Austin Hays hit for the cycle in only 4 at-bats. In his first at-bat against Nationals starter Patrick Corbin, Hays started off by fouling away a sinker, then took a four-seamer up the middle for an infield single completing 1/4 of the cycle. In his second at-bat, Hays got 3 straight sliders from Corbin. He…
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Player Performance Breakdowns
Dylan Cease 6/21/22 Start Breakdown
Dylan Cease shut down the Blue Jays offense, throwing 6 innings allowing only 1 hit and 2 walks. Cease also struck out 11 and collected 20 swings and misses. Cease struck out the side in the first, struck out another two in the second, and struck out one while again facing the minimum in the…
Isaac Paredes 6/21/22 Performance Breakdown
Isaac Paredes went 3/3 with 3 homers doing the majority of his damage against AL Cy Young contender Nestor Cortes. In Paredes first at-bat against Cortes he watched a slider end up middle middle for a strike, then watched a cutter down and in for a ball. In a 1-1 count he got another cutter…
Jared Walsh 6/21/22 Performance Breakdown
Jared Walsh was just a single shy of hitting for the cycle versus the Royals. Walsh wasted no time doing his damage in the fourth inning, he didn’t react to a Jonathan Heasley curveball that was off the plate at head level. In a 1-0 count after taking that curveball he blasted a 93 MPH…
Corbin Burnes 6/20/22 Start Breakdown
Another elite start from Corbin Burnes, what else is new? Burnes threw 7 innings of shutout baseball, allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10 and collecting 20 whiffs. Burnes struck out 2 in the first, he allowed a double and a walk in the second but he worked out of it….
Gerrit Cole 6/20/22 Start Breakdown
Gerrit Cole took a no-hitter into the 8th inning. Cole went 7.1 innings pitched allowing only 1 hit, which was a single to center off the bat of Isaac Paredes. Cole struck out 12 and collected 19 whiffs. Cole allowed a walk in the first, struck out the side in the second, struck out two…
Andrew Vaughn 6/20/22 Performance Breakdown
Vaughn went 4/4 with a homer and a double, doing most of his damage against the Blue Jays 131 million dollar man, Jose Berrios. This year Vaughn is hitting .424 against sinkers and .300 against curveballs, so he matches up great against Berrios who throws either a sinker or a curveball 54.7% of the time…
Christian Walker 6/19/22 Performance Breakdown
Christian Walker took Chris Archer deep twice in a 7-1 win. The former 4th round pick has improved in almost every area so far this season. Walker led off the bottom of the 2nd, he took a down and away fastball for a strike, then watched a slider in the dirt. Then in a 1-1…
Dylan Bundy 6/18/22 Start Breakdown
Dylan Bundy put together his best start of the season against the Diamondbacks. Bundy went 8 innings allowing only 4 hits and an earned run, while striking out 7 and generating 11 swings and misses. The former 4th overall pick by the Orioles pitched a clean first, second, and third innings. Bundy allowed 2 singles…
Aaron Nola 6/18/22 Start Breakdown
A dominant yet frustrating start from Nola who threw 8 scoreless innings, and still didn’t receive the win. Nola finished the game with 8 innings pitched, allowing only 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 8 and collecting 12 swings and misses. Aaron Nola allowed only an infield single in the first inning, and…