2021 Game One-Hundred-Seven: Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 4

 

me too yeah same

Even when the Blue Jays took three of four from Cleveland right after the Royals left town, I felt pretty sure that whatever happened/happens the rest of the way this year, it would be awfully tough to top the elation of those first three games back in Toronto, that first weekend home. But just a few days later, here we are: the Blue Jays nine-run fifth inning against the Red Sox Friday night was about as much fun as one is likely to have watching Blue Jays baseball (I speak from admittedly incomplete yet considerable experience). The small crowd was unreal, as you might expect for an inning that unfolded thus: Kirk 2B, Grichuk 2B, Valera 2B, Springer F8, Guerrero IBB, Bichette 1B, Hernandez 2B, Gurriel HR, MOUND VISIT/PITCHING CHANGE, Kirk 1B, Grichuk HBP, "On-field Delay" cuz Hansel Robles was being aggressive and ridiculous and as such got aggressively ridiculed, Valera 1B, Springer 2B, Guerrero 5-3. Alek Manoah had come of the mound in the top of the fifth trailing 2-0, and was told that was it for the day, so imagine his surprise, I bet, on extremely getting the win! Ryan Borucki brought the mood down a little by giving up a two-run shot to Hunter Renfroe right after all that happened, but Dolis, Hand, and Saucedo took it the rest of the way ably enough. I do not think this series is quite as big of a deal as it is perhaps being made out to be in some quarters, in that even were the Blue Jays to sweep or to be swept, they would be neither totally in or totally out of anything, and the path before them would be pretty much the same either way, but nevertheless, just in terms of "the vibe," this is huge, and I love it. 

KS