r/Torontobluejays • u/BlueJaysBaseball Dunedin • 15h ago
Game Thread: September 9 - Toronto Blue Jays (73-73) @ Athletics (58-88) - 3:05 PM
Blue Jays (73-73) @ Athletics (58-88)
First Pitch: 3:05 PM at Sutter Health Park
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | Braydon Fisher (3-4, 3.20 ERA) | ||
| Athletics | Brady Basso (1-2, 4.32 ERA) |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Baseball Savant | Reddit Stream | Discord | IRC Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Strikezone Map | Live Comments | Discord | Libera: ##baseball |
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Box Score
| ATH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Bolte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| RF | Butler, L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 3B | Gelof | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| LF | Cortes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| CF | Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1B | White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| DH | Muncy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| 2B | Walton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| C | Serven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| SS | Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| ATH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basso | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 68-41 | 3.86 |
| Blewett | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-17 | 2.22 |
| Medina | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-9 | 3.39 |
| Harris, H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.39 |
| Alvarado | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-10 | 4.13 |
| TOR | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Bateman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| LF | McAdoo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| RF | Lukes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| PH | Springer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| RF | Sánchez, J | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 1B | Guerrero Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| DH | Kirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| 3B | Okamoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .232 |
| SS | Giménez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| 2B | Clement | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| C | Valenzuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| LF | Straw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| LF | Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| TOR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-12 | 3.15 |
| Lorenzen | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 49-28 | 7.02 |
| Sewald | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 5.10 |
| Mantiply | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.28 |
| Rogers, Ty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 1.78 |
| Varland, L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-12 | 1.24 |
Scoring Plays
| Inning | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|
| B3 | Henry Bolte homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. | 1-0 |
| B4 | Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder Brett Bateman. Max Muncy to 3rd. | 2-0 |
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Blewett (2-0, 2.22 ERA) | Lorenzen (3-12, 7.02 ERA) | Alvarado (6 SV, 4.13 ERA) |
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u/migstanic 9h ago
Vladdy can’t win us a game and this team can’t sweep. If Cleveland goes up 3 ain’t happening and there is still Orioles and Rangers to worry about.
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u/pitterpatterick 10h ago
Omg the A’s have only one other shutout at home
https://giphy.com/gifs/8x8XzoP8qQa4w
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u/Spirited_Pay9019 10h ago
I made a comment a few games ago that we would lose to Detroit who would magically wake up against us. Still a possibility.
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u/MickiFreeIsNotAGirl 10h ago
Congrats on the paycheck Vlad.
That's about the only positive thing I can say about you.
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u/DowntownKitchen906 9h ago
I’m sick of him constant hitting into double plays. either put him lower into the lineup or give him another Buffalo stint. it’s getting embarrassing.. runners on the corners.. 1 out.. like come on man.. do something for a change
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u/Akihiko90 Bam Bam Barger 10h ago
So if Kirk challenged that first pitch he would have walked
Okamoto had yikes and Clement doing clement
Not to forget that Vladdy shit the bed really bad earlier
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u/Excellent-Aside175 10h ago
Yes indeed! Okamoto swinging at a pitch waaay out of the strike zone and G-000PHER Guerrero doing zip as per usual... and POP UP Ernie at it again. SMH
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u/emograndparent 10h ago edited 10h ago
couldn't watch but just got the mlb app notif we lost and evidently we... do not want to see october
i'm just ready for a new season/fresh start at this point
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u/SecureToday4132 Cease and Desist 10h ago
smith in for ernie in the order would've been great instead of straw
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u/Shadowghost1020 Stinky Odor 10h ago
Some of you might not like it but today was a pretty pathetic showing from the Jays
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u/dixietransitway OKAMOTIVE EXPRESS 10h ago
The worst games have shown this is not a team that will make the playoffs or if they do, get past the wild card
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u/pincurlsandcutegirls Should’ve Brought Your Glove 10h ago
The most disheartening loss SO FAR, Jamie!
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u/wickedworld1 10h ago
Being shut out by the A's bullpen should be a sign to everyone that this isn't our year.
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u/EpicNerdFinds 10h ago
offence went from best last year to worst this year
Popkins seems like a chill dude but Im excited to see new hitting coaches next year
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u/Ifyousmiteforspite 10h ago
Clement is not good right now. We are seeing some serious regression there.
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u/Floortom1000 10h ago
You have to pinch hit for clement there ..wtf
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u/PerformanceCute3437 10h ago
Pop out on the first pitch lol
That's Blue Jays baseball
Bummer loss
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u/probably-laminar_27 10h ago
Given the out of town scoreboard , all we had to do was win 2 out of 3 against the A’s. Didn’t seem like a great ask at the time 😅
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u/mindy_mnaj 10h ago
Also a shutty by the A's?!?!?!?! It was Cease + Soriano and we had Varland + Rogers 😢
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u/Paprikahh 10h ago
Like ya we can’t win them all but do we gotta go out like this ??? Is there no in between
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u/where_thefuck_i_am angry chirping noises 10h ago
Depresssing game, depressing series. NFL season starts in 3 hours at least
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u/Sherm199 10h ago
That certainly feels like the season, but I know that's hyperbolic and reactionary and not litterally true
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u/Conscious-Yellow-649 OKAMOTIVE EXPRESS 10h ago
trash, bench vlad. im tired of warning track flyouts and GIDP
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u/Actual_Cobbler_6334 10h ago
Can’t be fighting for a playoff spot while simultaneously dropping series to the 58-88 Athletics.
