Quick Spring Recap: Jays Beat Yankees

Yankees 2 Blue Jays 9

Before we get to the recap, the Jays signed a bunch of guys to save going to arbitration:

• Teoscar Hernandez: $10.65 million
• Vladimir Guerrero: $7.9 million
• Cavan Biggio: $2.1125 million
• Adam Cimber: $1.575 million
• Ryan Borucki: $825,000
• Danny Jansen: $1.95 million
• Tim Mayza: $1.25 million
• Trevor Richards: $1 million
• Ross Stripling: $3.79 million
• Trent Thornton: $850,000

The game:

I missed the last couple of innings to play tennis, but I saw all the fun stuff. It’s funny, we scored 9 runs, but I thought we should have scored more.

The bad part was that Matt Chapman got a gash in his arm and tagged out a runner trying to steal third. It looked like it too a spike in the arm. I don’t think it is too bad, but he might need a stitch or two.

The Jays scored 3 in the first and 5 in the fourth. It was a great start to the game. Our first four batters each had hit.

Batters:

• George Springer: 2 for 3 in his first MLB spring game action.
• Bo Bichette: 2 for 3, strikeout.
• Vlad: 3 for 3, 2 RBI.
• Lourdes Gurriel: 1 for 2, walk, RBI, double.
• Matt Chapman: 0 for 1, sac fly.
• Cavan Biggio: 2 for 2 walk.
• Randal Grichuk: 1 for 3, grand slam home run.
• Danny Jansen: 1 for 3, RBI, double (thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple.
• Reese McGuire: 0 for 4, strikeout.

Subs:

• Dasan Brown: 0 for 2.
• Eric Stamets: 0 for 2, 2 strikeouts.
• Spencer Horwitz: 0 for 2.
• Will Robinson: 0 for 1, strikeout.
• Sebastian Espino: 1 for 2.
• Luis De Los Santos: 0 for 1, strikeout.
• Josh Palacios: 0 for 1, strikeout.
• Chris Bec: 0 for 1.

Pitchers:

• Yusei Kikuchi: 2 innings, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts. He looked terrific.
• Ross Stripling: 3 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned, 2 strikeouts. He had a good outing too.
• Trevor Richards: 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 earned.
• Trent Thornton: 1 clean inning.
• Casey Lawrence: 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 strikeouts. I forgot he was back with the team. He’s 34 now. I remember him coming up the minor league system.
• Kyle Johnston: 1 inning, 1 walk, 1 strikeout.

Nothing makes me happier than a Blue Jays’ win or a Yankees’ loss, so this is perfect.

Tomorrow the Jays make the ten-minute drive to Clearwater to play the Phillies.

The Jays are now 4-1 on the spring.