The Blue Jays hitters opposing pitchers don't want to face right now
Briefly

Alejandro Kirk leads MLB in two-strike batting average (.308), OBP (.363) and OPS (.781), ranks third in SLG (.418), and posts a .929 BB/K ratio that is sixth in baseball. Kirk is the only MLB player in the 90th percentile in both K% and Hard Hit%, creating extremely difficult at-bats. Bo Bichette has excelled with runners in scoring position and two outs, hitting .313/.378/.567 with a .945 OPS, with 21 hits and 32 RBIs in those situations; he leads the league with 167 hits overall and has been held off the bases only four times in 46 July-August games. George Springer owns a season OPS+ of 147 and has produced an exceptionally strong batting line in the 10 games since returning from the seven-day IL.
In two -strike counts, Kirk leads all of MLB in batting average (.308), OBP (.363), and OPS (.781) while sitting third in SLG (.418). Kirk's .929 BB/K ratio is sixth in all of baseball as well. He is the only player in all of MLB who is in the 90th percentile in K% and Hard Hit % making him an extremely tough at-bat.
While Kirk has been raking in two-strike counts, Bichette has been a force with runners in scoring position and two outs. In those situations, Bichette is hitting .313/.378/.567 with a .945 OPS. His 21 hits leads the league, and 32 RBIs are second. Bichette also leads the league in hits overall with 167 and since the beginning of July he's been held off the bases in just four of the 46 games he has played.
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