The Toronto Blue Jays are running out of time to turn their season around.
On this episode of Flight Deck, host Nick Alberga breaks down another frustrating loss as the Blue Jays fell 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays, dropping to 10 games under .500. The offensive struggles continued, defensive mistakes proved costly once again. With the MLB Trade Deadline rapidly approaching, Toronto could look like a very different team by August 4. Is it time for the front office to become sellers, or is there still hope for a late-season turnaround?
The show also previews the finale of this four-game series on July 23, with the Blue Jays looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the AL East-leading Rays. Toronto hands the ball to Shane Bieber, who is coming off an impressive six-inning, scoreless outing against the Chicago White Sox and will look to build on that momentum. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay counters with right-hander Casey Legumina, presenting another tough challenge for a Blue Jays lineup that has struggled all season against left-handed pitching, ranking near the bottom of MLB in OPS against southpaws.
Can Toronto finally break out of its offensive slump and salvage the final game of the series, or will the Rays complete the sweep and extend their AL East lead? Tampa Bay enters the matchup leading the division by 2.5 games over the New York Yankees and continues to exceed expectations in one of baseball's toughest divisions.
We finish with Nick’s picks presented by BET365.
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