Series Preview-Inaugural 2022 Lazy Vacation Edition (Toronto Blue Jays (22-19) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (23-18))
Would’ve been nice to score more than two runs off the Cincinnati Reds and debut starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft, but what do I know!
I am in Toronto this weekend (no I did not have the fortune of seeing the Jays swing baseball bats around) and I do not have much time, so this will be an extremely abbreviated post. Before getting into it, if you like what Jayslam is doing, please consider sharing this post with a pal who may be interested! Or an enemy! I’m happy with either.
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BEST BIRDS
Hitter: Bo Bichette (2)
Honourable Mentions: George Springer, Santiago Espinal
Pitcher: Alek Manoah (5)
Imagine thinking those hats look good.
Honourable Mentions: Hyun Jin Ryu, Yusei Kikuchi
Best Bird Standings:
Hitters:
Santiago Espinal- 3
Bo Bichette- 2
George Springer- 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.- 2
Matt Chapman- 1
Alejandro Kirk- 1
Zack Collins - 1
Danny Jansen- 1
Pitchers:
Alek Manoah- 5
Kevin Gausman- 4
Yusei Kikuchi- 3
Jordan Romano- 1
SCHEDULE/PROBABLE PITCHERS
Monday, May 23 (7:45 p.m. EST/5:45 p.m. EST)
José Berríos (4.83 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 15.3 K%, 7.1 BB%, 36.5 HardContact%)
Miles Mikolas (1.68 ERA, 2.83 FIP, 18.7 K%, 4.7 BB%, 23.7 HardContact%)
Tuesday, May 24 (7:45 p.m. EST/5:45 p.m. EST)
Kevin Gausman (2.52 ERA, 1.26 FIP, 28.9 K%, 1.5 BB%, 26.9 HardContact%)
Jordan Hicks (4.21 ERA, 4.44 FIP, 24.1 K%, 13.9 BB%, 20.4 HardContact%)
THE OPPOSITION
Best (Healthy) Players in the Series:
Nolan Arenado, Third Base, .279/.344/.544, 152 wRC+
Tommy Edman Second Base, .278/.370/.431, 135 wRC+
Paul Goldschmidt, First Base, .342/.409/.566, 179 wRC+
Miles Mikolas, Starting Pitcher, 1.68 ERA, 2.83 FIP, 18.7 K%, 4.7 BB%, 23.7 HardContact%
Ryan Helsley, Relief Pitcher, 0.00 ERA, 0.09 FIP, 52.1 K%, 4.2 BB%, 12.5 HArdContact%