BFMD 403 - Jays Sweep A's with Clutch Hits & Dominant Pitching

About this episode

Justin and Patrick discuss the Blue Jays' opening series sweep of the Athletics, highlighting key performances and pitching records.

What a start to 2026! Justin and Patrick break down an opening series SWEEP of the Athletics that saw Blue Jays pitchers strikeout an MLB record 50 batters over the weekend. Kazuma Okamoto and Jesus Sanchez collected their first HR as Jays, Mr. March Andres Gimenez had a big Opening Night, Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement came up clutch, and Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease and Eric Lauer shut down the A's offence. Do we need to talk about Jeff Hoffman? Will Brendon Little sort things out? How cool is Tyler Rogers? The Jays will welcome the Colorado Rockies to town next.

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Patrick

Topics covered

• Toronto Blue Jays
• MLB
• baseball
• pitching
• hitting

Keywords

• Kazuma Okamoto
• Jesus Sanchez
• Andres Gimenez
• Alejandro Kirk
• Ernie Clement
• Kevin Gausman
• Dylan Cease
• Eric Lauer
• Jeff Hoffman
• Brendon Little
• Tyler Rogers

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