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Trey Yesavage made Blue Jays history in his first game
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Trey Yesavage made Blue Jays history in his first game
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As you may know, the Blue Jays decided to trust Trey Yesavage last night. They released Ryan Borucki to make room for him.

The club's top prospect got the start against the Rays in Tampa Bay… and we wondered if he'd be able to live up to the moment, in this playoff race.

And the answer is yes.

Has it always been simple? No. In the first inning in particular, it took him a while to get going. But once he got going, it went well.

He retired five guys in a row on strikes. We knew he was good at retiring guys on strikes, but clearly, he's shown he can do it in Major League Baseball too.

In fact, in just over five innings of work, he retired five players on strikes. That's a franchise record for a youngster making his first start in Major League Baseball.

He left the game trailing 1-0. The reliever held on and the Blue Jays won 2-1 in 11 innings.

Whether he'll get another start, or his next outing as a reliever, is obviously up for debate. But either way, he left a very fine calling card.

In other words, the magic number to make the playoffs is 4. And to win the division, the magic number is 7. Watching the Yankees and Rangers lose has helped improve those numbers.

The club is also three games ahead of the Tigers at the top of the American League.

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  • The Phillies won their division.
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  • Orelvis Martinez released.

https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1967736615947632757

  • Yordan Alvarez injured.

https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1967753468158071154

  • 1000K for Zac Gallen.

  • Walker Buehler honored in L.A.

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