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September 11-13, 2029: at Toronto (3)
Transaction: JP Sears was activated off the IL, Phoenix Sanders goes to Durham and Eric Orze goes back to the bullpen.
Game 1: 2-12 L. LP-German (9-6, 4.1 5 5 5 2 7). The Jays administered a butt-kicking as usual for us in Toronto as a 2-2 game was broken open by a 5-run Jays 5th.
Game 2: 3-4 L. LP-Sears (2-5, 4.2 6 4 4 0 2). We hung in there this time but striking out 17 times is never an optimal thing for an offense.
Game 3: 2-5 L. LP-Swanda (11-9, 5 8 5 5 3 3). HR-Franco (20). Wander's 2-run homer in the 1st gave us the lead for the first time in this series but it was short-lived and Toronto exposed the Rays as AL East pretenders, moving 6 1/2 ahead after the sweep with only 16 games remaining.
Team record: 80-66. Not only is the division now out of reach but Boston has pulled within one game of the first wild card, our real goal at this point. Next up: Back home for 3 against Kansas City.
MLB News: Kyle Tucker, whom we rented in 2025 and gave us a nice 7-WAR season, hit his 300th career homer in his second tour of duty with Houston.
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