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May 24, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez (0) throws a ball to first base for the out against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
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The worst parts about today’s game was that Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero each left the game with injuries. Cease in the fifth, the Jays are calling it hamstring discomfort, which is about as good as the news could be. Vlad was hit on the inside of the right arm with a pitch and walked straight off the field. The team says that x-rays didn’t show a fracture, calling it a contusion. Also best case scenario.
This one was bad from the first pitch. Spencer Horwitz homered on the very first pitch. Then Oneil Cruz hit his home run on the second pitch of the second inning.
Other that that, Cease was good, 2 other hits, 1 walk with 8 strikeouts.
The pen?
- Mason Fluharty finshed off that fifth inning, giving up a single but getting two strikeouts.
- Chase Lee got the next five outs but gave up a two run homer. Esmerlyn Valdez getting his first MLB home run.
- Braydon Fisher pitched a quick eighth.
- Yariel Rodriguez got the ninth and got through it with just a hit batter. I hate playground justice when they were supposed to be adults. There was no intent on the ball that hit Vlad. The Jays are third from the bottom of the league in batters hit and third (well fourth now) in hitting batters. Why cause issues. solve things by winning. Jake Mangum, who got hit, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch, but didn’t score.
On offense? One run. Vlad walked, Yohendrick Piñango singled and Ernie Clement singled home Vlad. Andrés Giménez lined out (hit it hard, 101.4 mph, .390 expected batting average, but into a glove).
We only had five hits on the day, with five walks. Vlad got on 3 times (well, twice, Sosa pinch ran after the HBP) with two walks as did Brandon Valenzuela, two walks and a double. Kazuma Okamoto had a double off the right field wall (just a few feet short of a home run, out in 3 of 30 parks). I’m trying to see it as a good sign, but he went 0 for 3 with a strikeout in his other at bats.
We had a chance in the ninth. With one out, Giménez was hit by pitch and . But George Springer popped out and Daulton Varsho struck out (tough spot against a lefty spinning things away from hit).
I was thinking that the offense was coming around, but it didn’t look that way today.
Jays of the Day: Valenzuela (0.13, two walks and a double) and Vlad (0.12 WPA, on the two walks and hit by pitch).
Other Award: Lee (-0.19), Springer (-0.11, 0 for 4, walk), Varsho (-0.11, 1 for 5), Jesús Sánchez (-0.12, 0 for 3, 2 k) and Giménez (-0.09, 0 for 3, k).
Tomorrow the Marlins come to town, tor a three-game series. Janson Junk (2-5, 5.07) vs. Trey Yesavage (2-1, 1.07). A sweep would get us back to .500, but no pressure.
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