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GameThread - Wild Card Game #1: Jays at Rays

Playoffs!!!

MLB: Tampa Bay Rays-Opening Day Views Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The Blue Jays have somehow made it to the postseason, and as someone who wasn’t around here during the 2015 and 2016 runs, I’m thrilled to be here for this one (as strange as it is).

We have some added info and updates:

Here are today’s lineups. Kirk will DH, Villar gets the start at 2nd Tesocar bats 6th.

Today's Lineups

BLUE JAYS RAYS
Cavan Biggio - 3B Yoshi Tsutsugo - DH
Bo Bichette - SS Brandon Lowe - 2B
Randal Grichuk - CF Randy Arozarena - LF
Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Nate Lowe - 1B
Lourdes Gurriel - LF Willy Adames - SS
Teoscar Hernandez - RF Joey Wendle - 3B
Jonathan Villar - 2B Manuel Margot - RF
Alejandro Kirk - DH Kevin Kiermaier - CF
Danny Jansen - C Mike Zunino - C
Matt Shoemaker - RHP Blake Snell - LHP

Poll

Will this series make it to a game 3?

This poll is closed

  • 56%
    Most definitely
    (63 votes)
  • 20%
    Nope, Jays in two
    (23 votes)
  • 23%
    Nope, Rays in two
    (26 votes)
112 votes total Vote Now

Poll

How many innings will Matt Shoemaker pitch tonight?

This poll is closed

  • 44%
    0-3
    (44 votes)
  • 38%
    4
    (38 votes)
  • 15%
    5
    (15 votes)
  • 3%
    6+
    (3 votes)
100 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Who will have the best offensive night tonight?

This poll is closed

  • 6%
    Biggio
    (6 votes)
  • 16%
    Bichette
    (16 votes)
  • 9%
    Hernandez
    (9 votes)
  • 27%
    Kirk
    (27 votes)
  • 19%
    Guerrero
    (19 votes)
  • 18%
    Gurriel
    (18 votes)
  • 0%
    Jansen
    (0 votes)
  • 2%
    Villar
    (2 votes)
  • 1%
    Grichuk
    (1 vote)
98 votes total Vote Now
GO JAYS GO

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