with the eventual winning run scoring in the second inning. The pitching was bad, and while the offence managed three home runs they were still held to just seven hits by an unimposing White Sox pitching staff composed mostly of their own castaways.
17 days to the deadline, so if they’re going to get anything going it has to be now. Personally, I wouldn’t bet on it.
No need to go through all the details, but as a quick recap:
- Spencer Miles had a 1-2-3 first inning, but Chicago jumped him for five in the second on three singles, a double, and a Sam Antonacci home run. He’d pull it together and keep the game within reach for two more innings, but a lead-off single in the fifth would knock him out.
- Adam Macko allowed the inherited runner and two of his own to cross, on a single, a walk and a Colson Montgomery double.
- Patrick Corbin had a decent sixth, working around a single, but a single, walk and error would load the bases in the seventh. Derek Fisher gave up a triple to Braden Montgomery, misplayed by Myles Straw in the right field corner, that scored all three inherited runners. A sac fly cashed Montgomery for the White Sox’ 12th.
- CJ Van Eyk, in his MLB debut, mopped up with two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out one. Welcome to the show CJ, it’s usually more exciting than this.
- The Blue Jays’ first run came in the third. Ernie Clement was hit by Anthony Kay’s pitch, moved to third on a Vladimir Guerrero jr. line single, and after Kazuma Okamoto walked he scored on a George Springer ground out.
- The second, third, and fourth were all solo home runs. Luis Urias went out to left in the fourth, Springer did the same in the fifth, and Brandon Valenzuela took it down the right field line in the sixth.
- Other than that, Clement had a pair of hits, Alejandro Kirk chipped in one of his own and walked twice, Okamoto was hit by a pitch, and Sean Keys walked for Guerrero in the ninth.
Jays of the Day: Nobody qualifies, but Clement and Kirk each got on three times, it’s not their fault that it didn’t matter.
Less so: Miles (-0.32), Macko (-0.10), Varsho (-0.10)
We’re back tomorrow at 3:07pm ET. Shane Bieber (0-1, 7.64) will try to get his season going against Davis Martin (9-4, 3.41).
