Sunday, June 17, 2018

no. 71 - Washington Nationals (37-30) at Toronto Blue Jays (32-38)



Sunday, June 17, 2018 | 1:07 pm
Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario
Tanner Roark (3-7, 3.63, 1.11 whip) vs. Sam Gaviglio (2-2, 3.66, 1.16 whip)


PREAMBLE:

After taking the first two games of this series and Estrada outdueling Scherzer by a 2-0 score on a Devon Travis HR, the Blue Jays go for a series sweep in today's game.

It was the Blue Jays' first team shutout since last August, 117 games ago.


FATHER'S DAY:

Here's a Dad Joke Generator:  https://dadjokegenerator.com/

Easily the best Blue Jays Father's Day memory:


NOTES:

Congrats to Pedro Martinez, Lloyd 'Shaker' Moseby and William Humber for their induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday.  Really touching to see genuine emotion from Shaker - he certainly didn't give a vibe of feeling obligated to be there.  Here's my favourite memory of Shaker:


Looks like we got Good Devo back.  In his last 18 games since his call-up, Devon Travis has been hitting .333/.397/.556 with 3 HR.

Jayson Stark/MLB Now presented this idea for a 32-team realignment with the Blue Jays being in a division with the Red Sox, Phillies and Pirates.  Your thoughts?
MLB realignment scuttlebutt


LINEUPS:


This is your Father's Day game thread.  Happy Father's Day to all dads on here!