On a night that so many teams and players made powerful statements about racism and inequality by sitting out, the BlueJays were not among them, writes bnicholsonsmith.
“With our community and our nation in such pain, we wanted to draw as much attention to the issues that really matter, especially racial injustice and systemic oppression,” the Brewers and Reds players said in a jointly-issued statement.
Meanwhile, in Buffalo, the Blue Jays took the field. Once the game began, Merryweather impressed once again. He touched 98.9 m.p.h. on the radar gun and struck out three over two innings of work. Three appearances into his big-league career, Merryweather already looks like someone who belongs at this level.
But once Merryweather left the game, the Blue Jays still had seven innings to cover against a dangerous Boston lineup. Thanks to Yamaguchi, they pulled it off. The right-hander put together his longest and most impressive outing of the season Wednesday, going four innings in relief of Merryweather with an appearance that helps the Blue Jays on a couple of levels.
First of all, Yamaguchi’s stuff was good enough to limit the Red Sox to just one run. He topped out at 92.9 m.p.h. while generating 10 swinging strikes and allowing just two hits. After a slow start, he’s now showing the Blue Jays some real value. But even beyond Wednesday those innings are important for a Blue Jays team that’s now down two starters. By pitching so effectively, Yamaguchi allowed the likes of
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