Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners

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SEA	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	—	4	6	0

Trey Yesavage (4-3, 3.33 ERA) got the ball for Toronto looking to salvage a split weekend, going up against Emerson Hancock (5-4, 3.35 ERA), who's quietly been one of the more reliable arms in Seattle's rotation all year.

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Blue Jays(42-47)

LWWLW

0

+1.5-208+102o7.5+108

Mariners(46-44)

WLWWW

4

-1.5+203-104u7.5-117

Best BetMariners -137

Postgame

Cashed easily — Hancock and the bullpen didn't allow a run, exactly the kind of start that made backing Seattle at -125 make sense.

Pregame

We backed the Mariners at -125 before this one, and the price has since drifted in to -109 — the market clearly wasn't as sold on Seattle without Julio Rodriguez in the lineup. That hesitation left value on the side that still had the better projectable pitcher and a deeper track record of getting quality starts.

The Mariners were already banged up entering the finale — Julio Rodriguez landed on the 7-day IL Friday with a concussion after getting hit in the back of the helmet on a throw, and Brendan Donovan's still working back from a groin issue. Toronto, meanwhile, is playing without George Springer, who's on the Family Medical Emergency List after the birth of his son. Neither offense figured to be at full strength, which made Hancock's clean track record of keeping damage limited even more relevant heading in.

Trey Yesavage

(4-4)·3.78 ERA

Jun 29 vs Mets

W

6.2IP

1ER

3K

0BB

94P

07/05 Lineup

Emerson Hancock

(6-4)·3.17 ERA

Jun 28 @ Guardians

ND

5.2IP

1ER

6K

3BB

98P

07/05 Lineup

It ended up being exactly that kind of afternoon — pitching dictated the whole thing, and the Mariners' lineup did just enough against a rookie who's otherwise been excellent.

Seattle scratched across a run in the 3rd, tacked on two more in the 4th, and closed it out with an insurance run in the 8th, while Toronto's bats never got anything going — 3 hits, 0 runs, and an error that didn't help matters. It's a total reversal from the day before, when the Jays blanked the Mariners 2-0 in the series opener behind a nine-strikeout outing.

For Toronto, this is the story of the season in miniature: flashes of quality — Yesavage himself has been part of the AL Rookie of the Year conversation — buried under a 42-47 record that's left them scrapping in the AL East basement.

Toronto Blue Jays

(42-47)

Jul 4L@ Mariners0-11

Jul 4W@ Mariners2-0

Jul 1Wvs Mets9-3

Jun 30Lvs Mets0-3

Jun 29Wvs Mets2-1

Seattle Mariners

(46-44)

Jul 4Wvs Blue Jays11-0

Jul 4Lvs Blue Jays0-2

Jul 3Wvs Angels1-0

Jul 1Wvs Angels8-3

Jun 30Wvs Angels6-2

Toronto Blue Jays

(11)

• PaternityGeorge Springer (DH) — The Blue Jays are placing Springer on the Family Medical Emergency List on Saturday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.07/04
• 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger (elbow) will be shut down for a couple of weeks after a recent MRI revealed a stress reaction in his back, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 10-Day-ILJesus Sanchez (RF) — The Blue Jays placed Sanchez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right ankle sprain.06/27
• 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment Monday with the Blue Jays' Arizona Complex League affiliate, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.06/22
• 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Scherzer (back) threw three innings for High-A Vancouver on Friday, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three.07/04
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) has resumed playing catch, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander (shoulder) could resume hitting within the next week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

Seattle Mariners

(8)

• 7-Day ILJulio Rodriguez (CF) — The Mariners placed Rodriguez (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Friday.07/03
• 10-Day-ILBrendan Donovan (3B) — Donovan (groin) will embark on a rehab assignment Tuesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.07/04
• 10-Day-ILRob Refsnyder (DH) — The Mariners placed Refsnyder (knees) on the 10-day injured list Monday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.06/29
• 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — General manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Brash was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right lat, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Seattle transferred Criswell (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.07/04
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Vargas (lat) recently began a throwing program and could be ready to return from the 60-day injured list around the Aug. 3 trade deadline, Zac Hereth of 710 AM Seattle Sports reports.06/17
• 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
• 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08

Seattle, by contrast, keeps finding ways to win missing pieces. They've now taken 4 of their last 5, and Sunday's shutout is a reminder that even with Rodriguez sidelined, this pitching staff can carry the offense on a quiet day.