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George Springer's RBI groundout | 08/22/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball
Alejandro Kirk's RBI double | 08/22/2024 Alejandro Kirk lines an RBI double to left field, bringing Spencer Horwitz home to put the Blue Jays up 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Ernie Clement lines 98.3 mph home run | 08/22/2024 Statcast measures the projected height of the pitch Ernie Clement hit for a home run at 4.6 feet with an exit velocity of 98.3 mph
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Breaking down Ernie Clement's home run | 08/22/2024 The data behind Ernie Clement's home run
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Ernie Clement's two-run home run (10) | 08/22/2024 Ernie Clement hits a two-run home run to left field, extending the Blue Jays' lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Angels News: Ernie Clement homers for third straight game as Blue Jays defeat Halos Clement Hits Homer for Third Straight Game as Blue Jays Top Angels 5-3.
AUGUST 23 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Ernie Clement and his hot bat propel the Blue Jays past the Angels in series opener It was bounce-back night for Toronto following its 11-7 loss to the Reds. In the first of a four-game series, the Jays beat the Angels, 5-3.
AUGUST 23 • TORONTOSUN.COM
What makes Varsho so good in center? 'He's not afraid of the wall' TORONTO -- Daulton Varsho has mastered the moment when man meets wall. There's a choreography to it all, but first, there’s a decision Varsh...
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Angels' Griffin Canning pitches well in six-inning stint, but Blue Jays' damage vs. opening pitchers too much to overcome TORONTO - The Angels tried to avoid Griffin Canning’s early-inning trouble by having him work behind...
AUGUST 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ernie Clement's 10th home run of the season helped the Blue Jays defeat the Angels 5-3 The Toronto Blue Jays continue their t...
AUGUST 23 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM
Clement homers for 3rd straight game as Blue Jays score 5 runs in 2nd inning and beat Angels 5-3
Ernie Clement homered for the third time in his last three games and the Toronto Blue Jays used a five-run second inning to build an early lead and beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3AUGUST 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
How to Watch Blue Jays vs. Angels: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 23
Preview the August 23 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and mo...AUGUST 23 • DATA SKRIVE
Blue Jays score five runs in the 2nd inning | 08/22/2024 The Blue Jays' offense erupts for five runs in the 2nd inning, highlighted by Ernie Clement's two-run home run
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
High cheese? Yes, please! Clement homers on pitch at his eyes TORONTO -- No pitch is safe from Ernie Clement this week. Even the ones at his eyeballs. Clement homered in his third consecutive game Thurs...
AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM
Blue Jays vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 23
Preview the August 23 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more...AUGUST 23 • DATA SKRIVE
Bo Bichette - Resumes running Manager John Schneider said Thursday that Bichette (calf) has resumed running at the team's complex in Florida, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Impact Bichette had been limited to hitting and fielding drills over the past several days, but his return to running marks a significant checkpoint in his recovery from a right calf strain. He's slated to join the Blue Jays in Boston on Monday and travel with the team during their road trip, after which he could potentially head to the minor leagues on a rehab assignment.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Young Blue Jays impressing vets, passing early tests This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson’s Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it...
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MLB Betting Preview (Aug. 22): Angels vs. Blue Jays predictions After dropping two of three games to the Cincinnati Reds earlier th...
AUGUST 22 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM
Ryan Yarbrough - Slated for bulk relief Thursday Yarbrough is expected to be deployed as a bulk reliever in Thursday's game versus the Angels, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Impact Ryan Burr will be the Blue Jays' opener, but it will be Yarbrough who is likely to take on much of the workload. The left-hander hasn't gone more than two innings in any of his first four appearances with Toronto, but he lasted three-plus innings in eight of his 32 outings earlier this season with the Dodgers.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Ryan Burr - Serving as opener Thursday Burr will serve as the opening pitcher for the Blue Jays in Thursday's game versus the Angels, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Impact It will be the first opener assignment this season for Burr, who holds a 5.40 ERA but a 23:8 K:BB over 18.1 innings for the Blue Jays. Ryan Yarbrough is expected to follow as the bulk reliever.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Spencer Horwitz - On base four times in loss Horwitz went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
Impact The 26-year-old slugged a two-run homer off Nick Martinez in the first inning, giving Horwitz his second long ball in as many games and his eighth of the year in 63 big-league contests. the multi-hit performance was his first since Aug. 9 though, and he's had trouble providing consistency to the Toronto lineup. Through 18 games in August, Horwitz is slashing .238/.338/.476 with three doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and 13 runs.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Ernie Clement - Finding power stroke Clement went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
Impact The 28-year-old infielder went yard for the second straight game, and his third-inning shot off Nick Martinez gave the Blue Jays a 6-0 lead that the pitching staff quickly squandered. Clement has caught fire in August, and over his last 17 games he sports a .290/.329/.478 slash line, but most of the power has come in the last week -- five of his six extra-base hits on the month, including all three homers, have come in his last six contests.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
George Springer - Goes yard again Wednesday Springer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
Impact The veteran outfielder drove the second pitch he saw from Nick Martinez just over the wall in left field, giving Springer the 60th leadoff homer of his career. He's gone yard three times in the last two contests as part of a six-game hitting streak, but hot streaks have been rare for Springer in 2024 -- on the season, he's slashing just .223/.304/.387 with 17 home runs, 13 steals, 50 RBI and 62 runs.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Yariel Rodríguez - Squanders early lead Wednesday Rodriguez came away with a no-decision in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds, surrendering five runs on six hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out six.
Impact The Blue Jays' offense handed Rodriguez a 6-0 lead through three innings, but the right-hander couldn't make it hold up. He got the hook after 87 pitches (51 strikes), and he's failed to complete five innings in three of his last five trips to the mound, stumbling to a 5.75 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 21:10 K:BB through 20.1 innings over that stretch. Toronto came into the season expecting to have to monitor Rodriguez's workload after he didn't pitch at all in 2023 and handled a relief role in Japan the three years prior, and while injuries have limited him to only 80 innings so far in 2024 between Triple-A Buffalo and the majors, he could be running out of gas.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz joins elite 20-homer, 60-stolen base club
On Wednesday, Cincinnati SS Elly De La Cruz became the fifth player since 1901 to have at least 20 homers and 60 steals in a single season.AUGUST 22
