The bats were pretty quiet but for a big 5th inning which was the difference
Coming off two big wins to start the series, the Jays were in tough Saturday afternoon with a pitching matchup of one of baseball’s best starters in Gerrit Cole against their fifth start Mitch White. Add to that fielding something of a “B” lineup with both George Springer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. out, and while it would be a bit much to say they were punting this, it did seem like they were conceding the uphill odds. And yet when the dust settled, the Jays had their fourth straight win.
The lone run came in the 2nd inning, when Jose Trevino clubbed a one out double. Bo Bichette couldn’t handle a ground ball by Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and was charged with an error, though Trevino didn’t advance. He nonetheless scored a batter later as Estevan Florial singled to break the scoreless tie. That changed in the 5th against the bottom of the lineup the second time through. With one, Cole fell behind Santiago Espinal who hunted fastball and tomahawking one left at the top of the zone for a double. Danny Jansen worked a walk, bringing up Jackie Bradley Jr. before the lineup turned over. JBJ hooked a ball into the left field corner, plating both runner to put the Jays ahead.
That brought up Alejandro Kirk, who had probably the at-bat of that game. Cole painted a fastball, then Kirk laid off a borderline breaking ball before a foul off put him down 1-2. He laid off another tough borderline slider before fouling off one that was more over the plate. Stayed alive allowed him to see a fastball, driving it to left-centre and just past the glove of Andre Benintendi and rolling to the fence.
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