White Sox 0 Blue Jays 1
You really shouldn’t win if you only score one run. I’d search to figure this out, but there are very few 1-0 games in a season.
We got our run in the fourth. Vladimir Guerrero doubled off the center wall, just a couple of feet short of a home run. When it wasn’t, I worried that he could be stranded. But, no, George Springer singled him home in the next at bat. Unfortunately, that is where it ended. Kazuma Okamoto struck out and Daulton Varsho ground out.
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We only had five hits and three walks. One (the Springer hit) for four with RISP. Vlad had two of the four hits.
Shane Bieber was terrific. Six innings, just three hits, two walks and six strikeouts. Easily his best start of the season. Maybe he’s rounding into form.
Jeff Hoffman pitched the seventh, giving up a lead off walk, just to get our blood pressure up. But two strikeouts and a ground out (nice play by Ernie Clement got us out of the inning.
Tyler Rogers got the eighth. He gave up a bunt single to Chase Meidroth (very nice bunt hit, no change to get him). But a caught stealing (great throw Kirk), strikeout and fly out ended the inning.
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And Louis Varland pitched the ninth. Ground out, strike out, fly out.
Save #20 for Louis. Holds #11 and #20 for Hoffman and Rogers respectively. And win #1 for Bieber.
Jays of the Day: Bieber (0.36 WPA), Varland (0.16), Rogers (0.12) and Hoffman (0.10). Let’s give Vlad one, as well, for his 2 for 4, 0.08 WPA. Hope it is a sign of good things to come.
Other Award: Clement (-0.09, for an 0 for 4, he was at his chase happiest today, swinging at everything), Nathan Lukes (-0.09, also 0 for 4, two strikeouts, a soft ground out and fly out) and Okamoto (-0.08, 0 for 4, 2 k).
Tomorrow is an early start, 12:00 Eastern. Sean Burke (6-4, 3.41) and Trey Yesavage (4-4, 3.72).
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I’m still puzzled by the Spencer Miles start yesterday. It seems to be that, after the All-Star break, you’d want to come out with one of your ‘real’ starters.
This game also had the unveiling of the Joe Carter statue (I’ll admit I didn’t love the statue, but since it is replacing the stupid Ed Rogers statue, it is a big upgrade). And they had several members of the 1992 and 1993 World Series winnings. It was great to see those guys again. They are getting up there in age. I’ll take any excuse to see them.
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