Toronto Blue Jays

Mariners 5 Blue Jays 1 Weren’t those two wins nice? And today, we are back to the Jays, who can’t score. They had 7 hits but were 0 for 3 with RISP (really didn’t have RISP). The only Jay with 2 hits was Santiago Espinal (and one of those was a very weakly hit infield single). And our only extra-base…

We have a win streak going. I’m out this afternoon but should be back for game time. In case I’m not, I’m putting the GameThread together early. There is a bit of news: Jordan Romano has a gastrointestinal infection. He’s taking antibiotics and ‘is on the mend’. And Tim Mayza is having a ‘follow up’ tonight out of an abundance…

There had been some indication that Clayton Kershaw could be cleared to throw a bullpen session today, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya) that such a session won’t take place. Some right SI joint inflammation sent Kershaw to the 15-day injured list on May 13, and while the star left-hander…

Erik Hanson turns 57 today. Hanson was the Mariners 2nd round pick of the 1986 draft. He made it to the majors in 1988 and spent six pretty good seasons with the M’s with a 56-54 3.69 ERA in 145 games and 143 starts. Before the 1994 season, he was traded to the Reds. In the lockout-shortened year, Hanson had…