Lock it up! (The post-season, not the thread). Blue Jays (89-64) @ Royals (76-77)

[Ranger One]

Teams get hot and teams get cold. If the Jays are going to have a cold streak, I’d rather go through it now than in the playoffs.

Lol what? Thats not how things work. Just because you're ice cold right now doesnt guarantee you're gonna be red hot next week. Like...what? lmao

If anything, you want to be playing your BEST baseball going into the playoff. Not your worst. You think they can just flip a switch and suddenly play amazing the second the clock ticks over to the playoffs?

[Potential]

Read on Twitter

[Tripod]

Crazy that a .205 hitter is a lock

[xAIRNESSx]

What?

We have the lead?

How?

[Tripod]

Springer really needs to be moved to at least the #2 spot in the batting order.

[Potential]

Good **** ****. Keep the line moving

[JN]

Great start to the game.
A clean inning by Trey would be huge to keep the momentum.

[Tripod]

Nice D Vlad

[Tripod]

Davis just always looks like he's going to miss those type of fly balls

[JN]

Springer really needs to be moved to at least the #2 spot in the batting order.

You can change the order around a bit, but when nobody is hitting it won't make much of a difference.

[JN]

Middle of the 5th - New York and Baltimore tied at 0.

EDIT - Make it 1-0 Baltimore. Home run Bassallo.

[Mehar]

Kirk needs to be in the lineup today at DH at a minimum. He can get rest after this team is eliminated in two weeks, not today.

And he’s not.

Yeah, why show any urgency as an organization with only a week left and an off day tomorrow? It’s only the season on the line.

This organization's analytics believes that Kirk needs two rest days in a row. It does not matter how critical this game is. This organization is using the same wonderful analytics, which instructed Schneider to take out Berrios after three innings during the embarrassing 2023 Wild Card elimination game. Trust the process.

[JN]

Would I have started Kirk with the day off tomorrow -- yes. But for me it was not that far from 50/50.

Its been quite a grind for him at the plate recently, and getting a reset from having to deal with catching for a few days (especially with a new pitcher he has not worked with) might be best for him doing better the next 6 days.

[Stromile12]

Yesavage not getting any calls

[JN]

Yanks have tied up at 1, top of 6th.
2 men on, 2 outs.

[Tripod]

We are screwing Yesavage over

[JN]

They were tough plays, but Barger has to make at least one of the two.

[Tripod]

Now go get him some rest by getting a few hits and runs right back

[JN]

Way to go Vlad. About freaking time.

[duppyy]

Yes vladdy and barger!