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GoldenJet · 11-17-2023, 02:43 PM

KIKUCHI, JAYS' DEFENSE, AND BICHETTE GOING YARD AS JAYS UP ON YANKEES
04/21/2023 || Yankee Stadium - New York, NY

In the Toronto Blue Jays first matchup of the season against divisional rival, New York Yankees, the expectation was one of the highest-scoring games of the early season. Fans were unfortunately met with a pitching duel between Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and Blue Jays' starter Yusei Kikuchi.

Kikuchi managed to pitch eight solid innings, dicing up the Yankees' lineup soundly to the tune of five strikeouts and only one run allowed - an Aaron Hicks double that got Jose Trevino home to bring the score within one. Blue Jays' closer Jordan Romano managed the save for the Jays and brought them into the win column.

Astros' superstar Jose Altuve did his best to keep the Astros in the game, breaking the game open in the bottom of the second with a home run and then coming back in the bottom of the eighth with a two-RBI single off of an error. Blue Jays' relief pitcher Erik Swanson managed to sit the Astros down in the bottom of the ninth to secure the victory.

Offensively, the Blue Jays struggled to get past Cole and his six strikeouts until Bo Bichette, with his red-hot start to the season, blasted home his fifth home run of the young season, bringing in Kevin Kiermaier and Daulton Varsho

Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees
Apr 21, 2023	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Toronto (10-9)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-	3	10	0
New York (11-8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	1	6	1
W: Yusei Kikuchi L: Gerrit Cole S: Jordan Romano

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	NYY
TOR	5	Bichette homered to right (378 ft). Varsho scores. Kiermaier scores.	3	0
NYY	9	Hicks doubled to center. Trevino scores.	3	1

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield	5	0	2	0	0	1	.292
Kevin Kiermaier	4	1	0	0	0	1	.265
Bo Bichette	4	1	2	3	0	0	.297
George Springer	4	0	0	0	0	1	.328
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	4	0	2	0	0	1	.337
Danny Jansen	4	0	0	0	0	1	.229
Brandon Belt	4	0	2	0	0	1	.400
Matt Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	2	.214
Daulton Varsho	4	1	1	0	0	2	.292
BATTING 2B: Whit Merrifield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brandon Belt HR: Bo Bichette [4] RBI: Bo Bichette (3)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi	8.1	5	1	1	0	5	3.60
Jordan Romano	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	4.76

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Oswald Peraza	4	0	0	0	0	1	.208
Aaron Hicks	4	0	3	1	0	0	.200
Aaron Judge	4	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Giancarlo Stanton	3	0	0	0	0	0	.320
Gleyber Torres	3	0	1	0	0	1	.215
Anthony Rizzo	3	0	0	0	0	0	.311
Oswaldo Cabrera	3	0	1	0	0	0	.262
Josh Donaldson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.166
Jose Trevino	3	1	1	0	0	2	.236
BATTING 2B: Aaron Hicks, Jose Trevino RBI: Aaron Hicks

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Gerrit Cole	5.0	8	3	3	0	6	3.37
Lou Trivino	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	9.00
Jonathan Loaisiga	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3.24
Ron Marinaccio	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.17

Simulated Games

TOR | 4 | 10 | 1
NYY | 1 | 3 | 0

Toronto Blue Jays:
George Springer: 3-4, 2B, RBI
Daulton Varsho: 2-3, HR, 2 R, BB
Kevin Gausman: 8.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO

New York Yankees:
Aaron Judge: 1-4, 2B
Giancarlo Stanton: 1-4, HR
Carlos Rodon: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO

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TOR | 3 | 9 | 2
NYY | 2 | 4 | 1

Toronto Blue Jays:
Bo Bichette: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI
Whit Merrifield: 2-5, 2B, 1 R
Alek Manoah: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO

New York Yankees:
Aaron Hicks: 1-2, HR, BB
D.J. LeMahieu: 1-4, 1 R, SB
Luis Severino: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

GoldenJet · 11-18-2023, 03:33 PM

JAYS' BULLPEN GETS CHASED, WHITE SOX DOMINATE IN COMEBACK
04/24/2023 || Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON

It looked like a typical match for the Toronto Blue Jays, off to one of their hotter starts to a season as they finally returned home to Canada to welcome the Chicago White Sox. Blue Jays' starter Chris Bassitt got into pitch count trouble early on and was pulled after a little over five innings, only allowing four hits and one earned run to Gavin Sheets managing to get Luis Robert Jr. to home.

