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| big Charlie Brown energy from Tim Mayza in this picture (though he pitched well, as is his custom) |
The good news, as I see it, is twofold, in that i) Blue-Jays'-top-prospect-and-pleasant-young-fellow Gabriel Moreno débuted, secured his first hit, threw out his first baserunner, and got to hug Miguel Cabrera (who is "sneaky huge"); and ii) Kevin Gausman, who allowed two runs in six innings, no longer seems to be tipping his pitches, or at least is not tipping his pitches in so flagrant a manner as to be discernible to both the Twins and the Tigers (we can say confidently that it is not an "AL-Central-wide" tipping). The bad news is that despite nine hits, the Blue Jays scored but one meagre run, and didn't even manage that until the top of the ninth. Bo Bichette lined out to right with runners on the corners to end it. All of this felt like a shame, as Beau Brieske seemed like the guy to beat, with Tarik Skubal due to pitch Sunday (some very strong names in Detroit these days, and we haven't even mentioned Spencer Torkelson). The dream of the series sweep has dashed against the shores of "leaving guys on," as is so often the case.
KS
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