TORONTO – Last week, tension in the back put Yimi Garcia on the injured list, and since the Toronto Blue Jays did not play much leverage in the following games, his loss was not immediately reflected.
Then came Tuesday night when Ross Stripling gave a 4-2 lead to save after keeping the Boston Red Sox in check for five innings, and manager Charlie Montoy turned out to need nine outs before he could give the ball. of the nearer Jordan Romano.
Minus Garcia, bridging that gap is suddenly much harder for the Blue Jays, as they found themselves increasing their lead before accumulating in the ninth RBI single by Bo Bichet and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win 6-5.
The thrilling rally, which sent a crowd of 27,140 people in a rage, began with a hit single by Alejandro Kirk from Tyler Danish. George Springer followed a walk, and after Hansel Robles took over, Bichette sent a helicopter across the right to level the game. Guerrero then left with a major blow, a comeback that erased the disappointment that had preceded him.
The Blue Jays took a 4-2 lead early to take control of the game, and after Stripping left, Adam Simber, the club’s most stable player, was used against the heart of the Red Sox in the sixth and set to zero. But the lead fell apart when Trent Thornton passed a two-run homer to Rob Refsneider in the seventh, before Christian Vazquez tore RBI’s single from Tim Maisa in the eighth.
The damage could have been worse had it not been for the jump from Santiago Espinal to the line of Christian Arroyo, expelled by Matt Gage with loaded bases, which led to a double game. This turned out to be key in the ninth.
However, the end result is that the lead never reached Romano, who gave zero ninth, and a match against a rival from the division in the grip of the Blue Jays almost slipped away.
As one-offs, reliefs like these are frustrating, but they happen no matter how dominant the bullpen is. But instead of aberration, in the absence of dominant relief arms, this is a weaker place, vulnerable every time the match is late.
The Blue Jays had predicted greater stability in their bullpen, built around Garcia, Simber, Maze, and Trevor Richards, who fought before hitting the wounded by stretching their necks. The expected speed injections from Julian Merriweather, an out with left abdominal tension, and Nate Pearson, who was closed for the next 3-4 weeks with lat tension, did not appear and the carving of the hull led to the forthcoming addition of Sergio Romo, the 39-year-old right-winger. Seattle Mariners. He was scheduled for a physical examination Tuesday night to finalize his signature.
Romo will not fall apart in the lever, but whether he has enough left to be effective again is another question. Even if the chances of a turnaround aren’t particularly high, it’s a roll of the dice that is worth taking, with Thornton shifted from circumstances to working with a lever by cleaning the lever, and Mayza will suffer damage in four of his last five outings.
David Phelps, who had played on consecutive days and was not available on Tuesday, was also stable, but he and Simber could not be the only ones. Gage, the rookie left-hander, has big things, but he needs more track to gain confidence in leverage, while Max Castillo and Sean Anderson are on the list to take innings when the starts go awry.
As long as the disorder can overcome these problems, it is not a problem. But returns like this on Tuesday will not always happen.
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