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[Postgame Thread] Blue Jays @ Guardians – August 8, 2023

  • August 9, 2023


## Postgame Thread 8/8/2023

**Final Score**: Blue Jays 0, Guardians 1

### Line Score – Game Over

| |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E|LOB|
|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|TOR|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|**0**|**9**|**0**|**9**|
|CLE|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0||**1**|**3**|**0**|**3**|

### Scoring Plays

|Inning|Event|Score|
|:-:|-|:-:|
|B2|[Ramon Laureano doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Oscar Gonzalez scores.](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717074/play/12)|**1**-0|

### Highlights

|Description|Length|Video|
|-|-|-|
|Bullpen availability for Toronto, August 8 vs Guardians|0:07|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/9793c21a-1af8-4fbd-bcfa-6cd46583da36.mp4)|
|Bullpen availability for Cleveland, August 8 vs Blue Jays|0:07|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/a58884cb-c428-4eef-be8b-a4ce09ab7a1e.mp4)|
|Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 8 vs Blue Jays|0:11|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/376c9cc9-2f72-45a2-9e55-abf73bed482f.mp4)|
|Starting lineups for Blue Jays at Guardians – August 8, 2023|0:09|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/ad57e6c6-4632-4742-a4a5-fdf5857eb535.mp4)|
|Fielding alignment for Toronto, August 8 vs Guardians|0:11|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/96a55264-5627-40c3-bee0-07833839a001.mp4)|
|Breaking down Yusei Kikuchi’s pitches|0:08|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/9468d7e2-8ae3-441d-ab47-ae9b2376299d.mp4)|
|Yusei Kikuchi’s outing against the Guardians|0:23|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/39e2818b-fdbf-4976-80ed-9c21c350d172.mp4)|
|Breaking down Tanner Bibee’s pitches|0:08|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/8947329f-50b1-4deb-9fa0-920e91610cdb.mp4)|
|Tanner Bibee’s outing against the Blue Jays|0:23|[Video](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/af18711b-759b-435e-8cd3-367b125a774c.mp4)|
|American singer Mike Love throws out the first pitch|0:12|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/52347b78-cdf60800-69e9056a-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Ramón Laureano rips an RBI double to left field|0:25|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/9d9694c0-7a910447-e7929bf4-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Tanner Bibee fans Varsho to escape a bases-loaded jam|0:08|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/c0937c27-56a1-4c67-b10f-4fd8ce2b2e69.mp4)|
|Yusei Kikuchi secures toss barehanded for the out|0:28|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/21b0b603-1e592bb3-67f743b0-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Vladimir Guerrero Jr. makes a great diving stop|0:25|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/c8ab6714-eaa07c57-1d84c6bd-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Santiago Espinal hit by a pitch after review in 7th|0:37|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/e187d4e1-a1f079d5-35cb026d-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|Tanner Bibee fans six over seven scoreless innings|0:48|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/08/f646012d-ffc53840-8fbd2722-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|

### Decisions

|Winning Pitcher|Losing Pitcher|Save|
|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|Bibee (8-2, 2.92 ERA)|Kikuchi (9-4, 3.53 ERA)|Clase (30 SV, 2.79 ERA)|

22 comments

  1. Positives from today’s baseball:

    We continue baffling the Jays with our rookies, as ROY Tanner Bibee serves them a nice 0 in the run column. His final line ends up being 7IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, and 6K on 100 pitches. After having (someone check me here) 57 pitches through three, Bibee showed such skill getting through the next four. What a future we have with Bibee and Williams (and good Logan Allen hopefully).

    Bullpen and bats do everything they need to, with Ramon Laureano showing off the arm and the bat in his debut with an RBI double to give us the lone run we needed today. Stephan and Clase lock it down, with a bullpen final line of 2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, and 2K.

    Game went so fast they passed CBus who started a half hour earlier than Cleveland. Highlights currently go to J.Rod who hits a 2 RBI triple, Chris Roller with a nice 2 run home run, and the Lavastida who STOLE SECOND. Gaddis also has a great day with a line of 6IP, 6H, 1R, 0BB and 5K with the sole run from a solo home run.

    Bunch of our draft picks are making debuts btw, ACL is full of em. Working on learning their names, then hopefully I can highlight some of them shortly!

  3. Can Tanner start every game? Can Stephan pitch like that consistently? Like is there a glitch in the matrix for that?

  4. Lmao we’re actually so kind of back.

    Twins fans were responding to bookmarked tweets yesterday 💀

  5. I think we now go undefeated for the rest of the season, let’s go guards.

  9. Offense wasn’t great tonight but pitching was fantastic. Stephan is so back and Bibee needs to be in ROY conversation. Our rotation is going to be so incredibly good next year. Also, Clase is now tied for first in the AL with 30 saves with Bautista blowing his opportunity is a horrible manner

    We got a guy who can hit lefties and look what happens. I hope we are able to utilize Laureano well because he seems pretty useful

    Oh, and Issue 1 lost so we’re really up today

  10. Picture this:

    Guardians make the playoffs. Gavin Williams is the game one starter, and shuts the door with 7 shutout innings.

    The next night, Tanner Bibee whips his nuts out and does the same thing.

    And then your other starters for the rest of the playoff series are Triston McKenzie and Logan Allen.

    Absolute Chills.

  13. Both Williams and Bibee were tremendous against a tough-hitting team. No matter what happens this year I am excited about next.

  14. Alright this is to everyone who gave up on this season-We’re not technically done

    I feel like if this team can stay afloat while hurt and win games for the rest of the month they’ve got a chance. I think if we go into the series against the Twins with the division lead under 3 games there’s a really good chance we come back. Don’t give up hope just yet!

  15. They used Cabrera 2 days in a row, so if we have a close game tomorrow, they likely can’t put him in again. I like that.

  16. Laureano may prove to be a really good pickup.

    Rocchio is our SS. Keep him up and rotate the DH to get Freeman time once he’s back.

    Put a little more respect on Stephan’s name.

    And yeah, Bibee and Williams are goated.

    Go Guards

  18. It kinda blows my mind that the Guardians have a prospect in Espino that is supposed to be better than Bibee, Williams, and Allen, when he’s healthy. These three are legit top of the rotation guys.

  21. I’m really running in to an issue here with fantasy baseball for next season

    My league allows you to keep 4, everyone else gets re-entered into a draft. It’s pitcher dominated.

    I’ve got Strider, Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Hunter Greene, Bibee, and Gavin Williams, plus Yordan, Rutschmann, yandy and Seager.

    Someone great is getting dropped

  22. Laureano with the game’s only RBI and an incredible clutch throw in the 9th to hold the runner at 2nd. Good shit.

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