Starters
Toronto Blue Jays
| Yusei Kikuchi - LHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 3.53 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 122.1 | 125 | 1.23 |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Zack Wheeler - RHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 3.74 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 137.0 | 155 | 1.11 |
Lineups
| Pos | Philadelphia Phillies Batters | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Kyle Schwarber | L | .182 | 30 | 73 | 0 |
| 1B | Alec Bohm | R | .287 | 12 | 74 | 4 |
| DH | Bryce Harper | L | .289 | 7 | 38 | 7 |
| RF | Nick Castellanos | R | .280 | 20 | 73 | 7 |
| 2B | Bryson Stott | L | .297 | 11 | 47 | 22 |
| SS | Trea Turner | R | .252 | 12 | 44 | 22 |
| C | J.T. Realmuto | R | .249 | 15 | 48 | 12 |
| 3B | Edmundo Sosa | R | .240 | 7 | 21 | 2 |
| CF | Johan Rojas | R | .302 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Pos | Toronto Blue Jays Batters | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Whit Merrifield | R | .302 | 11 | 56 | 22 |
| DH | Brandon Belt | L | .254 | 11 | 31 | 0 |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | R | .266 | 18 | 72 | 4 |
| RF | George Springer | R | .259 | 14 | 47 | 15 |
| 2B | Cavan Biggio | L | .222 | 8 | 22 | 3 |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | R | .253 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| CF | Daulton Varsho | L | .216 | 14 | 42 | 13 |
| 3B | Santiago Espinal | R | .229 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| SS | Paul DeJong | R | .214 | 13 | 33 | 4 |
Even with the run, Kikuchi is doing his job tonight. Offence needs to do their job now.
Kuch is pitching his way into our post-season 3-man rotation 😎 (although it’s probably dependent on match up too). Bassitt as a bulk reliever might not be bad…
But back to tonight’s game: 6+ IP, sub 2.00 ERA, and a no decision for our starter. How 2023 Blue Jays! 😭
I’d take him for #3. Gausman, Berrios? Then Kuch?
On Blair and Barker today they speculated that with a more left-handed team like the Orioles it’d be Kikuchi in the 3rd spot, a very right-handed team like Houston would probably see Bassitt as #3