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| George Springer had a pair of hits in a 5-0 shutout loss to the Mets |
After an off-day yesterday, the Blue Jays opened the road portion of the schedule with a trip to the big apple against the Mets, who figure to be strong contenders in the NL East after landing Juan Soto in the off-season. The Blue Jays were 35-46 on the road last season. The Mets won the season series last season, outscoring the Blue Jays 11-10. Kevin Gausman got the start with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate. Anthony Santander was in LF, George Springer, and Alan Roden was in RF. Will Wagner served as DH. Could the Blue Jays extend the win streak to 5 games and start the road porton of the schedule on a winning note? Here is tonight's game recap.
Game Highlights:
- The Mets opened the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd as Pete Alonso whacked a 2-run blast to the opposite field in right
- Tylor Megill pitching line: 5.1IP 2H 0R 3BB 4K 82 pitches (48 for strikes)
- The Mets added a run in the bottom of the 6th as Juan Soto doubled scoring Francisco Lindor
- Two batters later, Brandon Niimo doubled home Soto
- A batter later, Alonso scored on a sac fly by Starling Marte
- Kevin Gausman pitching line: 5.1IP 2H 3R (all earned) 2BB 0K 87 pitches (54 for strikes)
- Final score: Mets 5 Blue Jays 0
My Take:
- Kevin Gausman fired 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on 2 hits while walking 2 and striking out none. Did the extra day of rest impact Gausman? He gave up a 2-run HR just 9 pitches into his outing today and he did not strike out a batter, unusual for Gausman, who's been a strikeout machine.
- The bullpen gave up 2 runs on 2 hits while walking 1 and striking out 2 over the last 2.2 innings. Tough outing for rookie southpaw Mason Fluharty, who didn't retire a batter. Then again, he was facing one of the tougher three batters in the league. Hindsight is 20/20 but maybe they should have either used Brandon Little or kept Gausman in an extra few batters.
- Offensively, the Blue Jays had their worst game of the season, getting shutout for the first time this season. They were unable to take advantage of an effectively wild Tylor Megill, who walked three batters.
- The Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position
- Up next, the Blue Jays try to even the series. Chris Bassitt starts against Mets righty Griffin Canning
