With Berrios Bouncing And Bats Going Up Blue Jays Blow By Yankees

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are experiencing such a turn of fortunes, although at two straight after Thursday night’s 9-2 smackdown of the New York Yankees, they’re not out of the woods yet. Still, it’s hard to reconcile how different they looked in beating the American League East leaders compared to a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles two nights earlier. In that game, their approach at the plate was inconsistent and uncertain, Alek Manoah was seemingly facing both the Orioles and the inevitability of something going wrong, and the collective frustration was palpable. Catharsis arrived during a 6-1 win Wednesday over the Orioles thanks to a six-run seventh inning that broke a 0-0 tie and ensured that a brilliant outing by Ross Stripling didn’t go to waste. The question Thursday was whether the good vibes would carry over to the Bronx with them or whether the Yankees, 8-7 winners Wednesday over the Tampa Bay Rays on Josh Donaldson’s grand slam, would maintain the feeling. Right from the jump, the Blue Jays took control against Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees traded for before the trade deadline, building a comfortable lead with a five-run second in support of Jose Berrios, who he was at his best over 6.2 innings. . It was their most complete game in two weeks. “That’s why baseball is so crazy,” said Matt Chapman, whose double in the second helped set up the pivotal outburst. “When you might not feel good in a certain stretch and you don’t feel like you’re swinging the bat well, a good swing can turn all of that around. In baseball, it seems like bad stretches are long and hard, and then a game like tonight can change everything at the snap of a finger. That being said, you have to go back and do it again tomorrow.” George Springer continues to be a catalyst in his return from the injured list, collecting five hits, including a pivotal two-out RBI single in the second that made it 2-0 and preceded Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run shot. . The onslaught continued from there, with Alejandro Kirk hitting an RBI double in the fifth and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh before a two-run double by Teoscar Hernandez. Every starter reached base and six different players crossed the plate. In a combined 15 runs in the two wins, the Blue Jays outscored their previous six outings, in which they totaled just 14 runs. They had enough breathing room to let Yusei Kikuchi make his relief debut, and after allowing the first two to reach, he retired the next three to get out of the eighth. “You’ve got to stay the course a little bit and just understand that these are really talented players and it’s a really good offense and know that it’s going to change,” interim manager John Snyder said. “Right now, the last 24 hours, it’s a little bit of a different atmosphere, a different feel. But that’s what we can do every night.” All the offense was plentiful for Berrios, who limited the damage during a messy third that had all kinds of here-we-go-gain potential with the kind of steely demeanor that has waned for him this unusual season. . He got into trouble by walking Jose Trevino and striking out Estevan Florial to open the inning, then allowed a run when he dropped DJ LeMahieu’s infield single. Berrios homered soon afterward, holding Aaron Judge into a run-scoring fielder’s choice before striking out Anthony Rizzo and inducing a Donaldson fly out. He wasn’t threatened again from there, letting an anxious crowd of 41,419 take out their frustration on the Yankees. “That inning reminded me of my last two outings, because that’s when I got hurt,” Berrios said of the third. “So I said it could happen again, I just tried to stay in the game, making my pitches and I did. “I threw quality pitches against Judge and got out of that jam.” Said Snyder: “Awesome. We’ve seen it go against him sometimes with everyone else. … Just to get him to lock it back down and calm down, I thought that was the turning point in the game. His temper was terrible.” Now, for the Blue Jays to sustain an extended run, it will take several more outings like this one from Berrios, who had a Jekyll-and-Hyde year with 16 starts of three or fewer and seven starts of five or more runs in 24 exits. The degree of variation has caused a lot of head-scratching among coaches and staff, who have been unable to identify significant changes that would explain the swings. No matter, outings like this are what Berrios can do on a regular basis, and if he acquits himself, the Blue Jays can really take off. “This is a great outing for him to build on,” Chapman said. “Everyone had their ups and downs and bumps in their own way. To see good things like that, a good inning out from Kikuchi, a scoreless inning, can help us build for these last 45 games we have. There’s still a lot of season left and a lot of good things can happen.” From the depths of Tuesday to the jubilation of Thursday, the Blue Jays are showing just that.