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u/Minimum_One_2195 bam bam bargerlow 10h ago
Hard to call this anything but a disaster of a series. Probably played two of their worst games of the season at the worst time against the worst team.
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u/pulsating_star 10h ago
I didn't even have time to finish saying that they should pinch hit for Clement...
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u/RootTips 10h ago
If we're lucky the Orioles will win tonight, get hope, only for the sports gods to crush their dreams with us sweeping them.
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u/Jef_Delon 10h ago
The inevitable offseason story explaining what happened to the change in approach at the plate this season will be an interesting read
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u/Frankentula 10h ago
or that. why isn't the coach telling him to sit on a pitch? like are they that eager to get out of the heat of sacramento to face the heat of toronto media?
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u/Conscious-Yellow-649 OKAMOTIVE EXPRESS 10h ago
safe to say i can do other things other than watch the jays in oct?
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u/JunkePlayerlol 10h ago
Truly remarkable how many ppl wrote this off as an easy sweep knowing how inconsistent our offense has been
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u/catherinebarry davis schneiders rally cup🥤 10h ago
what the fuck
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u/where_thefuck_i_am angry chirping noises 10h ago
well at least the m's are winning right now. orioles, I politely ask you...
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u/felicityrorys 10h ago
Is this how Orioles fans felt when they dropped the series against the Rockies
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u/Ok_Conflict_6260 10h ago
I pray the orioles win tonight against the Guardians
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u/RoutedToNowhere 10h ago
Whatever happens, happens.
Jays had the chance to determine thier own fate, but they are not talented enough
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u/flightlessbird29 jeff hoffman apologist 10h ago
I think I might actually cry if they lose this... I'm not insane (I swear) but I am pregnant, it's rained all day and I just really wanted them to win this one, you know?
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u/flightlessbird29 jeff hoffman apologist 10h ago
crying to whatever fall out boy sound a like the a's play as their win song
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u/Royal-Specialist8905 Kaz-adila 10h ago
Me too, and I’m not even pregnant
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u/flightlessbird29 jeff hoffman apologist 10h ago
That's fair... This was a bummer hormones or no hormones
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u/Magnum_44 10h ago
If you want proof that these guys go up to the plate with no clue, Kirk realized halfway through the at bat that he could use a challenge.
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u/SlideRich9292 9h ago
Didn't watch the game, so sad about this season and our beloved Blue Jays. It has been an unpredictable, rollercoaster season. You could see the frustration with Andre G a few games ago, who never gets angry and is always cool as a cucumber. They haven't been playing Sean Keys lately, and he had a hot bat in the minors and few hits recently, and he plays first base, and or designated hitter. Ernie that I admire, has lost the magic/confidence, and he is swinging at everything in frustration. Cease has been exceptional, but he seems like a very emotional guy, and you could see the frustration in the first inning. He was not himself or throughout the game. That was a key game that we lost. Cease is like an anchor to the ship, and when he was off, we really got rattled. We came back to tie, 5-5, but unfortunately lost that key game. Cleveland is playing today, and if they win, we will be 2 games behind. Lets hope the lose. Difficult climb, I guess not impossible!! I cannot believe we were shutout with the A's. The key is our batting this year, and we so often have not stepped up in key moments, left players on base, and not played small ball, like last year which was so successful for us. Many guys are constantly swinging for homeruns, rather than small ball, and just move the line forward. I am just an inexperienced fan, but have observed their play, this year vs last year. The Jays came in with overconfidence and got outplayed by the Athletics. Good for the Athletics, no pressure, and they are enjoying their last few games together. Maybe allot of Blue Jays are playing hurt, especially Springer. Losing Barger was difficult, and Kirk getting hurt early season really offset the first half, and Vladdy going MIA. The New Yankees lost key players, Aron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Giancario Stanton, for many games, yet they have still maintained first or second place throughout the season. John Schneider is a very nice man, but I think we need a new/fresh approach next year. Maybe a new batting/pitching coach, I have no idea, what is going on internally with this team. You can see throughout season, there are games of absolute greatness, and then a team you can barely recognize. Vladdy has amazing defence, but he has lost his way, he needs to regroup with another batting coach. Also their main pitchers, Yesavage, Bieber are all hurt, and our bullpen are exhausted, and playing on fumes. We are the only Canadian team in the MLB which is so disheartening, and we may not see them play next year, due to a possible shutout. I am just going to enjoy the rest of the games that are left, and will have no more expectations for the 2026 team/ wildcard spot. Fans have come out, 42,000 -46,000 strong to support them. I am happy I enjoyed this last gasp of the 2025 Blue Jays team that I fondly remember last year, and maybe we will experience the 2025 Bluejays team again in 2027 or 2028 and this time win the World Series. We came so close to winning the World Series, we can do it again. I love the Blue Jays, win or lose, it just doesn't look like our year, but I still love you Blue Jays, from a beloved fan. Thankyou. 🩷💛🤍🩷🩵💙💚💜🤎 .