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Things are going about as well as they can for the Toronto Blue Jays, who have skyrocketed up the AL East standings and entered Saturday owning a 5 1/2 game lead over the New York Yankees. If you told a Blue Jays fan in January that Toronto would have the sport’s best record on July 26,
The New York Yankees fired the starting gun on the AL East arms race. Here is how Ross Atkins and the Toronto Blue Jays front office can respond.
Aaron Judge is not in the New York Yankees' Saturday lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies due to an "elbow issue," manager Aaron Boone said. According to Boone, Judge had an issue throwing the ball in from the outfield during Friday's series opener. He was taken for imaging and the team is currently waiting to hear the results.
On nights like Wednesday — facing defensive performances like the Yankees' — the Jays' quiet strength became loud again.
Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt struck out eight in a season-high 7 1/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of four New York errors to beat the sloppy Yankees 8-4.
Blue Jays’ John Schneider Had Two Words to Describe George Springer After Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
We’ve got a pitchers' duel as AL Cy Young betting favorite Tarik Skubal starts for the Detroit Tigers while the Toronto Blue Jays respond with ace Kevin Gausman, who is coming off one of his best starts of the season. It’s been a rollercoaster year for Gausman, who sports a 7-7 record with a 4.01 ERA through 20 starts.
With runners on second and third, Fried got Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to chop a swinging bunt to the left side of the mound. The lefty pounced on it, but when he rounded and turned to throw home, his lane to catcher J.C. Escarra was blocked by a sprinting Davis Schneider.
Blue Jays’ John Schneider Gets Honest About Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. If the Toronto Blue Jays continue their current form, they could make a deep playoff run for the first time since 2016. However, they need their biggest star to play like one to be a championship contender.