Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images There were some roster moves made today. And we get Jonatan Clase in today’s lineup. And the Jays face an old friend tonight, Yusei Kikuchi. This is good news: Max Scherzer threw a 20-pitch live BP against Nathan Lukes and Myles Straw here in Anaheim today. Session went “really well” per Jays manager John Schneider. Another similar … [Read more...] about Game #36 GameThread: Jays @ Angels
Around The Nest is Back!
Photo by Paul Rutherford/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The Blue Jays minor league podcast is back! Travel around the Blue Jays minor league system without ever leaving your house! Around the Nest, a bi-weekly look at the top stories among the Blue Jays affiliates, is back for another season hosted by Tyler Zickel, play-by-play man for the Vancouver Canadians of … [Read more...] about Around The Nest is Back!
Jays Lose To Angels
Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Blue Jays 3 Angels 8 That was up there with the worst games of this season, and there have been a lot of bad games. Let’s start with the pitching. I thought we got the best we could have hoped for from José Ureña. There was a home run against in the first. And he gave up a few fly balls to the track. But if you told me he would allow 2 runs … [Read more...] about Jays Lose To Angels
Game #35 GameThread: Jays @ Angels
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images We have a late-night game for those of you east of me. And we get to see new Blue Jays pitcher José Ureña. They figure he can go 75 to 80 pitches. Eric Lauer is available to pitch multiple innings. None of the above makes me feel like we will watch a great pitching performance tonight. Lefty Tyler Anderson starts for the Angels. He has … [Read more...] about Game #35 GameThread: Jays @ Angels
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Pitchers
Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images A look at how our pitchers performed the last two weeks. There is some news: Jose Urena will start tonight. I have no idea how many pitches they are expecting from him. Over the past two weeks, the Blue Jays have been 4-7. The pitchers' ERA was 5.34. With the hitters scoring less than two runs a game and the pitchers allowing over five runs a … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Pitchers