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| Tyler Heineman was 3-4 with an RBI in a 4-3 extra imnings loss to the Red Sox |
After eking out an extra innings win on a sac fly, the Blue Jays were looking to extend the win streak to 4 games and compete their first sweep of the season. Chris Bassitt got the start with Tyler Heineman behind the plate. Vlad got the full day off to rest a sore wrist. Alan Roden was in LF and George Springer was in RF. Anthony Santander got the half day off as DH could the Blue Jays extend the win streak to 4 games and complete their first sweep of the season? Here is today's game recap.
Game Highlights:
- The Red Sox opened the scoring in the bottom of the 6th as Alex Bregman singled scoring Jarren Duran
- Chris Bassitt pitching line: 5.2IP 5H 1R (earned) 1BB 5K 86 pitches (55 for strikes)
- The Blue Jays tied it up in the top of the 7th as Tyler Heineman singled scoring Will Wagner
- A batter later, Myles Straw scored on a fielder's choice on a ball hit by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Red Sox SS Trevor Story was charged with a throwing error on the play
- Walker Buehler pitching line: 6.1IP 4H 1R (earned) 1BB 7K 89 pitches (62 for strikes)
- The Red Sox tied it up in the bottom of the 8th on a wild pitch by Yimi Garcia that scored Rob Refsnyder
- The Blue Jays took the lead in the top of the 10th on a sac fly by George Springer that scored Andres Gimenez
- The Red Sox tied it in the bottom half of the inning as Duran singled scoring Blake Sobal
- Four batters later, David Hanilton scored on a ground out hit by Story
- Final score: Red Sox 4 Blue Jays 3 (10 innings)
My Take:
- Chris Bassitt battled through 5.2 innings, giving up a run on 5 hits while walking 1 and striking out 5. Bassitt retired 8 in a row and made it through the 1st 5 innings relatively easily before running into trouble in the 6th inning that just seemed to snowball. Bassitt is showing age doesn't matter as he continues to turn back the clock
- The bullpen had a rough day, blowing an extra innings lead. A day after saving the extra innings game with ease, Nick Sandolin gave up 2 runs, hit 2 batters, gave up the game-tying single on his second pitch and was walked off recording just a single out (on the winning run). None of the relievers was able to get every batter out that they faced.
- Offensively, Tyler Heineman, who was 3-4 and the only Blue Jay with multiple hits, had a clutch hit to tie the ball game, the Blue Jays took advantage of some sloppy Red Sox defense for the 2nd Blue Jays run and retook the lead in extra innings on a sac fly to plate thr ghost runner
- Every Blue Jays starter except Ernie Clement and Nathan Lukes reached base at least once and all but Clement, Lukes, Will Wagner and Andres Gimenez had a hit
- The Blue Jays were 1-9 with runners in scoring position
- Up next, the Blue Jays head to Baltimore for the 3rd and final stop on the season-opening road trip. The O's and Blue Jays split the 4 games of the season-opening series with the Orioles outscoring the Blue Jays 24-18. Bowden Francis starts against Orioles righty Tomoyuki Sugano
