Bluebird Banter Sep 26, 2023
Jays Roster Move: Jackson Up, Belt Activated
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Jays made a couple of roster moves: Jay Jackson is back. Nate Pearson is going to Buffalo... But their season is over. Brandon Belt has been activated from the IL. Spencer Horwitz is put back on the Bisons' roster. That might be the last roster moves of the regular season. I'm in an Amstradam bar, and have had a few, but the info is right.
DRaysBay Sep 24, 2023
Rays: 5, Blue Jays: 9 - Disappointing Homestand End
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Rays end their final homestand of 2023 going 3-3 and getting outscored by Toronto 14 - 21 Rays look to end the 2023 regular seasons at the Trop with a series win against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here’s how the lineups stacked up: Last one at the Trop before we’re back for the postseason #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/GEPYayc5rQ— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 24, 2023 Let's end the road trip with a W! #NextLevel pic.twitter.com/8fyhi8ekoC— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 24, 2023 After two singles by...
Pinstripe Alley Sep 24, 2023
Rivalry Roundup: Rays walk off Jays in thriller
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The playoff race is heating up, and there were a ton of close games across the American League. With the Yankees game against the Arizona Diamondbacks postponed due to weather, all of the eyes were directed across the rest of the MLB landscape, specifically the other American League teams. So, what happened across the league in tonight’s matchups? Tampa Bay Rays (95-61) 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (86-69) In another extremely important game in the battle for American League playoff position, the Rays and Blue Jays had an exciting contest...
DRaysBay Sep 23, 2023
Rays 7, Blue Jays 6: Lowe Man Wins
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports After blowing a five-run lead, the Rays comeback to win Saturday with contributions from Junior Caminero making his MLB debut and Ramiel Tapia making his Rays debut. This game was a performance sandwich with outstanding offense in the first and ninth innings, sloppy pitching, and defense in the middle. Thankfully, the Tampa Bay Rays recovered from blowing a five-run lead to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 in their penultimate regular season home game of the 2023 season. The first inning saw the Rays strike first when Yandy Diaz...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 23, 2023
Josh Lowe's 4 RBIs lead Blue Jays over Rays 7-6 as 20-year Junior Caminero makes debut
Josh Lowe hit a three-run homer and a walk-off single that capped a two-run ninth inning, lifting Tampa Bay over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday after the Rays wasted a five-run lead.
Bluebird Banter Sep 23, 2023
Great Start From Bassitt, Jays Beat Rays
Photo by Julio Aguilar/ Blue Jays 6 Rays 2 Someone forgot to hit post (or more likely forgot to hit post twice, stupid ‘comfirm post’ button) last night. Sorry. For five innings, it looked like another one of those games where the bats just didn’t show up. We had just one walk and one hit. And then came the sixth: George Springer hit a one-out single and stole second (the throw from catcher René Pinto was spiked into the turf and ended up rolling to the shortstop position). Bo Bichette followed with a single that went through first baseman Yandy Diaz, which...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 22, 2023
Bassitt becomes AL's second 15-game winner as Blue Jays beat Rays 6-2
The Toronto Blue Jays got a big win, while the Tampa Bay Rays lost more than a game.
Bluebird Banter Sep 22, 2023
Game #154 GameThread: Jays @ Rays
Photo by Kelly Gavin/ Three games in the House of Horrors in St. Petersburg. Wins would be a good thing. The good news is that Vlad is back in the lineup. And John says he could play first tomorrow. And Brandon Belt did some hitting yesterday and will do more today. He could play in the next few days. And Ricky Tiedemann is pitching for the Bisons as I type this. Today's Lineups BLUE JAYS RAYS George Springer - RF Yandy Diaz - 1B Bo Bichette - SS Randy Arozarena - LF Vladimir Guerrero - DH Josh Lowe - CF Cavan Biggio - 1B Harold Ramirez -...
Bluebird Banter Sep 22, 2023
Friday Bantering: Jays Notes
Photo by Elsa/ The Blue Jays start a three-game series with the Rays tonight, playing in that ballpark that God forgot. Pitching: Friday: Bassitt (14-8, 3.78) vs. Glasnow (9-6, 3.53). Saturday: Ryu (3-3, 2.62) vs. Littell (3-6, 4.12). Sunday: Kikuchi (10-6, 3.74) vs.. Bradley (5-7, 5.36). With the Rangers and Mariners playing each other, each win the Jays get will put them further ahead of one of those teams. FanGraphs has the Jays' playoff odds at 76.3% The Jays have announced eight players they are sending to the Arizona Fall League this year. OFFICIAL:...
Bluebird Banter Sep 21, 2023
Jays Loss to Yankees
Photo by Sarah Stier/ Blue Jays 3 Yankees 5 Jose Berrios gave up a 3-run homer in the first inning, which was pretty much the game. Gerrit Cole was terrific. 8 innings, just 2 hits, no walks, with 9 strikeouts. There is a reason he’s paid more money than God. Tim Mayza allowed an inherited runner to score in the sixth and a run of his own in the seventh. Nate Pearson didn’t look great, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks in his 1.2 innings. We got a run in the eighth. Matt Chapman doubled and scored on a wild pitch. And we got a couple of runs in the ninth and could...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 21, 2023
Cole enhances Cy Young credentials with 8 outstanding innings as Yanks beat Jays 5-3
Gerrit Cole retired the first 16 hitters and pitched eight outstanding innings to strengthen his Cy Young Award credentials as the New York Yankees stayed over .500 with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 21, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. day-to-day with right knee inflammation
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got good news Thursday when an MRI on his right knee showed inflammation and no structural damage.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 21, 2023
Gausman pitches streaking Blue Jays past Yankees 6-1 to maintain slim lead for 2nd AL wild card
Stingy pitching might just carry these Toronto Blue Jays into the playoffs.
Bluebird Banter Sep 20, 2023
Jays Roster Move: Clement Down, Eden Up
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports The Blue Jays made a roster move before today’s game: Ernie Clement was sent to Buffalo. Outfielder Cam Edan takes his space on the Jays roster. Mason McCoy has been DFAed. Edan has played 131 games for the Bisons, hitting .257/.354/.333 with 3 home runs and 53 steals (caught four times), playing mostly CF. I’m imagining he will mostly pinch run. He was #38 on our prospect list this last year (he wasn’t on this year’s list). Matt said: Another 6th round pick a year later in 2019, Eden was selected out of Cal-Berkeley,...
Bluebird Banter Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Bantering: How Do You Sleep?
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Occasionally a post calls for song lyric post titles, just like Hugo used to do. Sometimes, a baseball player says something I can’t relate to. This is one of those cases: #BlueJays starter Yusei Kikuchi thinks he’ll be fine for his next start after he left the game with cramps. The biggest revelation was that he said it may have been caused by only getting 11 (!) hours of sleep last night instead of his usual 13 or 14 hours (!!)— Kaitlyn McGrath (@kaitlyncmcgrath) September 20, 2023 I can’t remember getting 11 hours of sleep...
