Jays Suffer Frustrating Loss in Extra Innings vs. Astros
6/24/202632 min
Jeff Blair and Sho Alli break down the Blue Jays' 9-7 extra-innings loss vs. the Astros to even this series at one game apiece in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the late stages of this game - what happened with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer on offence in the bottom of the tenth? Did they try to do too much? Why was Tyler Rogers the guy in the bottom of the ninth instead of Braydon Fisher or another high-leverage arm? Plus, they discuss the missed opportunities on offence, how this game reinforces the idea of needing relief help, and discuss the Blue Jays debut of Luis Urías.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSho Alli· Host0:00
[instrumental music] Well, Jeff, lots for us to get to tonight. A wild game, honestly. Jays go down four-nothing in back-to-back-to-back fashion, not something you see every day. They get back into this one with a pair of two-run shots. Okamoto with another big swing to give them a 6-4 lead off of former Blue Jay, Nate Pearson. And then after Rogers allows a pair of runs in the ninth to send it to extras, um, a bullpen decision I'm sure we're gonna talk about today, a former Blue Jay, another one, gets it right back. Joey Lupifito with a three-run jack off of Braden Fisher, his first home run of the season. It's a 9-7 Blue Jays loss to even the series at one game a piece. The Jays just still can't get quite above .500, Jeff. They are 39 and 40 after today's loss. Lots of chances to close this one out in a game that was, uh, pretty sloppy, I think, from both sides, I'd say.
Jeff Blair· Host0:57
Yeah, listen, it, this game really shouldn't have reached extra innings. I mean, the Jays were 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. Um, God love Tyler Rogers but, you know, as Kevin Barker and I both say all the time, he's not gonna strike anybody out. You put him in the game, the ball's gonna be in play, and, um, well, you saw the result tonight, uh, or this afternoon, I should say. Braden Fisher comes in, does the job. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see John Schneider's explanation. I, I ... Listen, I know that there's a lot of concern