The Blue Jays were holding onto a 2-1 lead when Robert Jr. scored and Bassitt was pulled thanks to a George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both striking doubles to get two runs. All Hell broke loose shortly after thanks to an unfortunate four playing errors from the Jays' fielding efforts.

Eloy Jimenez led the White Sox efforts with 2 hits on five at-bats and managed to get 3 RBIs while the previously mentioned Robert Jr. went 3 for 5 on the night.

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn managed to go most of the distance with eight strong innings in which he managed to settle in after a raucous start to the game, managing to only allow two runs and sit down three batters.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Apr 24, 2023	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Chicago (14-8)	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	-	6	11	1
Toronto (13-9)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	8	4
W: Lance Lynn L: Mitch White

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHW	TOR
TOR	1	Springer doubled to center. Bichette scores.	0	1
TOR	1	Guerrero Jr. doubled to right. Springer scores.	0	2
CHW	6	Sheets grounded to center for a single. Robert Jr. scores.	1	2
CHW	7	Andrus lined to center for a single. Grandal scores. Alberto advances to 2nd.	2	2
CHW	7	Jimenez doubled to center. Alberto scores. Andrus scores. Moncada scores.	5	2
CHW	7	Sheets hit a sacrifice fly to Springer (SF9). Jimenez scores.	6	2

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Elvis Andrus	5	1	1	1	0	2	.268
Yoan Moncada	4	1	0	0	0	1	.186
Eloy Jimenez	5	1	2	3	0	1	.300
Luis Robert Jr.	5	1	3	0	0	0	.264
Gavin Sheets	4	0	1	2	0	0	.283
Seby Zavala	5	0	1	0	0	0	.254
Oscar Colas	3	0	0	0	1	2	.226
Yasmani Grandal	4	1	3	0	0	1	.527
Hanser Alberto	3	1	0	0	0	1	.230
BATTING 2B: Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert Jr., Yasmani Grandal RBI: Elvis Andrus, Eloy Jimenez [3], Gavin Sheets [2] HBP: Hanser Alberto SF: Gavin Sheets
BASERUNNING SB: Luis Robert Jr.

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lance Lynn	8.0	8	2	2	0	3	2.45
Reynaldo Lopez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2.51

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield	4	0	1	0	0	1	.291
Kevin Kiermaier	4	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Bo Bichette	4	1	3	0	0	0	.322
George Springer	4	1	1	1	0	1	.341
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	4	0	1	1	0	1	.337
Danny Jansen	4	0	0	0	0	1	.196
Brandon Belt	4	0	2	0	0	0	.377
Matt Chapman	3	0	0	0	0	1	.194
Daulton Varsho	3	0	0	0	0	0	.283
BATTING 2B: Bo Bichette, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. RBI: George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chris Bassitt	5.2	4	1	1	1	4	2.70
Mitch White	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	4.69
Zach Pop	0.0	1	2	0	0	0	6.23
Adam Cimber	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.72
Anthony Bass	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	4.90
Yimi Garcia	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1.80

Simulated Games

CHI | 3 | 9 | 1
TOR | 9 | 15 | 0

Chicago White Sox:
Eloy Jimenez: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Andrew Vaughn: 3-4, 2 2B
Lucas Giolito: 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Toronto Blue Jays:
Danny Jansen: 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Matt Chapman: 3-5, HR
Jose Berrios: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO

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CHI | 9 | 10 | 1
TOR | 10 | 13 | 0

Chicago White Sox:
Andrew Benintendi: 3-6, HR, 2B, 3 RBI
Jake Burger: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Mike Clevinger: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO

Toronto Blue Jays:
Santiago Espinal: 2-6, 2B, 3 RBI
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 1-3, 2 R, RBI
Yusei Kikuchi: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO

GoldenJet · 11-20-2023, 02:15 PM

TORONTO SWINGS FOR THE FENCES IN COMEBACK VICTORY OVER MARINERS
04/28/2023 || Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON

It is almost poetic that one of the hottest batting teams in the MLB was led off with an absolute tank from one of its hottest batters, and that's exactly what happened when Bo Bichette slammed home his sixth home run of the season on his first at-bat in the bottom of the first to give the Toronto Blue Jays the early lead against the Seattle Mariners.

