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When Bo Bichette singled an 0-2 pitch into center field to put the Blue Jays ahead 3-1 in the top of the sixth, I honestly thought that was going to do it. But nope! A good start from Ross Stripling, but the bullpen (which is now just about league-average, by the way) couldn't hold it. Pete Alonso, two-time home run derby champion whose rookie card values are a problem for set completion, homered three times this weekend, which was pretty much the difference in what really, really could have been a series win for the Blue Jays, but which was, instead, not one of those at all. And yet! We head into the week of the trade deadline four games behind Oakland for the final playoff spot, and with a really sweet schedule the rest of the way (as soon as these four games in Boston are behind us). Could there be an arm out there for the getting? Or is this what we have to work with? I think it is pretty clearly not the year to go "all-in," nor do truly "all-in" kind of moves really even look like they are maybe even possible this year. I do think there is reason to think the Blue Jays will be able to stay within sight of that last wildcard spot the rest of the way but I have been way more wrong about way more important stuff so you can only take any of this so far I guess. Off to Boston!
KS
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