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The turning point in this one may well have been when a ball booped right off of the glove of Daulton Varsho and over the centre-field wall (Varsho slid over from left when Kiermaier left the game with a back thing). Or maybe it was the home run that came immediately after? Hard to say, really. After the game, Chris Bassitt would tell all who might listen that nothing was working for him even slightly: he had no life on anything, in his own account, and couldn't put anything where he wanted it to go. Makes for a tough day! Not for Bo Bichette, though, who homered again, and also tripled, and may well have singled too, I think (okay I'll check: yes, three-for-five, four RBI). I did a little bit of postgame FanGraphs perusal, and found that, barring a complete collapse the rest of the way, by the end of the summer Bo Bichette will probably have three of the five best seasons by Blue Jays shortstops by fWAR, the other two of course belonging to the great Tony Fernandez (number one in our programs, number one in our hearts). In terms of total value so far this year, he is far, far outstripping Vladdy, who is really struggling (for him), and is plainly taking it to heart. Vladdy is really at the emotional centre of whatever it is we've got here (and I maintain what we've got here is a team that can win ninety games! let's go!) and it is hard to see him saddened. He is usually such a merry guy.
KS
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