Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto via Getty Images We start three games against the Phillies today. Cristopher Sánchez (Cristopher? Really?) He is 4-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 11 starts. Bowden Francis goes for the Jays. 2-6 with a 5.04 ERA. But he threw 5 shutout innings in his last start. There are a couple of injury updates: Anthony Santander had an injection of … [Read more...] about Game #60 GameThread: Phillies @ Jays

Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images Munenori Kawasaki turns 44 today. Kawasaki played with the Blue Jays for two seasons and a few games of a third. He hit .242/.326/.301 in 201 games, which added up to a 1.6 bWAR. He also played a season for the Mariners and Cubs and, of course, 12 seasons in the Japan Pacific League. Of course, it wasn’t his play that we loved. It … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Kawasaki, Molina, Liriano

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Looking at the Jays batters over the last two weeks. Over the past two weeks, the Jays have been 9-4. The offense has averaged 5.3 runs per game, much better than 4.2 for the season. Hot Addison Barger: Played in 13 games, starting 12. Hit .326/.404/.609, with 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 8 RBI, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts and 1 steal. Played … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Jays get a well deserved off day after their four game sweep of Schrodinger's A’s and are hoping to bring some of that power with them when they host the Phillies on Tuesday. The Phillies are currently second in the NL East, one game behind the New York Mets who have been streaking over the last week. I reached out to our SBNation partner … [Read more...] about View From The Other Side: Phillies Questions for Anthony Esbensen From TheGoodPhight

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The Jays have a shot at a four-game sweep today, and Kevin Gausman is on the mound, so I’m feeling hopeful. Davis Schneider is back and in the lineup today. Alan Roden was back a day or two ago and hasn’t yet touched the field. Oh well. Erik Swanson is back with the team, too. I wonder if he will be straight into a setup role or have … [Read more...] about Game #59 GameThread: A’s @ Jays