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The Blue Jays are in Baltimore to play our old friends the Orioles, and I’m doing my best to resist making the easy joke about playing with no fans being not all that different to the past couple years.
In Bo Bichette’s absense, Charlie Montoyo explained his plan to fill that role:
Charlie Montoyo thinks Joe Panik will hit because he has before, and he'll be getting more opportunities now.
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) August 17, 2020
The #BlueJays need to see it, though. Panik's OPS (.352) over 26 PAs is lower than Bo Bichette's average (.361).
Here are today’s lineups. Grichuk stays in the number two slot, Vlad gets a DH day and Panik will start at shortstop.
Poll
How many games will the Jays win in this series?
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8%
0
(5 votes) -
22%
1
(13 votes) -
36%
2
(21 votes) -
31%
All 3!
(18 votes)
Poll
Will the Jays have any poor defensive plays in this game?
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33%
Hopefully not!
(18 votes) -
66%
Seems inevitable
(36 votes)
Poll
How many batters will Ryu strike out today?
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5%
0-2
(3 votes) -
27%
3-4
(14 votes) -
56%
5-7
(29 votes) -
9%
8+
(5 votes)
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