A Sweep at Fenway and a Spark from Vladdy
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What were the highlights of the Blue Jays' win over the Red Sox?
All right. It is a post-game edition of Blair and Barker. You just got me today. Kevin's got the day off, and he'll be back tomorrow. We've got another afternoon game tomorrow. The Jays and the Chicago Cubs. From Lovely. I'm just kidding. From Wrigley Field. That's another one of those old ballparks I detest. So you just got me for the next hour. We'll be joined in a few minutes by Ben Nicholson-Smith to take a look back at the Jays' 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox this afternoon. Boy, did that ever, ever, ever feel good to see the Jays win a game like that. Trey Savage on a day when John Schneider's bullpen was essentially down to just nothing. I wouldn't say the dregs, but was down to the bare minimum.
Trey Savage almost made it through eight innings, gave up back-to-back home runs, was really efficient early in the game. Really... Really did himself proud today in that 4-3 win. Vladdy hit a home run on like the third pitch of the game. That was his first home run since May 17th in Detroit. 89 at-bats between homers. For Vladdy, that's a 24-game homerless streak, if you're interested. It is the Jays' second series sweep of the season. Their first was against the Athletics. It's their first sweep on the road since that memorable series last August against Colorado, where they scored like a bazillion runs. And, yeah, the first series sweep for the Jays at Fenway Park. Since 2023. So we mentioned the Jays are now one game under .500.
They've got a chance to hit the .500 mark tomorrow against the Chicago Cubs. We had some technical glitches with John Schneider's post-game interview during Blue Jays talk. Those have been rectified. So let's hear from the skipper following this afternoon's win.
Determines his attack value in fastballs. What's the say about him being
Yeah, man, that's an incredible at-bat, you know, and taking advantage of the drop pop-up.
How did Trey Savage perform in the game against the Red Sox?
Crazy win, you know what I mean? Tough for both teams. But against a pitcher like that, closer like that, who's not only had the career but the year that he's having, man, Valley flipping around right-handed. Tremendous, tremendous composure in a bat.
Yeah, I mean, I don't think anything went wrong.
I think kind of just two fastballs that they kind of jumped him on. What went right was strike throwing. He was efficient. They were aggressive and rightfully so because he was in the zone and was cruising. You know what I mean? So we kept looking up at the pitch count and the innings where we were and probably on a different day. You have, you know, some other help there in the in the seventh or eighth. But what he did today was exactly what we needed. But he was just on the attack all day.
You get to sweep four out of six. Does it feel like you guys are turning a corner maybe?
Yeah, I think so. I mean, I like the way we're playing. I like the way George is swinging the bat. You know, it's a big swing from Vladimir today to get us going. And I think guys kind of up and down are doing their part. You know, yesterday was base running and defense. Today, a little bit of everything, you know. So, yeah, it's tough to sweep a series anywhere, especially here, especially against Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning. So, yeah, it was a good series. We talked about Vlade maybe once on the way for a while. Did you like that specific, obviously, result in the home run? Did you like that specific? That one, yeah, on a sinker, I think when Vlad's good, he can do that. We've been talking to him for a while.
I know we were joking. Sometimes it takes kind of a bloop hit to kind of get you going or just a productive day. I like that his first two at-bats he had intent with pitches in the middle of the zone.
What significance does Vladdy Jr.'s home run hold for the Blue Jays?
I know the first one was kind of middle in but had the right kind of angle to it. I'll stick by it. You know, I'll keep saying it to you guys. You know, he's going to get going. He's going to start hitting some homers. But that's a really good swing again. It's a good pitcher.
And if you're on just there, obviously coming from someone off the rim, if you come out, what was the decision for him to stay on the end?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the Blue Jays' win over the Red Sox?
0:02–2:18
2
How did Trey Savage perform in the game against the Red Sox?
2:18–4:00
3
What significance does Vladdy Jr.'s home run hold for the Blue Jays?
4:00–5:07
4
What does the series sweep mean for the Blue Jays' season?
5:07–37:51
5
What insights does Ben Nicholson-Smith provide about the series?
37:51–49:09
6
What challenges are the Cubs facing this season?
49:09–49:25
Speakers
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All Eyes on Vladdy + What’s Next for the Blue Jays
Vladdy's Controversial Contract Comments
Jays’ Vibes Plummet + AL's Least Valuable Player with Jayson Stark