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Experiencing the 2024 total solar eclipse in New Brunswick | SaltWire #solareclipse #eastcoastAgainst almost all odds, with too many hold-your-breath innings, too many questions, and with doubt being his middle name, Kikuchi has worked his way into an upper rotation kind of starting pitcher for the Blue Jays.
On Wednesday afternoon against his former team, the Seattle Mariners, Kikuchi was in complete command for the six innings he pitched, allowing just one earned run. He gave up only three hits. He struck out nine. If the Blue Jays had anything resembling offence against the Mariners, he would have left the game before the seventh inning with a lead and Toronto would likely have won.
In any language, this is what pitching for the Jays will be like this season. It won’t get much support. The Jays have played 13 games and scored in the first inning in one of them. Getting the lead early isn’t something they do. They gave up six hits in total — three after Kikuchi left after six innings — and allowed six runs. The Jays had six hits, the only run coming from a game-tying blast by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
In a league that begins with roughly 75 starting pitchers — and by season’s end, a whole lot more than that — those are nearly exclusive numbers.
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