Gausman Gets Thumped, Jays Drop Series Finale vs. Diamondbacks
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All right, Barker, 9-5. Your Blue Jays taking it on the chin against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Today it is Blue Jays talk with Blair and Barker, 416-413-3959. Leave us a voice note with your questions, comments, observations. 590-590 is the text line. Alejandro Kirk, the talking guy. point offensively today, but Kevin, the focal point of this game has got to be, it has got to be Kevin Gossman, a 765 ERA in his last four starts, 12 walks in his four starts this month. You've talked often about the importance of north-south with Kevin Gossman. There was a lot of east-west movement today. That's no bueno, is
it? Yeah, look, I think he knew that coming out of the pen, right? I just think where Kirky was setting up, it's rare that we see Kirky set up a way to both hitters, right? A way to lefties, a way to righties. You could just tell it seemed like in the pen, he had noticed that just for whatever reason, the finish on the split finger, you know, wasn't there and it was running. It was running too much. If it runs, you want it to run off the plate and not in the middle of the plate. And, you know, his fastball occasionally will have natural run just because he gets on the side of the baseball. When you get on the side of the baseball, you don't get good finish. It'll have that little late run to it, right?
But most of the time, because the velocity and the location is good, he don't get hurt with it. A ton just so happens today. When you've won the first two games against a really good offensive team like the Diamondbacks, you've got to be real fine with your stuff. Your misses have to be on point. He was facing a bunch of lefties. Those four lefties right out the gate, just not having it coming out of the pen, the four lefties, and now all of a sudden you're falling behind in certain counts and you have to be on point. You could tell just finish and location of the split finger just wasn't there. Then Suarez shows up and You know, Suarez is doing Suarez things early in the game, and you fall behind, it's very hard for your lineup to play catch-up.
Why did Kevin Gausman struggle so badly in his 4.1‑inning start against the Diamondbacks?
Does it
tell us anything, Kevin, that Eugenio Suarez was 3-for-16 lifetime against Kevin Gossman? Is that a further indication of just... And he got three hits off him today. I mean, he got as many hits off him in three at-bats today as he'd had in 19 at-bats previously in his career. Do you read anything to... when a guy who hasn't had a lot of success against a pitcher has the type of day that Suarez has. Is that something... Do you use that as a reference point, almost, if you're Kevin Gosselin? A guy that I've owned... Really had my number today.
Yeah, he's a run producer. I mean, occasionally, you know, he's going to get you. I mean, the homer that he hit was a decent pitch. They wanted to go up, up with it. And, you know, he left it a little middle up. You leave it middle up to a dude who knows how to run produce and can hit homers to the right center field gap, you know, which is what run producers do. They use the big part of the field. Yeah, I don't think so. I mean, again, Kevin's got like the seventh most innings the last five years in baseball. You know, I said this about three starts ago with him. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. I mean, the dude's got two pitches. Right? I mean, if he's not locating all the time and that thing's not going 12-6 a lot of the times,
sometimes against good teams, especially if they're left-handed, he's going to have some issues. Just the velocity was a little moody. You know, the location and the run on the four-seamer, on the split finger, you know, was a little bit too much for him just to locate it and have it looking the same, right? He wants that deception of, can I tell the difference, and I have to trust the velocity when the velocity's not there consistently. It sort of looked like it looks today. I mean, is this a surprise? I don't think so. Not for me. Just how much he's pitched in the two-pitch thing. Sometimes, you know, you just sort of wad it up, throw it in the garbage. You know, it's June.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–2:00
2
Why did Kevin Gausman struggle so badly in his 4.1‑inning start against the Diamondbacks?
2:00–4:05
3
How did the split‑finger fastball’s movement affect Gausman’s command and results?
4:05–7:11
4
What did Eugenio Suárez’s success against Gausman reveal about the pitcher’s recent form?
7:11–9:13
5
Why did Alejandro Kirk’s two home runs spark a debate about his spot in the lineup?
9:13–14:45
6
What insights did manager John Schneider share about the team’s pitching and defensive adjustments?
14:45–19:53
7
How are the Blue Jays planning to tweak the starting rotation before the White Sox series?
19:53–48:46
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