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In an appearance on Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Tuesday, he talked about the progress he's made with the pitch since joining the Blue Jays organization - saying the following: “One thing I was working on was getting my curveball more up and down rather than side to side. It was more of a sliderishy pitch when I was with the Mets. One thing I always wanted to work on was getting it more 12-6” While Kay's breaking ball still carries a fair amount of horizontal movement (2.7 inches more than league average), it was mighty effective in his debut as he was able to get hitters to chase it... Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 11:23:pm EST

The Toronto Blue Jays shot themselves in the foot on Friday, but like most shots to the foot, it didn't prove fatal. After a disastrous five-run fifth inning that involved a cascade of fielding blunders from an awful Teoscar Hernandez sliding catch attempt to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. throwing to the wrong base, it looked like Toronto was set on giving the New York Yankees their 98th win. Thanks to Bo Bichette, that's not how things played out. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 11:22:pm EST

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Tim Mayza left Friday's game against the New York Yankees after facing one batter due to injury. After missing a 3-2 pitch to Didi Gregorius by a comfortable margin, Mayza hit the deck immediately to indicate he was hurt. This is what the delivery in question looked like: The Blue Jays have announced the the injury is in the southpaw's left elbow. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 10:50:pm EST

The New York Yankees have certainly battled their fair share of injuries this season -- and Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers proved to be no exception. Edwin Encarnacion was lifted from the first game of Thursday's twin bill -- after he had slugged a two-run homer off of Matthew Boyd -- with a left oblique strain. It obviously makes sense for them to take a cautious approach here, rather than resulting further aggravation and risk that the injury becomes a larger issue down the stretch. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 1:09:am EST

Cubs 4, Padres 1 Yu Darvish struck out 14 batters over six shutout innings as Chicago earned a victory in San Diego. Darvish and relievers Kyle Ryan (two in two innings) and Rowan Wick (three in the ninth) combined for 19 strikeouts. The Padres scored in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate when Wick fanned Luis Urias to end the game with the bases loaded. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 9:02:pm EST