Blue Jays 11 Twins 4
Jays did everything they needed to do in the top of the eighth:
- Ernie Clement started the inning with a singled.
- Vladimir Guerrero took a six pitch walk.
- Kazuma Okamoto singled in one.
- Lenyn Sosa got an infield single bringing home the second run.
- Daulton Varsho ground one softy that went right between the pitchers legs. E1 loads the bases.
- Myles Straw walked on four pitches. Third run in.
- Davis Schneider doubled in the fourth and fifth run.
- Brandon Valenzuela homered in six, seven and eight.
But there was also bad news, George Springer took a pitch off the, already broken, toe and had to come out of the game. I’d imagine he’ll be back on the IL.
I was wrong the Jays said ‘no further damage’ (tough to believe). He was getting tomorrow off anyway, apparently. So we’ll see Monday.
Dylan Cease wasn’t great, giving up four runs three earned. But he went seven inning. I thought he would be out after six, when
he was at 98 pitches, but he stayed in and got to 106 pitches (and a win). He gave up seven hits, one walk and seven strikeouts.
Mason Fluharty and Spencer Miles pitched a clean inning each.
Before the seventh, the Jays scored:
- Two in the second: Sosa and Straw homered.
- One in the sixth: Okamoto hit his eighth homer of the season. Crushed it. 453 feet to center.
Jays had 9 hits and 5 walks. Okamoto and Sosa had two each. Jesus Sanchez (who went in for Springer) and Vlad (with the walk) had 0 fors.
Vlad also had an error. In the second inning, with runners on second and third and the infield in, Vlad got a ground ball hit softly at him. He thought he might have a play at home, but the runner was off with contact, so he tried to throw to Cease covering first but missed him and a second runner scored.
But, other than that, it was the Twins that had the poor defense.
Jays of the Day: Okomoto (.34 WPA), Sosa (.14) and Straw (.13).
Other Award: Sanchez (-.15) and Cease (-.12) had the number too.
Tomorrow we have an early start, 12:45 Eastern. Trey Yesavage vs. Joe Ryan. A win and the Jays are back to .500.
