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| Nathan Lukes hit a solo HR in a 3-1 loss to the Astros |
After dropping yesterday's rare Tuesday matinee due to the bullpen blowing up with Tyler Rogers blowing the save and Brayden Fisher taking the L after ex- Blue Jay Joey Loperfido hit a bomb off him, the Blue Jays were looking to notch their 11th series win of the season. Trey Yesavage got the start with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate. Davis Schneider was in LF and Nathan Lukes was in RF. Could the Blue Jays notch their 11th series win of the season? Here is tonight's game recap.
Game Highlights:
- The Astros opened the scoring in the top of the 1st as Isaac Paredes doubled scoring Jeremy Pena
- The Blue Jays tied it in the bottom half of the inning as Nathan Lukes whacked a solo blast just over the wall in right
- Trey Yesavage pitching line: 5.2IP 2H 1R (earned) 5BB 5K 105 pitches (61 for strikes)
- Mike Burrows pitching line: 6IP 2H 1R (earned) 1BB 3K 93 pitches (61 for strikes)
- The Astros retook the lead in the top of the 8th on a throwing error by Jeff Hoffman that scored Joey Loperfido
- The Astros added a run in the top of the 9th as Pena singled scoring Brice Matthews
- Josh Hader pitched a scoreless 9th for his 6th save of the season
- Final score: Astros 3 Blue Jays 1
My Take:
- Both starting pitchers had pretty similar pitching lines tonight with Trey Yesavage and Mike Burrows both giving up a run on 2 hits. Both threw 61 strikes as well. Burrows went a bit deeper in the game completing 6 inningd while Yesavage was an out shy of 6 complete innings. Yesavage's pitch count was higher since he walked 5 batters and also struck out 5 batters. The Blue Jays needed some length from Yesavage after a long game yesterday that went into the 11th inning.
- The bullpen gave up 2 runs on 2 hits while walking 3 and striking out 3 over the last 3.1 innings. Real unfortunate and terrible decision by Jeff Hoffman, who took the loss, and rightly so, after throwing the ball away on a pick-off attempt ... to 3rd base! There's a reason why pickoffs aren't attempted at 3rd base. First, they are not exactly practiced on a regular basis. Second, it was highly unlikely Joey Loperfido was going to steal home in that situation. Mason Fluharty didn't have his best stuff going either, giving up an insurance run on a hit and 2 walks. Tommy Nance retired every batter he faced.
- Four total bases runners and one was a solo HR and facing the worst starting pitcher in the majors. Tonight, the Blue Jays made him look like Cy Young. They need to bring in Vlad Sr. to give his son a good pep talk. Maybe the hall of famer can even fix his swing. This $500 million contract is aging like vinegar and not a top quality vinegar.
- The Blue Jays were 1-2 on ABS challenges and Astros catcher Yainer Diaz was 1-1 on ABS challenges.
- Up next, a 4-game series against the Texas Rangers. The Blue Jays took the season series last year, outscoring the Rangers 28-20. Ace Kevin Gausman starts against Rangers lefty MacKenzie Gore.
