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Two home runs for Alejandro Kirk immediately following two doubles for Teoscar Hernández (is baseball recursive now?), a four-run fifth-inning rally (off of Lucas Giolito, no less), and a mighty back-foot throw from deep left to catch an ill-advised runner at second and save a run for Lordes Gurriel Jr. (no hustle either, skip, Darryl Strawberry was heard to remark regarding former Blue Jay Reese McGuire's ill-fated homeward trot) -- to all of the above I say yes please with the utmost enthusiasm. The Blue Jays' much celebrated "n+1" strategy remains undefeated, this time despite Kevin Gausman being a little less than his usual league-leading best, and Trevor Richards struggling mightily (two runs on three hits and a walk in technically zero innings pitched is a rough outing for any reliever). A nifty play by Bo Bichette got Merryweather out of the eighth, and a sharp 5-4DP (Chapman to Espinal, both of whom did a great job) helped Romano through a shaky ninth, and there you go, six wins in a row, and second place in the AL East for the first time in what feels like kind of a while. A fine end to a weird May of Blue Jays baseball!
KS
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