"During Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the Blue Jays used a bullpen game to dissect the Yankees lineup. At Yankee Stadium, up 2-1 in the series, Schneider went with an opener in Louis Varland and then paraded seven other pitchers out of the bullpen to make sure the Yankees could never get comfortable. The plan worked, as the Blue Jays allowed just two earned runs on six hits while accumulating 10 strikeouts in a 5-2 win over New York,"
"While it wasn't a bullpen game by any means, it was a well managed, push all the right buttons affair as Schneider said before the game that "everyone" was available and he meant it. Two of the Blue Jays five relievers in this game were starters as Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt came out of the bullpen to pick up three big outs each."
The Toronto Blue Jays reached the World Series for the first time since 1993 after a 4-3 Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners, capped by George Springer's three-run home run in the seventh. John Schneider's bullpen strategy consistently created favorable matchups throughout the postseason. In Game 4 of the ALDS the Blue Jays employed an opener in Louis Varland and used seven other pitchers to disrupt the Yankees' lineup, allowing two earned runs and recording 10 strikeouts in a 5-2 win. In the ALCS clincher Schneider again used relievers and starters out of the bullpen, while Shane Bieber exited after the fourth inning and struggled to find the strike zone.
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