A big fourth inning by the White Sox overshadowed what was otherwise a dominant start from Aaron Sanchez. (ShiDavidi)
TORONTO – One time through the order, Aaron Sanchez looked every bit as dominant as he can be, dotting his four-seamer up and his two-seamer down, sprinkling in some changes, and ripping off some of the nastiest curveballs he’s thrown all year.weren’t simply getting innings-eating – their base need in this period of tumult – they got mastery. Then came the fateful fourth inning when everything suddenly unravelled.
Sanchez worked through two more innings – with none of the drama from Saturday when Marcus Stroman reacted angrily to a mid-inning removal – to get through six frames, a gift for a beleaguered staff. His 11 strikeouts, one short of his career-high June 7, 2016 at Detroit, hinted his dominance. Matt Shoemaker’s loss has been an ongoing drag on the pitching staff, a pillar of stability and premium performance they simply can’t replace. And hits remain remarkably hard-to-come-by for the offence, with the energy from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s promotion dissipating as he endures normal growing pains for a 20-year-old transitioning to the majors.
But, just like so many things around the Blue Jays right now, he was just a touch off in the third when a meaty Lucas Giolito slider that might have ended up in the second deck in centre field instead became a lazy fly ball to centre.
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