title: “With Berrios Bouncing And Bats Going Up Blue Jays Blow By Yankees Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-26” author: “Frances Morin”

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are experiencing such a turn of fortunes, although at two straight after Thursday night’s 9-2 smackdown of the New York Yankees, they’re not out of the woods yet. Still, it’s hard to reconcile how different they looked in beating the American League East leaders compared to a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles two nights earlier. In that game, their approach at the plate was inconsistent and uncertain, Alek Manoah was seemingly facing both the Orioles and the inevitability of something going wrong, and the collective frustration was palpable. Catharsis arrived during a 6-1 win Wednesday over the Orioles thanks to a six-run seventh inning that broke a 0-0 tie and ensured that a brilliant outing by Ross Stripling didn’t go to waste. The question Thursday was whether the good vibes would carry over to the Bronx with them or whether the Yankees, 8-7 winners Wednesday over the Tampa Bay Rays on Josh Donaldson’s grand slam, would maintain the feeling. Right from the jump, the Blue Jays took control against Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees traded for before the trade deadline, building a comfortable lead with a five-run second in support of Jose Berrios, who he was at his best over 6.2 innings. . It was their most complete game in two weeks. “That’s why baseball is so crazy,” said Matt Chapman, whose double in the second helped set up the pivotal outburst. “When you might not feel good in a certain stretch and you don’t feel like you’re swinging the bat well, a good swing can turn all of that around. In baseball, it seems like bad stretches are long and hard, and then a game like tonight can change everything at the snap of a finger. That being said, you have to go back and do it again tomorrow.” George Springer continues to be a catalyst in his return from the injured list, collecting five hits, including a pivotal two-out RBI single in the second that made it 2-0 and preceded Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run shot. . The onslaught continued from there, with Alejandro Kirk hitting an RBI double in the fifth and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh before a two-run double by Teoscar Hernandez. Every starter reached base and six different players crossed the plate. In a combined 15 runs in the two wins, the Blue Jays outscored their previous six outings, in which they totaled just 14 runs. They had enough breathing room to let Yusei Kikuchi make his relief debut, and after allowing the first two to reach, he retired the next three to get out of the eighth. “You’ve got to stay the course a little bit and just understand that these are really talented players and it’s a really good offense and know that it’s going to change,” interim manager John Snyder said. “Right now, the last 24 hours, it’s a little bit of a different atmosphere, a different feel. But that’s what we can do every night.” All the offense was plentiful for Berrios, who limited the damage during a messy third that had all kinds of here-we-go-gain potential with the kind of steely demeanor that has waned for him this unusual season. . He got into trouble by walking Jose Trevino and striking out Estevan Florial to open the inning, then allowed a run when he dropped DJ LeMahieu’s infield single. Berrios homered soon afterward, holding Aaron Judge into a run-scoring fielder’s choice before striking out Anthony Rizzo and inducing a Donaldson fly out. He wasn’t threatened again from there, letting an anxious crowd of 41,419 take out their frustration on the Yankees. “That inning reminded me of my last two outings, because that’s when I got hurt,” Berrios said of the third. “So I said it could happen again, I just tried to stay in the game, making my pitches and I did. “I threw quality pitches against Judge and got out of that jam.” Said Snyder: “Awesome. We’ve seen it go against him sometimes with everyone else. … Just to get him to lock it back down and calm down, I thought that was the turning point in the game. His temper was terrible.” Now, for the Blue Jays to sustain an extended run, it will take several more outings like this one from Berrios, who had a Jekyll-and-Hyde year with 16 starts of three or fewer and seven starts of five or more runs in 24 exits. The degree of variation has caused a lot of head-scratching among coaches and staff, who have been unable to identify significant changes that would explain the swings. No matter, outings like this are what Berrios can do on a regular basis, and if he acquits himself, the Blue Jays can really take off. “This is a great outing for him to build on,” Chapman said. “Everyone had their ups and downs and bumps in their own way. To see good things like that, a good inning out from Kikuchi, a scoreless inning, can help us build for these last 45 games we have. There’s still a lot of season left and a lot of good things can happen.” From the depths of Tuesday to the jubilation of Thursday, the Blue Jays are showing just that.

