With time running out on the 2023 season, the Blue Jays need to stay level-headed through the highs and lows of the stretch run.
The Toronto Blue Jays entered the eighth inning of a stressful 1-0 ballgame with the New York Yankees on Wednesday in need of some insurance runs — and found them without the benefit of a single hit, stolen base, or sacrifice.
Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle lost the handle, walking four of the six batters he faced, and the next man into the game, Ian Hamilton, immediately offered Whit Merrifield a bases-loaded free pass to put the Blue Jays up 3-0.