With a two-run lead in the ninth inning, the BlueJays were one out away from a series win vs. a quality RaysBaseball team. So how did it all go wrong? (via ShiDavidi)
inducing a routine flyout to centre from Kevin Kiermaier before a clinical three-pitch strikeout of Manuel Margot. With a two-run lead and the bottom of the order due, a heartening series win was all but officially in the books.
Next came a four-pitch walk to Yoshi Tsutsugo that was even more erratic, with Giles looking increasingly uncomfortable in his mechanics, laying in sliders and max-efforting his way through messy fastballs. Asked what Giles told Walker on the mound beforehand, Montoyo replied: “If he’s hurt, he’s got to less us know. And he said he was fine. So that’s why he stayed in the game. He’s our closer and he’s been outstanding.”
Back on the field, the lefty Moran took over and delivered Ball 4 to Choi, bringing in a run that cut the Blue Jays’ lead to 4-3. That brought up Brandon Lowe, who beat a 1-1 fastball into the ground toward the 3-4 hole. “I don’t want to take anything away from what the guy did, he got the ground ball for the last out,” Montoyo added. “He just got there late.”
“There’s no problem with my splitter right now,” Yamaguchi said. “But as I was throwing in the bullpen, my four-seamer and cut fastball had much better command so that’s what I went with and I just left it up to Reese , I wasn’t going to shake what he was giving me.”
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