The score of the first inning does not tell the story of Sean Manaea’s amazing job on the mound. Manaea entered the day with an average of 10.1 strikeouts per 9 innings on the season. This seems to be forming into a consistent pattern as he struck out 7 in 6 innings (2 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd, 1 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th).
An unfortunate first allowed the Blue Jays to score the first run. Leadoff batter Kevin Pillar walked. Josh Donaldson then doubled in Pillar to pick up the first hit and first RBI/run of the game.