The Jays, led by ace pitcher Kevin Gausman would carry a solid 2-0 lead into the top of the seventh inning before the Mariners' bats came alive and chased him out of the game. Julio Rodriguez, Teoscar Hernandez, and A.J. Pollock would all make it home in consecutive at-bats to flip the lead to 3-2 in favor of Seattle.

George Springer would hit his patented "Springer Dinger" at the bottom of the inning to rip the lead back for Toronto, leading to raucous roars from Blue Jays faithful at the Rogers Centre.

In the next inning, the Blue Jays would add two more runs to add insult to injury and the lead would be secured into a victory for Toronto thanks to Matt Chapman and solid bullpen pitching from Adam Cimber and Jordan Romano

Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays
Apr 28, 2023	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Seattle (11-14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	-	3	10	0
Toronto (15-10)	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	X	-	7	16	0
W: Zach Pop L: Penn Murfee

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	TOR
TOR	1	Bichette homered to left (391 ft).	0	1
TOR	4	Belt doubled to left. Guerrero Jr. scores.	0	2
SEA	7	Hernandez doubled to center. Rodriguez scores.	1	2
SEA	7	Pollock grounded to left for a single. Hernandez scores.	2	2
SEA	7	Suarez doubled to right. Pollock scores.	3	2
TOR	7	Springer homered to left (366 ft). Bichette scores. Kiermaier scores.	3	5
TOR	8	Chapman doubled to left. Belt scores.	3	6
TOR	8	Merrifield lined to left for a single. Chapman scores.	3	7

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Dylan Moore	4	0	2	0	0	1	.256
Sam Haggerty	4	0	1	0	0	0	.265
Ty France	4	0	0	0	0	3	.255
Julio Rodriguez	4	1	2	0	0	0	.263
Teoscar Hernandez	3	1	1	1	0	2	.223
A.J. Pollock	4	1	1	1	0	2	.282
Eugenio Suarez	4	0	1	1	0	0	.214
Cal Raleigh	4	0	1	0	0	3	.116
Tommy La Stella	4	0	1	0	0	1	.238
BATTING 2B: Teoscar Hernandez, Eugenio Sanchez RBI: Teoscar Hernandez, A.J. Pollock, Eugenio Sanchez

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Luis Castillo	6.1	10	3	3	0	5	4.09
Penn Murfee	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	4.07
Justin Topa	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	5.40

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield	5	0	2	1	0	0	.305
Bo Bichette	5	2	4	1	0	0	.354
Kevin Kiermaier	4	1	1	0	0	0	.232
George Springer	4	1	3	3	0	0	.366
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	4	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Danny Jansen	4	0	1	0	0	1	.230
Brandon Belt	4	1	2	1	0	1	.393
Matt Chapman	4	1	2	1	0	1	.236
Daulton Varsho	4	0	0	0	0	2	.259
BATTING 2B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brandon Belt (2), Matt Chapman HR: Bo Bichette [6], George Springer [6] RBI: Whit Merrifield, Bo Bichette, George Springer (3), Brandon Belt, Matt Chapman

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Gausman	6.1	9	3	3	0	7	4.15
Zach Pop	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	5.40
Adam Cimber	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.08
Jordan Romano	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	4.50

Simulated Games

SEA | 1 | 5 | 0
TOR | 6 | 7 | 1

Seattle Mariners:
J.P. Crawford: 1-4, 2B
Evan White: 1-4, RBI
George Kirby: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO

Toronto Blue Jays:
Bo Bichette: 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Brandon Belt: 2-3, HR
Alek Manoah: 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO

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SEA | 1 | 9 | 0
TOR | 7 | 12 | 0

Seattle Mariners:
J.P. Crawford: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Kolten Wong: 2-4, 1 R
Logan Gilbert: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Toronto Blue Jays:
Whit Merrifield: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 R, SB
Brandon Belt: 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 R
Chris Bassitt: 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO

GoldenJet · 11-20-2023, 07:17 PM

END OF APRIL REPORT // GUARDIANS PACING LEAGUE WHILE BICHETTE DOMINATES

Cleveland Guardians' slugger Jose Ramirez is a big reason for their red-hot start to the season, leading them to the best record in MLB through the month of April.

