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Originally Posted by JayP
It really isn't coming down to good pitching. It comes down to the Jays inability to punish mistakes. They are swinging right through and fouling off meatballs. You might have a point if the Jays were hitting a bunch of deep flies but they can't even put mistakes in play right now. It's baffling and has been happening since the start of September.
Stroman leaves a couple balls over the plate and they get rocked. The Indians do the same and there's not even balls in play. All this talk of great pitching (Miller aside) is all just results oriented - the pitches are there to hit.
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This has been a problem all year, granted it was more pronounced in September and I think that comes back to facing more good Pitching down the stretch. Every team has their slumps and they may average out over the year, but the Jays slump are prolonged because they can't generate runs without the long ball. They can't run, they can't hit for average, they can't go to the opposite field. Homer or die. They simply can't right the ship quickly enough and that gets amplified when you are facing teams with good Pitching. Good pitchers have a field day against rhe Jays because they have to worry about nothing other than the guy at the plate.