Jays Mauled in Late Collapse vs. Tigers
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What happened in the opening innings and how did the Jays take the early lead?
All right, Kevin Barker. Well, it almost seems as if that was three games in one tonight. The perfect game for through five and a third for Jose Soriano, the no hit bid ending rather dramatically in the seventh inning with a Five hits in a six batter span. The game the Jays took the lead in in the first inning and came back to take the lead in again in the seventh inning with Kazuma Okamoto hitting a three run homer and then ultimately the Tigers coming back to win the game. The winning run scored on a fielding error by Louie Varland on a play at first base. Six to five. The Detroit Tigers have beaten the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game. of this three-game series. The numbers to call, 416-870-0590, star 590, 1-888-666-0590.
Text line is open, 590-590 is the text line. Name and location, please. Standard message and data rates may apply. Kevin, before we talk about Soriano and before we talk about that play with Farland at first base... Yeah, I mean, look, Jay scored five runs tonight. But I look back at that third inning, Kevin. I look back, the base is loaded. The Jays aren't able to bring a run in. You know, I look at the second inning. Base is loaded. Vladdy grounds out 6-3. I mean, they had opportunities. Not taking anything away from what happened with Jose Soriano tonight, but, Kevin, they had opportunities tonight. they had opportunities to put Troy Melton away early in this game.
Yeah, through three innings, they were one for nine runners in scoring position. You mentioned the third inning there, second and third, nobody out. I do think the Kirk effect with him being on third, the at-bats changes. Like it's just what you swing at, what you're trying to do, how deep you're having to hit it. to having a productive at bat to score kirky from third i mean it's just not going to be you know an infield single where you're moving a defender around and he scores on that no it's got to be a specific spot where you know it's deep enough where it's a no-brainer that he's scoring from third base which is not the easiest thing to do andre's maybe over swinging there then he chases the pitch normally doesn't chase smith with the walk ernie been swinging a bunch of things all year jeff like it's just you know he got a decent pitch there to hit where he didn't hit it but man it's just trying to cover as many zones as he swings at on a yearly basis just has to be almost impossible and
That's kind of one of those things. Yeah, I just – you know, you mentioned the Louie thing, the Soriano thing. Like, he was cruise control until that third time through. You know, the khakis were on to something when, you know, they were saying that third time through was just sort of the head scratcher, where when you see a guy cruising, he's got a no-hitter, sinker's moving like crazy, top of the order, who's been hot for the Tigers. Now, that's not the easiest – part of the order to work through just because of what they've been doing and how they've been driving the baseball and how you need to hit the corners, the edges, set up secondary pitches. And when Soriano there in the seventh inning was missing spots with the sinker and the curve ball top of the order, because they've seen the way it breaks, how much it moves, how late it moves, what the velocity is.
So you got a couple of bets there to time that up. It just kind of didn't work out. And yeah, You know, the Louie thing, you got to catch it first. You know, it's baseball 101. It's a good throw from Vladdy. Just you got to catch it first and then tag the bag. It's not an easy play for a ninth-inning guy to run over there and make that play. You know, that's the old saying in spring training, get them involved, something good will happen. You know, Louie's a good athlete. Most of the time he makes that play, but it's that where you're throwing it from a weird angle. You've got to go over there as a first baseman to backhand that ball. You've got to lead the pitcher, even though Louie's a pretty good athlete.
It's not an easy play, but the old baseball 101, catch it first and then tag the back.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the opening innings and how did the Jays take the early lead?
0:07–5:57
2
Why did the Jays miss scoring opportunities with bases loaded in the second and third innings?
5:57–10:10
3
How did José Soriano’s near‑no‑hit bid collapse in the seventh inning?
10:10–14:01
4
What impact did Kazuma Okamoto’s three‑run homer have on the game’s momentum?
14:01–17:43
5
Why was the bullpen’s usage, especially Joe Mantiply, criticized by fans and analysts?
17:43–22:08
6
How did the defensive error by Louie Varland and the stolen base affect the final outcome?
22:08–25:55
7
What do the wild‑card standings look like after the loss and how does it affect the Jays’ chances?
25:55–30:19
8
What key takeaways and future adjustments did the hosts suggest for the Jays moving forward?
30:19–33:53