But there's another level the Blue Jays 'pen can reach and Toronto seems ready to dish out some cash to make it happen. They have previously been linked to Edwin Diaz, while they were also in talks with Raisel Iglesias before he re-signed with the Braves. Now, a Blue Jays beat reporter says Toronto is interested in a reliever who was one of their targets at the trade deadline this past season.
The left-hander had a bounce-back season with the Rangers after having a disappointing 2024 season with the Milwaukee Brewers (4.73 ERA, 3.14 FIP and 1.19 WHIP in 64.2 innings pitched). This year, Milner recorded a 3.84 ERA, 3.39 FIP and 1.27 WHIP in 70.1 innings pitched, which was an adequate result for a middle-of-the-pack reliever. The 34-year-old used a sweeper, sinker, change-up and four-seam fastball in the past year, with the sweeper (35%) and sinker (33%) being his top two pitches.
The Dodgers had their backs against the wall last night, down 3-2 in the series in a must-win, force the next game situation. The Blue Jays had their drinks on ice in case it went their way. Therefore, the Dodgers played an all-hands-on-deck strategy to stay alive, using three pitchers after Yoshinobu Yamamoto, including starter Tyler Glasnow. The Blue Jays will also need to strategize their pitching layout for today's game seven, as it's the final game of the postseason, a do-or-die, winner-takes-all matchup.