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I suppose asking for a win would be too much, right? Maybe could I ask if we could lose in a less devastating way than the last couple of games? If not for me, think of the children,
We have everyone’s favorite, a starter, going today. Trent Thornton will pitch the first inning or two and then Ross Striping will go in. After that, I think it is Kate.
The team says that George Springer will be traveling with the team on the road trip following today’s game, and is ‘improving’. But there is ‘no timetable on this return and he’ll be, likely, doing a rehab assignment.
The starters for the next three days: Matz, TBA, and Ray. TBA might be a bullpen day. Or might be a callup. Or maybe they will have Kate go on short rest.
Today’s lineup:
Poll
Thornton will get
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50%
3 outs
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38%
4-6 outs
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10%
More than 6 outs.
Poll
Today the Jays will
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28%
Win
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12%
Lose by walk off Balk
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8%
Lose because Kate can’t get through her 2nd inning of work
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50%
Lose in some other demoralizing way
Poll
Vlad will get on base
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7%
4 times or more
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34%
3 times
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36%
2 times
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10%
Once
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10%
He won’t get on base and Hell will actually freeze over.
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In the two Canadian playoff games the winners will be
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21%
Leafs and Oilers
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43%
Leafs and Jets
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7%
Habs and Oilers
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27%
Habs and Jets
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