All that really mattered happened in the bottom of the ninth:
Jeff Hoffman got the ninth, in what was a non-save spot. Hoffman got a strikeout, hit a batter, gave up a triple and single, scoring a run and putting the tying run to the plate. A double put the tying run on second. A walk loaded the bases. Another walk scored another run.
Connor Seabold, coming into a very bad spot, tying run on third, winner on second with just one out. The first pitch went through Heineman but not far enough to score the run. Then Seabold went 3-0, got back to 3-2 but walked in the tying run. Gotta make him swing. Next batter gets to 2-1 before he singles and that’s the game.
Trey Yesavage had all sorts of problems with the strike zone and yet only allowed one run in five innings. Giving up just one run, while walking seven is either amazing or very lucky. And there was some from aisle one and some from aisle two. Seven walks, but just two hits with four strikeouts. The Jays turned three double plays behind him (in the second, third and fourth innings). One of them was something I’ve never seen before, a ground ball down the third base line, that Okamoto picked up while touching third and threw to first to get the 5-3 double play.
Until Hoffman the bullpen was great:
Yariel Rodríguez Gave up a walk and a single but had a clean inning, with a strikeout.Tyler Rogers went fly out, ground out, ground out.Louis Varland, pitching in the eighth, went fly out, strike out, ground out.
On offense, the Jays had troubles with Brandon Young, until the fourth inning. Vladimir Guerrero started the inning with a single. Two outs later, Jesús Sánchez doubled him home and Ernie Clements singled Sánchez home, giving us the lead.
Two more scored in the eighth: Nathan Lukes and Vlad singled to start it. And, after a Daulton Varsho strikeout, Kazuma Okamoto doubled them home.
And one in the ninth. With two outs, Lukes walked and Vlad doubled him home (with the help of some crappy fielding in the outfield, Orioles outfielders are terrible).
We had 11 hits. Vlad had 4, Clement 2. Andrés Giménez and Tyler Heineman had 0 fors.
Jays of the Day: Yesavage (0.16 WPA), Clement (0.14), Sánchez (0.11), Vlad (0.10), Rogers (0.11), and Rodriguez (0.09)
Other Award: Hoffman (-0.51), Seabold (-0.47), Varsho (-0.14), Springer (-0.13) and Gimenez (-0.9).
Tomorrow, the month of May ends, and we have an earlier start (12:15 Eastern). Kyle Bradish (2-6, 3.86). On the Jays side, Spencer Miles will be the bulk guy.