Jays Blank Giants to Open Second Half of Season
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How did the Blue Jays achieve a 4‑0 win over the Giants to start the second half?
Alright, Kevin, well you suggested this afternoon that this was a playoff series. For the uh Toronto Blue Jays. So uh they what do they win if they if they take this series?
Uh
other than your undying love and respect. Which in and of itself is a s something of value.
Well, they're up three games on the Yankees. That's what they win.
Makes a big difference, doesn't it? Four one six eight seven zero zero five ninety star five ninety. Triple eight triple six zero five ninety five ninety five ninety is the text line as The blue jays open. The uh Second half, whatever you want to call it, post all star break portion of their schedule with a shout out a four nothing win. Over the San Francisco Giants. Chris Bassett, awfully good for the Blue Jays today. Five strikeouts, no walks. Uh a whole bunch of stuff happening at the bottom of the order for the Blue Jays. Four runs coming in the second inning. Uh Joey Looper Fito's double. Will Wagner's double, Kevin Barker, the uh the the big hits of that particular rating against Justin Verlander, who is now oh and eight.
And I mean What did you make before we talk about the Jay's offense, uh he's a future Hall of Famer, what did you make with Justin Verlander tonight?
Yeah, he's forty two. I mean, I think that's what it is, right? I mean, just the extension that he used to have, I don't think he has as much now, which doesn't allow him to snap things off. Uh, you know, make it look like the fastball. I mean, his velocity's there. You can tell he's made a a real effort to try and get the velocity back. It's just the extension on the secondary stuff. It's the devastating slider, it's the slow breaking ball. You know, if it's the he needs to go to a different pitch, he he used to be able to I don't think he can do that anymore. He's in great shape. He's just forty two, Jeff. Like when you're the oldest dude in baseball. I you know, occasionally just things ain't gonna work anymore.
And I think that's where it's at. I mean he he's I think earned the oh and eight record right in the ERA in the in the mid to high fours. So yeah, I mean it's a shame. I don't think this is the way he wanted to go out just because of what his record is. What's he got? Two hundred and sixty two wins or something? I mean that's a lot of wins. me is the first ballot hall of famer, it's just right how do how do you want to look optically going out? That's the thing. So You know, there's rumblings also he might want to pitch past this year. I just you know, occasionally you just gotta raise your hand and go, Uncle. I think for me that might be where he's at.
Yeah, and we had Susan Slusser on from the San Francisco Chronicle talking about you know one of the things that um that that he was trying to do was trying to regain some sort of deception he thought that maybe was missing in his pitches this year, something he'd had in the past. Because you're right, I mean the VLO's still kinda there, the stuff is still kinda there, but um I mean he gave up a lot of hard
contact. He did. I mean just the you know, sort of the what was it? The the first three innings, the Jays had fourteen at bats with runners on base. I told you this today, right? When you asked me what the keys going forward are, and I said continue to have those at bats with runners on base. That was it, right? When you get traffic, just how do you maneuver, how do you sort of, you know, bend but don't break? It's that thing, right? With the big four and the rotation with the blue jays, I've talked about that. You know, the when you get Get a little older, it is more about bending not breaking and you know just giving your lineup a chance. But you know, it was a little bit he was too predictable in that Wagner at bat of the low profito, give low profito credit, right?
It's leverage counts. I've talked about this forever. John talked about this uh on our show today.
What impact did Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner have on the offensive surge?
You know, when you get a good pitch to hit in a leverage count, right? Instead of chasing a one-o fastball in, you take it instead of one one where that's Sort of gives the the pitcher the advantage you get the two oh you can sort of guess along with the pitcher knowing that he don't want want to walk you because of traffic.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did the Blue Jays achieve a 4‑0 win over the Giants to start the second half?
0:06–3:46
2
What impact did Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner have on the offensive surge?
3:46–7:51
3
How did Chris Bassett’s pitching set the tone for the Jays' victory?
7:51–11:29
4
What are the Blue Jays’ pitching needs as the trade deadline approaches?
11:29–15:22
5
Is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent lack of production a cause for concern?
15:22–19:31
6
How might injuries to Jimmy Garcia and Anthony Santander affect roster decisions?
19:31–23:33
7
How will the Jays’ offense adapt when facing the Yankees on the road?
23:33–27:22
8
What are the key takeaways and outlook for the Jays moving forward?
27:22–32:11
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