Toronto Blue Jais will face an old nemesis, catcher Cal Rale, when he hosts Seattle Meriners in a three-game series opener on Friday night.
Rale has nine domestic runs and 16 RBI with 1.032 OPS (on-base and slugging percentage) against Blue Jais. He was also a Homer, three RBI and a 4-for-8 with a walk in the two-game 2022 Al Wild-Card series, which was won by Meriners in Toronto.
Rale has recently been at a Homer-Hitting Spree and eight for the season. He hit one in The Mariners’ ninth innings of 11-7, 10-inning win on Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, rubber match of the three-game series, which opened the Nine-Game Road Trip of Seattle.
He also hit two hits on Wednesday and six out of six in the last six matches. His second homer was ranked 100th in his five -year career on Wednesday, with 482 sports. She is the second fastest merrinner to reach milestones, behind Alex Rodriguez (470 games).
“It’s special,” said Rale. “It is normally crazy to think about 100 domestic runs in general, the show is very low. It’s a good achievement. Hopefully we can still talk when we reach 200.”
Raley adopted both sides of the plate on Wednesday.
Seattle manager Dan Wilson said, “He is a threat to going from both sides, and when he does it in a game, it is very unprecedented.”
After a slow start, Meriners have won six of their last seven matches.
Seattle was scheduled to introduce the right-handed right-handed Brian Wu (2–0, 2.84 ERA) on Friday, when the team called Erson Hancock to begin in Cincinnati, an additional day’s comfort. Wu started his lone career against Blue Jais in 2023, when he scored four runs on four hits in six innings.
Toronto has been scheduled to introduce a six-handed Boden Francis (1-2, 3.71 ERA) in a series opener that will complete six-game homestand. He never faced merrinners.
Blue Jais is winning 3–1 on Wednesday in a three-game chain rubber match with Atlanta Braves. The game included 19 strikes by Blue Jais Pickers, a club record for a nine-inning game and the first domestic run of Vladimir Gurro Junior season.
“Hopefully she is leaving,” said John Schnider, the manager of Blue Jais. “He is close. He is really swinging the bat well.”
The story of the initial season for Blue Jais has been solid pitching and inconsistent hitting.
Starter Chris Bass on Wednesday recorded the first 10 strikeouts in his five innings against the flying braves. Four Toronto Relievers took care of the rest, Yimi Garcia fanned all four batsmen, which they faced to pass Jeff Hoffman’s fourth Save.
“Behind our bullpen, I will take against someone,” Basit said. “This is something that I have not really experienced – there is no crime for anyone – since the days (Blake) Traineen and (Lu) Trivino are talking. It is very easy for us as the beginning. It’s a race for five innings, perhaps six.
Blue Jais on Thursday opted for a utility player Davis Schneider for Triple-e Buffalo. He was hitting .067 (1 -for -15) through 10 Games.
Meriners on Wednesday demoted the right-handed reliever Gregory Santos in Triple-e-Tacoma and promoted the right-hand Will Klein. Klein was returned to Tacoma when Hancock was promoted to start on Thursday. Hancock conceded two runs in five innings against Reds.
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