NEW YORK: They say you can walk anywhere in New York City. The Blue Jays put it to the test Wednesday night in the Bronx and finished with a seven-win streak.
With 11 walks, including seven against Luis Gil only in the first 3 1/3 returns, it was the patience of the Blue Jays that earned them a 6-3 victory over the Yankees and, with 10 victories in their last 11 games, the Blue The Jays are the hottest baseball team. Now, just 1 1/2 of the Yankees ’game in the AL Wild Card race, the Blue Jays have a chance at four trash in the Bronx, which seemed impossible just two weeks ago.
“Her boy on the mound has very good things. We had patience, but he has good things and we did a great job to get his account counted, “said Charlie Montoyo after the victory.” There’s a reason I wasn’t allowed to run until today. We appreciate the my lineup for getting his pitch and he was out of the game soon ”.
Teoscar Hernández was the face of this victory, it happened more calmly than we are used to one of the strongest bats in the league. In the fifth inning, Hernandez found himself with a 3-2 lead against Lucas Luetge and committed a foul not one, not two, but seven balls in a row. On the thirteenth throw of the bat-bat, Luetge lost a sliding control and Hernandez moved into first place.
Two innings later, with Marcus Semien in the third and two outs, Hernandez threw a hard beach into the pit on the other side to get the single out. These aren’t the times you think about when you hear the name “Teoscar Hernandez,” but it’s not the same batter who was demoted to Triple-A in 2019. This is the Silver Slugger version of Hernandez that can really hit, no only to gain power.
Power was provided by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who threw his 41st homer of the season to pull him two from Shohei Ohtani to lead the MLB. The solo shot in the ninth gave the Blue Jays much-needed assurance, and was an absolute doubt, leaving the bat at 114.3 mph. It was the kind of home run that made fans dodge baseball instead of trying to catch it.
Of course, it’s not a Blue Jays win without Semien being part of the damage. Semien drove in two races with an early single, then did one again and took a couple of walks to get to base four times. With six home runs and 13 road races for just seven games in September, Semien is the driving force behind the race for these Blue Jays, both on and off the field.
This Blue Jays race hasn’t come out of nowhere, though. The lineup is full of talent and rotation has quietly become a legitimate point of this organization. Alek Manoah gave up the big shot on a three-run shot against Brett Gardner, but kept the Blue Jays in the game for 5 innings of 2/3. The bullpen has rarely been reliable, but that has changed late. A combination of Trevor Richards, Adam Cimber and Jordan Romano combined to close the door suddenly. Finally, after months of 1 to 3 or 2 to 3, the Blue Jays click all three groups at once.
“Everyone understands where we are. We know that if we want to do this, we must all be like a bull down there, ”said Cimber, who left three. “I think we are definitely. We have fun down there at the beginning of the game, and when it comes time to ring the phone, it’s time to focus. Now we are all closed and excited about this push. “
Now you also see that these groups complement each other. The training wants to give advantage to its holder. The beginning wants to bring it. The bullpen wants to finish it.
“That’s pretty huge,” Manoah said. “The guys are batting the bat, the bullpen is throwing the crap and the initial throw has been amazing. We just have to keep throwing that ball. You can’t win a championship in September, so we have to keep playing a good ball and keep going. all the way ”.
The Blue Jays send José Berríos to the mound in Thursday’s final with his eyes set on a sweep, which would lead them to only half a game of the Yankees. From there, he will head to Baltimore for another winable series. The hottest baseball team is gaining strength every day and proving that it can win any style of ball game along the stretch.