Doug Fox

So if it feels like the Jays haven't been able to get that big hit very often and build a big inning, that's because

They haven't been relative to league average.

There were two instances last night that really stuck out.

The sixth inning, they get runners on second and third with nobody out, and they go sack fly that doesn't move the runner from second to third, and then a ground out that doesn't advance the runner, and then a soft fly out.

So runners on second and third and nobody out.

Against the pitcher who's facing an order for the third time through, your expected runs or what you're hoping for there is pretty high.

It's certainly higher than one.

They also got two on with only one out.

in the ninth inning and weren't able to do anything with that.

Now, Rysel Iglesias is having a tremendous season as a reliever here, an 096 ERA.

Robert Suarez has an 068, and he was the in-between guy.

So you can understand it, but we set this up yesterday.

This is the best bullpen in baseball by ERA and by a couple different metrics, and you look at the numbers of the –

you know, four, maybe even five guys at the back end of their bullpen.

And this is a series where you've got to get to the starter.

You did that a little bit to Bryce Elder, but not quite enough.

Let him get into the seventh.

You'll try to do it with Grant Holmes today, who doesn't go super long into games, even though he has pretty good numbers overall.

You will probably struggle to do it tomorrow against Chris Sale.

Although, as I mentioned, the Jays have done a little better against these high stuff guys tonight.