The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night thanks to a walk-off home run from JJ Bleday. It was the 41st home run allowed by Blue Jays' relievers, the most in baseball.
lost to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night 2-1 after a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning by JJ Bleday.
The Blue Jays, a team filled with great expectations entering the season, are now 30-33 on the year and facing a potential sell-off at the trade deadline. The walk-off home run was allowed by Jays' veteran reliever Chad Green, which marked the 41st home run allowed by Toronto's bullpen this year. That's the most in baseball by a wide margin.41- #BlueJays This says a few different things about where Toronto is at this year. First, the relief crew hasn't performed as well as expected.
Furthermore, the starting rotation hasn't always gone as deep into games as you would like, putting more innings on the bullpen in general. The Blue Jays are in last place in the American League East entering play on Saturday and they'll take on the A's again on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 4:07 p.m. ET as Kevin Gausman pitches against Luis Media .Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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