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A five-run first inning! I can't remember the last time we had one of those! What a treat! How fortuitous for it to happen on a bullpen day, too, when you might neat a little extra, right? And yet the true "bullpen day" component of the bullpen day—first Trevor Richards for three, then Bowden Francis for four—allowed just the one run, and not even all that much traffic, really; never a truly worrying amount, at any rate. This was a pretty merry way to mark the halfway point of a fairly strange season (though all seasons sort of are, I suppose): few among us would have predicted Alek Manoah's slide from a top starter to an unworkable one, or even Vladdy's much milder though very real struggles, and yet here we are at the halfway point in a totally suitable and appropriate position. The Blue Jays have had the best record in baseball since I believe May 26th (it has certainly not felt that way on a day-to-day basis!), and sit in the final Wild Card spot, though a full ten games out of the AL East lead (the Rays, though cooler of late, remain on pace for 107 wins, which is not something you can really plan for, probably). This is something like the Blue Jays sixth or seventh best first-half in team history, which is a good reminder that every season in which you have a shot at ninety wins is truly a blessing. I think it is important not to lose sight of that.
KS
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