The Hound Shuts Down Friars, Vladdy Jr. + Santander Go Yard
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How did Anthony Santander’s two‑run homer change the momentum of the Jays‑Padres game?
Alright, Kevin Barker. 3-0. The Toronto Blue Jays have beaten the San Diego Padres in the first game of this three-game series of the Roger Center. Um pretty much what the doctor ordered, a two run home run from Anthony Santander. I mean a heat seeking missile. Vlady had a home run as well. Chris Bassett, uh very good through six innings and uh well, I I would say maybe A little bit of a surprise relief appearance from Ariel Rodriguez in the eighth. We'll talk about that later on. Kevin, first though, uh th the dominant story, I would think, you know, obviously Chris Bassett's pitching was great, but folks are going to be leaving the ballpark tonight talking about seeing the Jays score all their runs and home runs and seeing Anthony Santander hit that uh much needed home run.
And if you don't believe me. was much needed, all you had to do was look at the reaction of the Blue Jays dugout and that ball uh cleared the wall.
Yeah, it's almost like uh everything that we talked about on our show today sort of came alive right in front of us, right? I mentioned the quality starts that they needed. They had fourteen coming in today. Uh Chris Bassett went seven starts between quality starts. His last one was April fifth. He had one today. He was excellent. The sinker arm side was tremendous. She mentioned it. This is the first time that Vladdy and Tony have had a homer in the same game. I talked about that today, right? You wanna earn your money, you do it against guys like Dylan Sease, you get a good pitch. He don't give you a lot of 'em when you do get 'em. You gotta hammer 'em, right? What have I been saying for like three weeks?
This team can slug if they let the dude throw it down the middle. Right, the fastball that Vladdy obviously in his first bat was looking for. He saw how he was pitching the bow. He was getting haters. Nobody can hit the slider. Why go up and look for it? You get one, it's middle up. You get the head out, which you hadn't been doing. Right. I mean, we saw the the last series that the all the the Tigers were doing were throwing him fastballs and you mentioned Tony hitting the the hanging slider. Hanging sliders go a long way. So yeah, it's exactly what the doctor ordered, right? You turned it over to a good bullpen too. Don't want to forget those guys, Little, Yariel, and Hoffman. I mean, that's how you that's how you lead off a series against a good team, right?
You have good starting pitching. Your best hitters. Well, coming into the season, we expected those those two dudes to be two of the best hitters that the Jays have. Get the hits when they mattered the most, turn it over to bullpen, play good defense. Other than Barger getting picked off at third. On the line drive to first. It's almost the perfect thing, Jeff
Dylan Sees, fifty-two sliders today, sixty-seven sliders in his last start. It's not often that you see a guy throw that many, that many sliders, Kevin. As a hitter, now you know that it's his it it's his best pitch, but a as a hitter, when you know when you have an idea that the guy might be throwing that many sliders, how do you have to adjust your thinking? Or do you have to adjust your thinking?
Well, I mean if they were watching his the his their buddy in front of them, he's going glove side with the slider. I if it's glove side I'm taking it until two strikes. I look nobody else can hit it. Why would you go up and look for it? Look for something straight, look right down the middle. Dylan Sease is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He's one of the best pitches because he can locate power and he can locate something spinning and occasionally he'll flip a slower little breaking ball to a left handed hitter which
What did the hosts say about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s solo home run and its impact on the lineup?
changes speeds and takes the sting out of it if he's facing that certain guy a third time through. So for me I'm eliminating glove side. Can't hit it anyway. Wide look for it. I'm hoping he throws one down the middle and looking for something hard. His hard fastball is straight. That's basically the only chance I got. And if he hangs a slider because I'm looking velocity, and I'm in an athletic position, that at least gives me a chance to do exactly what Tony Taters did.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Anthony Santander’s two‑run homer change the momentum of the Jays‑Padres game?
0:07–3:33
2
What did the hosts say about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s solo home run and its impact on the lineup?
3:33–7:21
3
Why is Chris Bassett’s six‑scoreless‑inning performance considered the game’s dominant story?
7:21–11:24
4
How did the discussion about Dylan Seas’s heavy slider usage influence hitting strategy?
11:24–15:42
5
Is moving Anthony Santander to the sixth spot in the order relieving pressure on him?
15:42–18:50
6
What role does Yariel Rodríguez play in the bullpen and why was he chosen for the eighth inning?
18:50–22:45
7
How are the Blue Jays addressing their starting‑rotation depth and the lack of a reliable fifth starter?
22:45–25:39
8
What are the key takeaways and outlook for the Jays as they head into the next game of the series?
25:39–30:31