MLB Standings - Updated: May 1, 2023
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Toronto Blue Jays	18	10	-	141	106
Boston Red Sox	16	13	2.5	121	124
New York Yankees	16	14	3.0	132	146
Baltimore Orioles	11	17	7.0	125	148
Tampa Bay Rays	11	18	7.5	107	121
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Cleveland Guardians	20	9	-	159	107
Chicago White Sox	18	11	2.0	147	114
Minnesota Twins	16	13	4.0	137	120
Kansas City Royals	9	20	11.0	110	169
Detroit Tigers	7	21	12.5	78	130
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Los Angeles Angels	19	10	-	134	87
Texas Rangers	17	11	1.5	168	114
Houston Astros	16	13	3.0	136	112
Oakland Athletics	16	13	3.0	127	142
Seattle Mariners	11	17	7.5	107	128
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Philadelphia Phillies	20	10	-	155	116
New York Mets	17	13	3.0	145	118
Atlanta Braves	12	18	8.0	105	148
Miami Marlins	9	20	10.5	91	137
Washington Nationals	8	20	11.0	106	129
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Milwaukee Brewers	17	11	-	107	101
Cincinnati Reds	14	16	4.0	129	140
Pittsburgh Pirates	13	16	4.5	132	144
Chicago Cubs	10	19	7.5	112	130
St. Louis Cardinals	10	19	7.5	103	131
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	10	-	120	122
San Diego Padres	20	10	-	163	115
San Francisco Giants	17	12	2.5	132	110
Arizona Diamondbacks	14	15	5.5	108	124
Colorado Rockies	13	16	6.5	115	119

Stud of the Month - It feels almost too easy to point at the league-leading Cleveland Guardians at the SOTM. They have gotten excellent production from their bats in Jose Ramirez being among the league leaders in hits, slugging percentage, and home runs but don't forget about Josh Bell and his elite production as well. The Philadelphia Phillies are going to be our SOTM with their ability to not get in their own way. Bryce Harper is having an MVP-caliber start to his season and Kyle Schwarber truly isn't that far behind him.

Dud of the Month - Are the Miami Marlins faithful okay? For them to come into the season with a sense of transition going on, it was expected for them to not be the best, but it felt like they were at least destined to compete a little bit, catch a couple of teams coasting from the start. That certainly hasn't been the case.

American League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2023
BATTING AVERAGE		AVG	ON BASE PERCENTAGE		OB%
	1. Bo Bichette - Blue Jays	.361		1. Josh Bell - Guardians	.445
	2. Michael Brantley - Astros	.351		2. Robbie Grossman - Rangers	.444
	3. George Springer - Blue Jays	.347		3. Tony Kemp - Athletics	.420
	4. Robbie Grossman - Rangers	.347		4. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	.413
	5. Nathaniel Lowe - Rangers	.346		5. Nathaniel Lowe - Rangers	.410
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE		SLUG%	BATTING WAR		WAR
	1. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	.683		1. Jose Ramirez - Guardians	2.1
	2. Mike Trout - Angels	.663		2. Mike Trout - Angels	1.8
	3. Giancarlo Stanton - Yankees	.655		3. Kyle Tucker - Astros	1.5
	4. Jose Ramirez - Guardians	.649		4. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	1.5
	5. Andres Gimenez - Guardians	.641		5. Marcus Semien - Rangers	1.3
HOME RUNS		HR	RUNS BATTED IN		RBI
	1. Giancarlo Stanton - Yankees	12		1. Jesus Aguilar - Athletics	35
	2. Mike Trout - Angels	9		2. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	29
	3. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	9		3. Eloy Jimenez - White Sox	28
	4. Bo Bichette - Blue Jays	8		4. Julio Rodriguez - Mariners	27
	5. Jose Ramirez - Guardians	8		5. Mike Trout - Angels	26
HITS		H	STOLEN BASES		SB
	1. Bo Bichette - Blue Jays	43		1. Bubba Thompson - Rangers	13
	2. Eoly Jimenez - White Sox	41		2. Whit Merrifield - Blue Jays	8
	3. Whit Merrifield - Blue Jays	40		3. Andres Gimenez - Guardians	7
	4. Michael Brantley - Astros	39		4. Drew Waters - Royals	6
	5. Jose Ramirez - Guardians	38		5. Kyle Tucker - Astros	6

