Monday, September 23, 2019

#157 - Baltimore oriLOLes (51-105) at Toronto Blue Jays (63-93)

Monday, September 23, 2019 | 7:07 pm
Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario

Chandler Bing Shepherd (0-0, 4.91, 1.45) vs. Clay Buchholz (1-5, 6.48, 1.48)


PREAMBLE:

After a solid 4-2 road trip, the Blue Jays are back in Toronto for the final 2019 homestand to resume their beat-down of the oriLOLes.  The Jays swept a three-game series against the oriLOLes last week where they came from behind in two of the games and scored umpteen late-inning runs in all three games, exploiting the O's brutal bullpen.

On the hill, we've got Clay Buchholz looking to boost up his final numbers in a tough season as he faces Chandler Shepherd, who is making his second major-league start (his first was also against the Jays last week).


NOTES:

With Billy McKinney's two home runs in yesterday's game, the Blue Jays matched the Yankees for the record of most players with 10+ HRs in one season with 13.  They also accomplished this:



Ever wonder why people like to call them "shitbirds"?  Now we have visual proof of a shitbird:


A big thank you to the kind folks for stepping in while I was away last week.


LINEUPS:


This is your "it's the friggin' oriLOLes" game threat.