Blue Bird Banter

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Gaints 3 Jays 6 We got yet another terrific start from Eric Lauer. Six innings, just two hits, no walks and seven strikeouts. I didn’t think he was a strikeout pitcher, but he’s been getting them. Unfortunately, one of those two hits was a home run by Willy Adams. The other run came on a double and a pair of sac flies. He came out of the … [Read more...] about Jays Double Up Giants

Today in Blue Jay history. July 19, 2000, 25 years ago, the Blue Jays traded Michael Young (and Darwin Cubillan) to the Texas Rangers for Esteban Loaiza. It turned out to be one of the worst trades in team history. On that day, the Jays sat tied for 2nd place in the AL East with the Boston Red Sox, just 1.5 games back from the division-leading New York Yankees. We had a pretty … [Read more...] about Today In Blue Jay History: Jays Trade Michael Young

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Sportsnet tells us the Jays are 33-16 at home, the best home record in the AL. Today’s Lineup. Kirk sits, but he’s available to pinch hit (pinch run?) if needed. Today's Lineups GIANTS BLUE JAYS Heliot Ramos - LF Nathan Lukes - CF Rafael Devers - DH George Springer - DH Wilmer Flores - 1B Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Matt … [Read more...] about Game #98 GameThread: Giants @ Jays

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Jays 4 Giants 0 Luck is a fickle thing. Four Jays pitchers combined for a shutout, despite giving up 11 hits over 9 innings (a new franchise high for hits surrendered in a shutout). Fortunately, the Jays concentrated their hits to knock Verlander around, putting up 4 runs in a bat around 2nd inning and Bassitt bent but wouldn’t break with … [Read more...] about Jays Win To Open The Second Half

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images There isn’t much news for the Blue Jays. Spencer Turnbull is off to the next team. Good luck, Cubs. Spencer Turnbull goes to the Cubs— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 18, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Anthony Santander still isn’t swinging the bat yet. He’s coming to Toronto to have the medical staff … [Read more...] about Friday Bantering: Jays Notes