title: “With Berrios Bouncing And Bats Going Up Blue Jays Blow By Yankees Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Dora Guiles”

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are experiencing such a turn of fortunes, although at two straight after Thursday night’s 9-2 smackdown of the New York Yankees, they’re not out of the woods yet. Still, it’s hard to reconcile how different they looked in beating the American League East leaders compared to a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles two nights earlier. In that game, their approach at the plate was inconsistent and uncertain, Alek Manoah was seemingly facing both the Orioles and the inevitability of something going wrong, and the collective frustration was palpable. Catharsis arrived during a 6-1 win Wednesday over the Orioles thanks to a six-run seventh inning that broke a 0-0 tie and ensured that a brilliant outing by Ross Stripling didn’t go to waste. The question Thursday was whether the good vibes would carry over to the Bronx with them or whether the Yankees, 8-7 winners Wednesday over the Tampa Bay Rays on Josh Donaldson’s grand slam, would maintain the feeling. Right from the jump, the Blue Jays took control against Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees traded for before the trade deadline, building a comfortable lead with a five-run second in support of Jose Berrios, who he was at his best over 6.2 innings. . It was their most complete game in two weeks. “That’s why baseball is so crazy,” said Matt Chapman, whose double in the second helped set up the pivotal outburst. “When you might not feel good in a certain stretch and you don’t feel like you’re swinging the bat well, a good swing can turn all of that around. In baseball, it seems like bad stretches are long and hard, and then a game like tonight can change everything at the snap of a finger. That being said, you have to go back and do it again tomorrow.” George Springer continues to be a catalyst in his return from the injured list, collecting five hits, including a pivotal two-out RBI single in the second that made it 2-0 and preceded Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run shot. . The onslaught continued from there, with Alejandro Kirk hitting an RBI double in the fifth and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh before a two-run double by Teoscar Hernandez. Every starter reached base and six different players crossed the plate. In a combined 15 runs in the two wins, the Blue Jays outscored their previous six outings, in which they totaled just 14 runs. They had enough breathing room to let Yusei Kikuchi make his relief debut, and after allowing the first two to reach, he retired the next three to get out of the eighth. “You’ve got to stay the course a little bit and just understand that these are really talented players and it’s a really good offense and know that it’s going to change,” interim manager John Snyder said. “Right now, the last 24 hours, it’s a little bit of a different atmosphere, a different feel. But that’s what we can do every night.” All the offense was plentiful for Berrios, who limited the damage during a messy third that had all kinds of here-we-go-gain potential with the kind of steely demeanor that has waned for him this unusual season. . He got into trouble by walking Jose Trevino and striking out Estevan Florial to open the inning, then allowed a run when he dropped DJ LeMahieu’s infield single. Berrios homered soon afterward, holding Aaron Judge into a run-scoring fielder’s choice before striking out Anthony Rizzo and inducing a Donaldson fly out. He wasn’t threatened again from there, letting an anxious crowd of 41,419 take out their frustration on the Yankees. “That inning reminded me of my last two outings, because that’s when I got hurt,” Berrios said of the third. “So I said it could happen again, I just tried to stay in the game, making my pitches and I did. “I threw quality pitches against Judge and got out of that jam.” Said Snyder: “Awesome. We’ve seen it go against him sometimes with everyone else. … Just to get him to lock it back down and calm down, I thought that was the turning point in the game. His temper was terrible.” Now, for the Blue Jays to sustain an extended run, it will take several more outings like this one from Berrios, who had a Jekyll-and-Hyde year with 16 starts of three or fewer and seven starts of five or more runs in 24 exits. The degree of variation has caused a lot of head-scratching among coaches and staff, who have been unable to identify significant changes that would explain the swings. No matter, outings like this are what Berrios can do on a regular basis, and if he acquits himself, the Blue Jays can really take off. “This is a great outing for him to build on,” Chapman said. “Everyone had their ups and downs and bumps in their own way. To see good things like that, a good inning out from Kikuchi, a scoreless inning, can help us build for these last 45 games we have. There’s still a lot of season left and a lot of good things can happen.” From the depths of Tuesday to the jubilation of Thursday, the Blue Jays are showing just that.

