I’m going to put up the GameThread a bit early today. The game is an early start and there isn’t much for news this morning.
It is Shane Bieber’s birthday. He is 30 today and has exactly 100 decisions in his career, 66-34. Do you think he’ll make it to 100 wins? Often pitchers who don’t throw a lot of innings in their 20s do well in their 30s. Shane’s only thrown 200 innings twice and 100 innings four times, so there should be some left in his arm, when he’s all healed up.
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It is a strange balance. The Jays signed Jose Berrios to a long term contract, in part because he was so consistent, throwing a lot of innings every year, but then those innings caught up on him.
Shane is to pitch for Dunedin today, his second rehab start. A couple more starts, and we can start thinking about him joining the Jays again.
Anyway, happy birthday Shane. I hope we see you on the mound soon.
Max Scherzer is making a start for Buffalo today, 1:00 Eastern start. They figure he’ll be throwing 30-40 pitches. So, soon he could be back. Of course, back and effective are two different things.
Today’s lineup. McAdoo plays first, with Vlad getting half a day off, DHing.
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And Spencer Miles gets to be a real starter. Nathan Lukes hits in the leadoff spot.
Today’s Lineups
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BLUE JAYS |
ORIOLES |
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Nathan Lukes – LF |
Taylor Ward – LF |
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Vladimir Guerrero – DH |
Gunnar Henderson – SS |
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Daulton Varsho – CF |
Adley Rutschman – DH |
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Kazuma Okamoto – 3B |
Pete Alonso – 1B |
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Ernie Clement – 2B |
Samuel Basallo – C |
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Jesus Sanchez – RF |
Leody Taveras – CF |
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Charles McAdoo – 1B |
Colton Cowser – RF |
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Andres Gimenez – SS |
Blaze Alexander – 3B |
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Brandon Valenzuela – C |
Jackson Holliday – 2B |
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Spencer Miles – RHP |
Kyle Bradish – RHP |
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