The Toronto Blue Jays lost the contest 4-1 in an extra frame at the hands of their division rival from Massachusetts in what turned out to be a great pitching duel between Marco Estrada and Chris Sale.
I am a generally huge supporter of Jays manager John Gibbons even when the skipper feels the wrath and brunt of the burden from unhappy Jays fans who yearn for small ball. I even authored an article earlier this week pledging my allegiance to Gibby during the team’s dreadful start.
However, this time I think Gibby should have yanked Jason Grilli before facing either Andrew Benintendi or Mookie Betts with the game on the line.