title: “With Berrios Bouncing And Bats Going Up Blue Jays Blow By Yankees Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “William Arnold”

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are experiencing such a turn of fortunes, although at two straight after Thursday night’s 9-2 smackdown of the New York Yankees, they’re not out of the woods yet. Still, it’s hard to reconcile how different they looked in beating the American League East leaders compared to a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles two nights earlier. In that game, their approach at the plate was inconsistent and uncertain, Alek Manoah was seemingly facing both the Orioles and the inevitability of something going wrong, and the collective frustration was palpable. Catharsis arrived during a 6-1 win Wednesday over the Orioles thanks to a six-run seventh inning that broke a 0-0 tie and ensured that a brilliant outing by Ross Stripling didn’t go to waste. The question Thursday was whether the good vibes would carry over to the Bronx with them or whether the Yankees, 8-7 winners Wednesday over the Tampa Bay Rays on Josh Donaldson’s grand slam, would maintain the feeling. Right from the jump, the Blue Jays took control against Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees traded for before the trade deadline, building a comfortable lead with a five-run second in support of Jose Berrios, who he was at his best over 6.2 innings. . It was their most complete game in two weeks. “That’s why baseball is so crazy,” said Matt Chapman, whose double in the second helped set up the pivotal outburst. “When you might not feel good in a certain stretch and you don’t feel like you’re swinging the bat well, a good swing can turn all of that around. In baseball, it seems like bad stretches are long and hard, and then a game like tonight can change everything at the snap of a finger. That being said, you have to go back and do it again tomorrow.” George Springer continues to be a catalyst in his return from the injured list, collecting five hits, including a pivotal two-out RBI single in the second that made it 2-0 and preceded Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run shot. . The onslaught continued from there, with Alejandro Kirk hitting an RBI double in the fifth and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh before a two-run double by Teoscar Hernandez. Every starter reached base and six different players crossed the plate. In a combined 15 runs in the two wins, the Blue Jays outscored their previous six outings, in which they totaled just 14 runs. They had enough breathing room to let Yusei Kikuchi make his relief debut, and after allowing the first two to reach, he retired the next three to get out of the eighth. “You’ve got to stay the course a little bit and just understand that these are really talented players and it’s a really good offense and know that it’s going to change,” interim manager John Snyder said. “Right now, the last 24 hours, it’s a little bit of a different atmosphere, a different feel. But that’s what we can do every night.” All the offense was plentiful for Berrios, who limited the damage during a messy third that had all kinds of here-we-go-gain potential with the kind of steely demeanor that has waned for him this unusual season. . He got into trouble by walking Jose Trevino and striking out Estevan Florial to open the inning, then allowed a run when he dropped DJ LeMahieu’s infield single. Berrios homered soon afterward, holding Aaron Judge into a run-scoring fielder’s choice before striking out Anthony Rizzo and inducing a Donaldson fly out. He wasn’t threatened again from there, letting an anxious crowd of 41,419 take out their frustration on the Yankees. “That inning reminded me of my last two outings, because that’s when I got hurt,” Berrios said of the third. “So I said it could happen again, I just tried to stay in the game, making my pitches and I did. “I threw quality pitches against Judge and got out of that jam.” Said Snyder: “Awesome. We’ve seen it go against him sometimes with everyone else. … Just to get him to lock it back down and calm down, I thought that was the turning point in the game. His temper was terrible.” Now, for the Blue Jays to sustain an extended run, it will take several more outings like this one from Berrios, who had a Jekyll-and-Hyde year with 16 starts of three or fewer and seven starts of five or more runs in 24 exits. The degree of variation has caused a lot of head-scratching among coaches and staff, who have been unable to identify significant changes that would explain the swings. No matter, outings like this are what Berrios can do on a regular basis, and if he acquits himself, the Blue Jays can really take off. “This is a great outing for him to build on,” Chapman said. “Everyone had their ups and downs and bumps in their own way. To see good things like that, a good inning out from Kikuchi, a scoreless inning, can help us build for these last 45 games we have. There’s still a lot of season left and a lot of good things can happen.” From the depths of Tuesday to the jubilation of Thursday, the Blue Jays are showing just that.

