"You can just tell that the way that they sat in the dugout after the third game (in Tampa Bay) is the same way that I would sit in the dugout after losing a playoff series, with that feeling of 'what just happened?'"
"Obviously Vladdy (Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) didn't have a good series and (George) Springer was not a huge part of it, just coming back from an injury and clearly not at 100%. There really just wasn't a lot of flow offensively. They had some great pitching though, aside from the eighth inning from (Tyler) Rogers (in the second game) but the guy has been a machine. I know he's a human being but the guy has been a machine, one run through 17 innings. Some teams are just going to get to him"
"I think they're far enough into their season to not feel like it's fluky, but is this who we are? I know there's injuries, but they have to be thinking 'do we have enough time to right the ship?' I just think there is a lot of confusion and I think there is going to have to be some looking in the mirr"
The Blue Jays were swept in a three-game series by the Tampa Bay Rays, leaving their record at 16-21. Across 27 innings, the team scored four runs and produced a .218/.262/.277 line. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a poor series, and George Springer contributed less while returning from injury and not at full strength. Pitching was stronger overall, with Tyler Rogers limiting damage despite one rough eighth inning, including one run over 17 innings. Kevin Pillar said the team looked lost, with doubt creeping in, and suggested the organization must evaluate who they are and whether there is enough time to recover.
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