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| Alejandro Kirk drove in the Blue Jays only run on a sac fly in a 12-1 blowout loss to the Diamondbacks |
After another loss due to the bullpen blowing a late lead, the Blue Jays were looking to even the series. Jose Berrios got the start with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate. Bo Bichette remained out with a calf injury (Leo Jimenez was at SS). Vlad was back in the field after a half day off yesterday as DH (Justin Turner served as DH tonight). Daulton Varsho was in CF and Davis Schneider was in LF. Could the Blue Jys even the series? Here is tonight's game recap.
Game Highlights:
- The Diamondbacks opened the scoring in the bottom of the 1st as Joc Pederson doubled scoring Ketel Marte
- The Blue Jays tied it up in the top of the 2nd on a sac fly by Alejandro Kirk that scored Daulton Varsho
- The Diamondbacks retook the lead in the bottom half of the inning as Jose Herrera singled scoring Geralda Perdomo
- A batter later, Eugenio Suarez scored on a sac fly by Corbin Carroll
- The Diamondbacks added a run in the bottom of the 4th as Marte singled scoring Herrera
- Three batters later, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled scoring Carroll
- Chris Bassitt was thrown out of the game in the top of the 5th for saying something bad to the first base umpire
- Jose Berrios pitching line: 4IP 7H 5R (all earned) 4BB 0K 90 pitches (55 for strikes)
- Yilber Diaz pitching line: 6IP 4H 1R (earned) 2BB 2K 87 pitches (49 for strikes)
- The Diamondbacks added 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th as Carroll belted a 3-run jack to the opposite field in left; also scoring Alex Thomas and Herrera
- The Diamondbacks added a pair of runs in the bottom of the 8th as Suarez hammered a 2-run bomb to left-center; also scoring Perdomo
- Three batters later, Carroll whacked a 2-run blast to right-center; also scoring Thomas
- Final score: Diamondbacks 12 Blue Jays 1
My Take:
- Jose Berrios was roughed up for 5 runs on 7 hits while walking 4 and striking out none. Lots of hard hits against the Blue Jays ace tonight and not much command. He's been struggling the last 4 starts and you have to wonder if Kevin Gausman might be tapped to start the 1st game after the all-star break.
- The bullpen gave up a further 7 runs on 8 hits and walking 3 and striking out 4 over the last 4 innings. Bowden Francis was the only reliever not to allow a run, but he gave up a base hit and walked 2 over 2 innings. The only reason the carnage wasn't worse was because the Diamondbacks did not bat in the 9th since they were the home team and had last AB. Surely Danny Jansen woyld have been pitching the 9th if the game was in Toronto.
- The night for the offense wasn't much better. They did well to tie the game in the 2nd inning, but that was about it. They got runners on the corners in the top of the 4th, but Davis Schneider flew out to right to end the threat. Two innings later, Spencer Horwitz was thrown out trying to advance to 3rd base on a wild pitch.
- Right now, the only players who deserve to be in the lineup every day are Leo Jimenez and Spencer Horwirz. George Springer should not be bnbating leadoff.
- At least Steward Berror got to make his big league debut as a defensive replacemennt in the 9th. Why not put him in the lineup tomorrow? I mean, he can't do much worse than the players in the lineup tonight
- The Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position
- Up next, the Blue Jays wrap up the unfficial 1st half of the season and try to snap the skid and avoid being swept for the 2nd time this season. Yusei Kikuchi makes what could be one of his last starts in a Blue Jays uniform. The Diamondbacks will counter with righty Zac Gallen
