The Blue Jays squared off against the Oakland Athletics again on Tuesday night, in a game that could have easily gone the other way for Toronto. A few more timely hits, or perhaps some better decisions on the base paths, and it could have been a different outcome when it was all said and done.
It didn’t help that they left 8 runners on base, had 2 cut off at the plate, and went 2-8 with runners in scoring position. However, once again it was some shoddy outfield defence that seemed to shift the game’s momentum.
When the year began, the thought was that Kevin Pillar and Jose Bautista would be the regulars in the outfield, with Ezequiel Carrera and Steve Pearce forming some sort of platoon in left field, and Pearce also getting regular at bats at first base.