How do the Blue Jays bounce back from a Game 3 disaster?
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How do the Blue Jays bounce back from a Game 3 disaster?
"Toronto Blue Jays fans want to erase the memory of Game 3 as quickly as possible. Shane Bieber struggled, allowing five hits, a walk, and three runs (one unearned run) while striking out just two batters. He needed to go deeper than 2.2 innings with a bullpen game on tap for Game 4, but that may be a poor managerial decision even with Bieber struggling. You can't ask your bullpen to pitch 5.1 innings one night with a bullpen day scheduled for the following day."
"Mason Fluharty was on the mound with a 6-3 lead, struck out Anthony Volpe, and then I'm still dumbfounded by what Addison Barger was thinking, calling off Davis Schneider on a fly ball. The third baseman appeared to have lost the ball in the lights, needing to sprint immediately after calling for it, and dropped the fly ball off the bat of Austin Wells."
"Most hitters would get around on the far inside pitch and pull it foul, but Judge is not most hitters. The three-run homer tied the game up and took all the air out of the Blue Jays' faithful. The Yankees would add two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, a Jazz Chisolm Jr. solo home run and a Wells RBI single. They'd add another in the bottom of the sixth off an Anthony Santander mental mistake. Judge was intentionally walked,"
The Blue Jays lost Game 3 after starter Shane Bieber allowed five hits, a walk, and three runs while lasting only 2.2 innings and recording just two strikeouts. Defensive mistakes—including Isiah Kiner-Falefa's booted grounder that extended the first inning and Addison Barger's misplay on a fly ball—led to additional damage. Louis Varland's 0-2 pitch to Aaron Judge resulted in a three-run homer that tied the game. The Yankees added runs in the fifth and sixth innings, including a Jazz Chisolm Jr. solo homer and an Austin Wells RBI single, widening the gap and complicating bullpen usage.
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