GDB 126.0: Toronto Blue Jays look to bounce back against Reds
Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
By Zach Laing
Aug 20, 2024, 17:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 20, 2024, 18:23 EDT
It’ll be Jose Berrios leading the charge for the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday night when they play host to the Cincinnati Reds for Game 2 of a three-game set.
The Blue Jays fell in Game 1 Monday night, after the Reds put together a four-run sixth inning. While they couldn’t do much damage against Julian Aguiar in the first start of him MLB career, they’ll hope to do so against Carson Spiers. His 4.55 ERA is a bit misleading, as prior to allowing eight earned runs against the Milwaukee Brewers, he had a 3.59 ERA across his first 12 starts of his season.
Berrios, meanwhile, continues to string along strong starts for the Jays, carrying a 3.23 ERA across his last five starts, including one which he gave up five earned runs to the Yankees. Beyond those? He allowed three, one, one and one earned runs.
First pitch: 7:07 p.m. EST.
TV & Radio: Sportsnet, SN590, TVA Sports.
Starting pitchers:
| Name | Team | GS | W | L | IP | ERA | xERA | ERA- | FIP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Berríos | TOR | 25 | 11 | 9 | 149.2 | 3.85 | 5.00 | 96 | 5.10 | 1.18 | 6.98 | 2.65 |
Carson Spiers | CIN | 8 | 4 | 4 | 65.1 | 4.55 | 3.77 | 104 | 3.91 | 1.29 | 8.40 | 2.07 |
Lineups:
BLUE JAYS:
- G Springer (R) DH
- D Varsho (L) CF
- V Guerrero Jr. (R) 3B
- W Wagner (L) 2B
- A Kirk (R) C
- S Horwitz (L) 1B
- J Loperfido (L) LF
- L Jiménez (R) SS
- A Barger (L) RF
REDS:
- J India (R) DH
- E De La Cruz (S) SS
- T Stephenson (R) C
- T Friedl (L) CF
- S Steer (R) LF
- T France (R) 1B
- J Fraley (L) RF
- N Marte (R) 3B
- S Espinal (R) 2B
Need to bide the time until first pitch?
Tune into the latest edition of Blue Jays Nation Radio as the crew talks about all the happenings in Toronto and beyond.
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.