With Luis Arraez bouncing off third base, threatening to score in Wednesday’s first inning, the Toronto Blue Jays starter fired a two-strike splitter to the bottom of the zone. The pitch lingered in the air before diving under Jackson Merrill’s whiffing bat for an inning-ending strikeout.

There he is, the Kevin Gausman who can change the Blue Jays’ season. We’ve seen this man before in 2022-’23, one of the best pitchers in the American League who is capable of not just giving his team a chance to win,

Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out nine, Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the visiting San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday night.Gausman (4-4) allowed three hits

Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in a seven-run eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday night. Nathan Lukes’ two-run homer gave Toronto the lead in the fifth before the Blue Jays racked up 12 runs in the seventh and eighth.

The visiting San Diego Padres hope that they already have hit rock bottom as they try to salvage the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.

There are several reasons why the Toronto Blue Jays are in the position that they currently are in the standings. With a 22-24 record entering play on May 20, they have yet to find consistency with their bats.