AL Batter of the Month - Bo Bichette || Toronto Blue Jays

National League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2023
BATTING AVERAGE		AVG	ON BASE PERCENTAGE		OB%
	1. Jonathan India - Reds	.365		1. Bryce Harper - Phillies	.495
	2. Bryce Harper - Phillies	.354		2. Joey Votto - Reds	.450
	3. Freddie Freeman - Dodgers	.343		3. Ronald Acuna Jr. - Braves	.421
	4. Bryan Reynolds - Pirates	.337		4. Trea Turner - Phillies	.418
	5. Trea Turner - Phillies	.333		5. Bryan Reynolds - Pirates	.417
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE		SLUG%	BATTING WAR		WAR
	1. Bryce Harper - Phillies	.707		1. Bryce Harper - Phillies	2.1
	2. Manny Machado - Padres	.648		2. Trea Turner - Phillies	1.6
	3. Bryan Reynolds - Pirates	.634		3. Freddie Freeman - Dodgers	1.6
	4. Xander Bogaerts - Padres	.626		4. Bryan Reynolds - Pirates	1.6
	5. Jonathan India - Reds	.615		5. Jonathan India - Reds	1.6
HOME RUNS		HR	RUNS BATTED IN		RBI
	1. Manny Machado - Padres	12		1. Manny Machado - Padres	34
	2. Kyle Schwarber - Phillies	10		2. Pete Alonso - Mets	33
	3. Pete Alonso - Mets	9		3. Mookie Betts - Dodgers	27
	4. Joey Meneses - Nationals	8		4. Xander Bogaerts - Padres	25
	5. Xander Bogaerts - Padres	8		5. Kyle Schwarber - Phillies	25
HITS		H	STOLEN BASES		SB
	1. Xander Bogaerts - Padres	41		1. Trea Turner - Phillies	12
	2. Trea Turner - Phillies	39		2. Sterling Marte - Mets	10
	3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - Diamondbacks	37		3. Francisco Lindor - Mets	10
	4. Mark Canha - Mets	37		4. Jon Berti - Marlins	7
	5. Dansby Swanson - Cubs	36		5. Michael Harris II - Braves	7

NL Batter of the Month - Bryce Harper || Philadelphia Phillies

American League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2023
EARNED RUNS AVERAGE		ERA	STRIKEOUTS		K
	1. Nathan Eovaldi - Rangers	0.78		1. Alek Manoah - Blue Jays	44
	2. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	0.94		2. Dylan Cease - White Sox	42
	3. Alek Manoah - Blue Jays	1.38		3. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	42
	4. Shintaro Fujinami - Athletics	1.98		4. Shane McClanahan - Rays	41
	5. Luis Garcia - Astros	2.03		5. Chris Sale- Red Sox	40
WALKS/HITS PER INNING		WHIP	PITCHING WAR		WAR
	1. Alek Manoah - Blue Jays	0.81		1. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	1.5
	2. Nathan Eovaldi - Rangers	0.83		2. Nathan Eovaldi - Rangers	1.5
	3. Reid Detmers - Angels	0.83		3. Alek Manoah - Blue Jays	1.4
	4. Luis Garcia - Astros	0.85		4. Garrett Whitlock - Red Sox	1.4
	5. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	0.85		5. Shane McClanahan - Rays	1.3
INNNINGS PITCHED		IP	HOME RUNS ALLOWED		HR
	1. Shohei Ohtani - Angels	48.0		1. Dylan Cease - White Sox	0
	2. Nathan Eovaldi - Rangers	46.0		2. Mike Clevinger - White Sox	1
	3. Alek Manoah - Blue Jays	45.2		3. Nathan Eovaldi - Rangers	1
	4. Shane McClanahan - Rays	42.1		4. Patrick Sandoval - Angels	1
	5. Chris Bassitt - Blue Jays	41.1		5. James Kaprielian - Athletics	1

