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| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a pair of runs,including himself on his first HR of the season, in a 3-1 win over the Braves |
After a solid win thanks to a 5-run 5th inning thanks to a 2-run HR off the bat of Alan Roden and a 3-run HR off the bat of Anthony Santander, the Blue Jays were looking to extend the win streak to 2 games and notch their 2nd series win and 1st series win of the season. Chris Bassitt got the start with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate and Ernie Clement was at the hot corner. Could the Blue Jays extend the win streak to 2 games and notch their 2nd series win and 1st series win of the season? Here is today's game recap.
Game Highlights:
- The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled scoring Bo Bichette
- Chris Bassitt pitching line: 5IP 3H 0R 2BB 10K 90 pitches (59 for strikes)
- The Blue Jays added a run in the bottom of the 6th as Guerrero Jr hammered a solo bomb to the second deck in left
- Spencer Strider pitching line: 5IP 5H 2R (both earned) 1BB 5K 97 pitches (58 for strikes)
- The Blue jays added a run in the bottom of the 7th as Bichette doubled home Myles Straw
- The Braves got one back in the top of the 9th as Drake Baldwin smacked s solo blast to left
- Jeff Hoffman got the last 3 outs for his 4th save of the season
- Final score: Blue Jays 3 Braves 1
My Take:
- Chris Bassitt threw 5 shutout innings, scattering 3 hits, walking 2 and striking out 10. His pitch efficiency wasn't the best, but he struck out a ton of batters and the Braves did a good job of working the count Bassitt continues to turn back the clock. If he keeps pitching like this the rest of the season, he'll command a decent price in free agency.
- The bullpen gave up a run (a HR off closer Jeff Hoffman) while walking 1 and striking out 9. Combined, Blue Jays pitchers struck out 19 batters. Yimi Garcia struck out all 4 batters he faced and Brandon Little struck out the side in the 6th inning.
- The two players with the most pressure on them, Vlad (trying to live up to the massive deal he signed) and Bichette (trying to play for a similary lucrative contract) carried the offense today. Vlad annihilated his first home run of the season and drove in a second run. Bo Bichette scored a run and drove in a run.
- The Blue Jays were 2-8 with runners in scoring position.
- Up next, after an off-day tomorrow, the Blue Jays try to extend the win streak to 3 games as they welcome their expansion cousins, the Seattle Mariners for an easter weekend series. Bowden Francis starts for the Blue Jays. The Mariners haven't set their rotation for the series yet.
