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| Vladdy was absolutely flying in his approach to this dousing |
I barely had time to reflect on just how much a close call on a one-one pitch can change the shape of an at-bat (two-one and one-two are worlds apart!) before Raimel Tapia took the one-two pitch to the wall for a two-out, bases-clearing, three-run double in the bottom of the sixth to put the Blue Jays ahead for good. Springer had driven in a pair on a double earlier, and made a pretty sweet diving catch, too, and that was just enough help for José Berríos, who, without his good curveball, somehow allowed just two runs through six high-traffic innings. He is a real fighter out there! Hey, here's something: we would all agree, I'm sure, that quality starts are a coarse measure, and yet they do have a certain broad utility, right? Three or fewer runs in six or more innings does not tell you everything, but it does tell you those specific things, right? Well would you believe that José Berríos now has a great number of quality starts this season (sixteen) than Kevin Gausman (fifteen)? Isn't that wild! It speaks emphatically to the bimodal distribution of José Berríos' starts! Which has long fascinated me!
And now to low-key watch the scoreboard throughout the rest of this Saturday evening (don't worry, I'll do other stuff too), but the really important part is that the Blue Jays are now fully seven games ahead of the team that most threatens their playoff status with sixteen games to play, which, while not a lock, is fairly premium. With Alek Manoah on the hill tomorrow, a sweep does not seem entirely out of the question, does it? Five back of the Yankees now, by the way, who blew a five-run lead and were walked off by the Brewers last night (imagine Bob Uecker's delight).
KS
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