title: “With Berrios Bouncing And Bats Going Up Blue Jays Blow By Yankees Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Stephen Twilley”

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are experiencing such a turn of fortunes, although at two straight after Thursday night’s 9-2 smackdown of the New York Yankees, they’re not out of the woods yet. Still, it’s hard to reconcile how different they looked in beating the American League East leaders compared to a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles two nights earlier. In that game, their approach at the plate was inconsistent and uncertain, Alek Manoah was seemingly facing both the Orioles and the inevitability of something going wrong, and the collective frustration was palpable. Catharsis arrived during a 6-1 win Wednesday over the Orioles thanks to a six-run seventh inning that broke a 0-0 tie and ensured that a brilliant outing by Ross Stripling didn’t go to waste. The question Thursday was whether the good vibes would carry over to the Bronx with them or whether the Yankees, 8-7 winners Wednesday over the Tampa Bay Rays on Josh Donaldson’s grand slam, would maintain the feeling. Right from the jump, the Blue Jays took control against Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees traded for before the trade deadline, building a comfortable lead with a five-run second in support of Jose Berrios, who he was at his best over 6.2 innings. . It was their most complete game in two weeks. “That’s why baseball is so crazy,” said Matt Chapman, whose double in the second helped set up the pivotal outburst. “When you might not feel good in a certain stretch and you don’t feel like you’re swinging the bat well, a good swing can turn all of that around. In baseball, it seems like bad stretches are long and hard, and then a game like tonight can change everything at the snap of a finger. That being said, you have to go back and do it again tomorrow.” George Springer continues to be a catalyst in his return from the injured list, collecting five hits, including a pivotal two-out RBI single in the second that made it 2-0 and preceded Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run shot. . The onslaught continued from there, with Alejandro Kirk hitting an RBI double in the fifth and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh before a two-run double by Teoscar Hernandez. Every starter reached base and six different players crossed the plate. In a combined 15 runs in the two wins, the Blue Jays outscored their previous six outings, in which they totaled just 14 runs. They had enough breathing room to let Yusei Kikuchi make his relief debut, and after allowing the first two to reach, he retired the next three to get out of the eighth. “You’ve got to stay the course a little bit and just understand that these are really talented players and it’s a really good offense and know that it’s going to change,” interim manager John Snyder said. “Right now, the last 24 hours, it’s a little bit of a different atmosphere, a different feel. But that’s what we can do every night.” All the offense was plentiful for Berrios, who limited the damage during a messy third that had all kinds of here-we-go-gain potential with the kind of steely demeanor that has waned for him this unusual season. . He got into trouble by walking Jose Trevino and striking out Estevan Florial to open the inning, then allowed a run when he dropped DJ LeMahieu’s infield single. Berrios homered soon afterward, holding Aaron Judge into a run-scoring fielder’s choice before striking out Anthony Rizzo and inducing a Donaldson fly out. He wasn’t threatened again from there, letting an anxious crowd of 41,419 take out their frustration on the Yankees. “That inning reminded me of my last two outings, because that’s when I got hurt,” Berrios said of the third. “So I said it could happen again, I just tried to stay in the game, making my pitches and I did. “I threw quality pitches against Judge and got out of that jam.” Said Snyder: “Awesome. We’ve seen it go against him sometimes with everyone else. … Just to get him to lock it back down and calm down, I thought that was the turning point in the game. His temper was terrible.” Now, for the Blue Jays to sustain an extended run, it will take several more outings like this one from Berrios, who had a Jekyll-and-Hyde year with 16 starts of three or fewer and seven starts of five or more runs in 24 exits. The degree of variation has caused a lot of head-scratching among coaches and staff, who have been unable to identify significant changes that would explain the swings. No matter, outings like this are what Berrios can do on a regular basis, and if he acquits himself, the Blue Jays can really take off. “This is a great outing for him to build on,” Chapman said. “Everyone had their ups and downs and bumps in their own way. To see good things like that, a good inning out from Kikuchi, a scoreless inning, can help us build for these last 45 games we have. There’s still a lot of season left and a lot of good things can happen.” From the depths of Tuesday to the jubilation of Thursday, the Blue Jays are showing just that.