Astros 1 @ Blue Jays 2
For a man who swings a baseball in his glove like a baby before it crashes, Astros star Luis Garcia was not very protective of them against George Springer. At the bottom of the first, Garcia rocked his baby, stepped forward, stepped back, and threw the ball to the Blue Jace leader, who placed it in Toronto’s coat. Then, after another Garcia dance before the field, Springer struck another solo in the third to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.
Blue Jace starter Jose Berios started the game well, sending Astros to seven pitches (the same number of pitches Springer saw before leading Homer), thanks in part to a catch by center-back Bradley Zimmer during the Chas McCormick line.
The top of the third started well, with Berios cutting off Jason Castro. Matt Chapman then showed the audience in his hometown why he was acquired by placing a player on Jose Siri and throwing him over the diamond of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who grabbed him out. At that time last year, we would all hold our breath, wondering if the Cavan Biggio throw would be the first. McCormick then lined up in the center again, and Zimmer almost pulled him out again while diving: the ball went into Zimmer’s glove, but bounced off when he hit the field, giving McCormick a double. Nico Goodrum was walking, but no damage was done as Alex Bregman flew to the warning track to end the inning – thank you, MLB, for killing the ball.
The next inning Houston made its first shot at the huge Jordan Alvarez, who flew 447 feet in the cockpit in a deadlock.
The next two Astro climbed to the base, but Jeremy Pena’s strange decision to try to overtake the runners helped Berios get out of the inning without further damage. In the bottom half of the inning, the Blue Jays placed two without an out, but Toronto also failed to win any of them. Without sounding like a broken record, the Astros put two in the heel again, but none managed to score.
Springer was deprived of the chance to hit his third home run at the end of the fifth when a quick Garcia ball hit him in the elbow. Springer quickly knocked down second base, but was forced to stay there when Bo Bichette just fell under the field and flew to the center. Vladi ended the inning with a punch that, to be honest, looked in the hit zone. But he was obviously upset by some of the shock calls he received in the first inning by hitting his bat on the way back to the dugout. Charlie Montoyo runs to talk to referee Nick Lenz, sacrificing himself to keep Vladi in the game.
Astros threatened again in the sixth inning when Peña reached the ball that went under Bichette’s glove for E6. Siri then turned right to knock out Berios, with current manager John Schneider deciding to free Berios from the need to face McCormick for the fourth time. Berríos finished the day with 5.2 innings, falling behind by just one run on seven hits, shooting five and passing two. Adam Simber jumped in, made Schneider look smart by putting McCormick on a lazy front without drama.
Simber was followed by Tim Maisa, who held the lead for Jace, setting up for Jordan Romano’s 12th (!) Outing of the year in the ninth to take a 2-1 lead. Romano’s task was to face the top of Houston’s squad, and what did he do? He threw McCormick on three pitches, hit Goodham on three more and withdrew Bregman with three more. Once again, Toronto stands out with another victory in a series, and Romano received his 10th save, tying him with Josh Hader for leadership in the major leagues.
Summary of #BlueJay for 2022:
WWLWLWLWLWLWWWWLW LWLW
– The_Road_Guy, but with PASSION (@Road_Guy_Colin) April 30, 2022
Although they are 0-for-9 with runners in goal position today, the 2022 Blue Jays are now 14-8 for the season and have played 22 games without losing two in a row. This is the longest consecutive lossless streak at the start of the 2009 season, when the team’s first consecutive loss came in match 24.
Jace of the day! Springer (+.222 WPA), Berríos (+.179), Cimber (+.156), Mayza (+.141), Romano (+.161).
Suckage Jays: Guerrero Jr. (−.105).
The Blue Jays end their season series against the Astros tomorrow, with the first pitch starting at 13:37. Toronto will send right-hander Kevin Gaussman and Houston will face left-hander Framber Valdes.
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