AL Pitcher of the Month - Shohei Ohtani || Los Angeles Angels

National League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2023
EARNED RUNS AVERAGE		ERA	STRIKEOUTS		K
	1. Kyle Freeland - Rockies	1.43		1. Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers	43
	2. Anthony DeSclafani - Giants	1.59		2. Spencer Strider - Braves	43
	3. Justin Verlander - Mets	1.84		3. Corbin Burnes - Brewers	42
	4. Kodai Senga - Mets	1.88		4. Aaron Nola - Phillies	41
	5. Wade Miley - Brewers	1.97		5. Luke Weaver - Reds	40
WALKS/HITS PER INNING		WHIP	PITCHING WAR		WAR
	1. Justin Verlander - Mets	0.82		1. Luke Weaver - Reds	1.3
	2. Kyle Freeland - Rockies	0.89		2. Aaron Nola - Phillies	1.2
	3. Anthony DeSclafani - Giants	0.91		3. Kodai Senga - Mets	1.1
	4. Marcus Stroman - Cubs	0.93		4. Brandon Woodruff - Brewers	1.0
	5. Zac Gallen - Diamondbacks	0.93		5. Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers	1.0
INNNINGS PITCHED		IP	HOME RUNS ALLOWED		HR
	1. Joe Musgrove - Padres	47.1		1. Ranger Suarez - Phillies	1
	2. Aaron Nola - Phillies	44.1		2. Noah Syndergaard - Dodgers	1
	3. Kyle Freeland - Rockies	44.0		3. Dakota Hudson - Cardinals	1
	4. Justin Verlander - Mets	44.0		4. Roansy Contreras - Pirates	1
	5. Kodai Senga - Mets	43.0		5. Wade Miley - Brewers	1

NL Pitcher of the Month - Aaron Nola || Philadelphia Phillies

GoldenJet · 11-22-2023, 02:38 PM

JAYS TORTURE RED SOX WITH EYE-POPPING 24 HITS
05/01/2023 || Fenway Park - Boston, MA

It was just last season in July that the Toronto Blue Jays - interestingly enough, against the very same Boston Red Sox - that they managed to get an insane 29 hits in their 28-3 drubbing of their divisional rivals. Though they were only able to capitalize on 12 runs in this game, the Blue Jays still managed to get 24 hits in their 12-7 victory to open the month of May.

Matt Chapman would lead the way, pumping his first of two home runs in the second inning to take the lead after the Jays allowed Rafael Devers to hit a sacrifice fly that would get Rob Refsnyder home from third. The Jays would chase Boston's starting pitcher James Paxton and the rest of their bullpen all game. The Jays' starter, Jose Berrios, wouldn't find much better, allowing all of Boston's seven runs in the game, but did manage to sit down six batters.

Kevin Kiermaier would pick up his first home run of the short season while George Springer would pick up his seventh. Every Blue Jays batter would manage to get at least one hit while Santiago Espinal would manage an impressive 5 hits, going 5 for 6 with two runs.

Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
May 1, 2023	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Toronto (18-10)	0	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	4	-	12	24	0
Boston (16-13)	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	-	7	13	0
W: Jose Berrios L: Nick Pivetta

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	BOS
BOS	1	Devers hits a sacrifice fly to Kiermaier (SF8). Refsnyder scores.	0	1
TOR	2	Chapman homers to left (371 ft). Guerrero Jr. scores.	2	1
TOR	4	Varsho lined to center for a single. Chapman scores.	3	1
TOR	5	Springer grounded out to Devers (5-3). Espinal scores.	4	1
BOS	5	Verdugo grounded to right for a single. Hernandez scores. Wong advances to 2nd.	4	2
BOS	5	Devers doubled and deflected off left fielder Varsho. Wong scores. Verdugo scores.	4	4
BOS	5	Duvall grounded to center for a single. Devers scores.	4	5
TOR	6	Chapman homered to left (395 ft).	5	5
TOR	6	Kiermaier homered to center (414 ft).	6	5
TOR	7	Guerrero Jr. lined to center for a single. Espinal scores.	7	5
TOR	7	Chapman lined and deflected off first baseman Refsnyder for a single. Guerrero Jr. scores. Kirk advances to 3rd	8	5
BOS	7	Duvall grounded to left for a single. Verdugo scores. Refsnyder scores. Devers advances to 2nd.	8	7
TOR	9	Springer homered to to left (404 ft).	9	7
TOR	9	Chapman doubled to left. Guerrero Jr. scores.	10	7
TOR	9	Varsho doubled to right. Chapman scores.	11	7
TOR	9	Kiermaier lined to center for a single. Varsho scores.	12	7

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield	6	0	2	0	0	0	.316
Santiago Espinal	6	2	5	0	0	0	.306
Bo Bichette	6	0	2	0	0	1	.360
George Springer	5	1	1	2	0	0	.340
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	5	3	4	1	0	1	.339
Alejandro Kirk	5	0	1	0	0	0	.447
Matt Chapman	5	4	5	5	0	0	.273
Daulton Varsho	5	1	2	2	0	0	.258
Kevin Kiermaier	5	1	2	2	0	1	.245
BATTING 2B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2), Daulton Varsho, Matt Chapman (2) HR: George Springer [7], Matt Chapman [5, 6], Kevin Kiermaier [1] RBI: George Springer (2), Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho (2), Matt Chapman (5), Kevin Kiermaier (2)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jose Berrios	6.1	11	7	7	0	6	5.03
Anthony Bass	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3.09
Yimi Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50
Jordan Romano	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.00

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Alex Verdugo	5	2	3	1	0	0	.323
Rob Refsnyder	5	2	3	0	0	1	.275
Rafael Devers	4	1	2	3	0	1	.298
Adam Duvall	5	0	2	3	0	2	.245
Justin Turner	4	0	0	0	0	0	.303
Masataka Yoshida	4	0	1	0	0	2	.216
Enrique Hernandez	4	1	1	0	0	0	.220
Yu Chang	3	0	0	0	0	1	.208
Connor Wong	4	1	1	0	0	0	.244
BATTING 2B: Rafael Devers 3B: Rob Defsnyder RBI: Alex Verdugo, Rafael Devers (3), Adam Duvall (3) SF: Rafael Devers

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
James Paxton	4.1	8	4	4	0	2	8.37
Nick Pivetta	1.2	3	2	2	0	0	2.90
Ryan Brasier	0.2	5	2	2	0	0	12.19
Brayan Bello	1.2	5	3	3	0	1	4.64
Richard Bleier	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1.80

Simulated Games

TOR | 5 | 10 | 0
BOS | 6 | 10 | 0

Toronto Blue Jays:
Santiago Espinal: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI
Matt Chapman: 1-4, HR
Yusei Kikuchi: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Boston Red Sox:
Bobby Dalbec: 2-3, HR, 3 RBI
Rafael Devers: 2-3, SB
Chris Sale: 7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

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TOR | 0 | 6 | 0
BOS | 2 | 7 | 0

Toronto Blue Jays:
Matt Chapman: 2-3, 2B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr: 2-4
Kevin Gausman: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO

Boston Red Sox:
Masataka Yoshida: 2-3, 1 R
Reese McGuire: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Tanner Houck: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 SO

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TOR | 8 | 8 | 0
BOS | 3 | 9 | 1

Toronto Blue Jays:
Bo Bichette: 3-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI
Santiago Espinal: 1-3, 2 R, SB, 2 BB
Alek Manoah: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 SO

Boston Red Sox:
Rafael Devers: 3-4, HR
Adam Duvall: 2-4
Garrett Whitlock: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

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