<p>Daniel Vogelbach draws into the Blue Jays lineup Wednesday as the team looks to close out a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.</p>
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<p>After winning a nail-biter in which the Jays offence scored six runs for only the fourth time this season, it sputtered back to it&#8217;s struggling ways. Some of that comes from the fact they went up against one of the best young pitchers in the game, Cole Ragans, and some of it came from the Jays not being able to capitalize. Pinch me if you&#8217;ve heard that one before.</p>
<p>The Jays went 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position, but with Ragans issuing three walks and four hits, they weren&#8217;t able to take much advantage of them. It doesn&#8217;t get much easier for them today, as Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals. He&#8217;s had a great start to his season, allowing a 1.66 ERA and getting most of the outs without striking out opposing hitters.</p>
<p>Chris Bassitt is the counter for the Jays as his up-and-down season continues. Allowing seven earned runs to the Dodgers in his last start sunk his ERA from 4.79 to 5.54, nearly identical to his FIP. A few strong outings can change that quickly, which is exactly what he&#8217;ll look to kick off today.</p>
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<p><strong>First pitch:</strong></p>
<p>3:07 p.m. EST. TV &amp; Radio: Sportsnet.</p>
<h2><strong>Starting pitchers:</strong></h2>
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<td class="align-left highlight-sort fixed" style="width: 100.783px;" data-col-id="Name" data-stat="Name"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chris-bassitt/12304/stats">Chris Bassitt</a></td>
<td class="align-left" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=c%2C8%2C4%2C5%2C13%2C6%2C332%2C117%2C45%2C42%2C36%2C37&amp;month=0&amp;ind=0&amp;team=14&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=12304%2C12447&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;page=1_50&amp;v_cr=202301&amp;season1=2024&amp;season=2024&amp;sortcol=0&amp;sortdir=asc">TOR</a></td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 29.15px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">6</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 23.8px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">2</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 16.3167px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">4</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">30.1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 44.1167px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">5.64</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">5.95</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50.5333px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">148</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 37.7px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">5.54</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 59.0833px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.85</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">8.90</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 49.5833px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">5.04</td>
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<td class="align-left highlight-sort fixed" style="width: 100.783px;" data-col-id="Name" data-stat="Name"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/seth-lugo/12447/stats">Seth Lugo</a></td>
<td class="align-left" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=c%2C8%2C4%2C5%2C13%2C6%2C332%2C117%2C45%2C42%2C36%2C37&amp;month=0&amp;ind=0&amp;team=7&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=12304%2C12447&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;page=1_50&amp;v_cr=202301&amp;season1=2024&amp;season=2024&amp;sortcol=0&amp;sortdir=asc">KCR</a></td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 29.15px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">6</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 23.8px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">4</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 16.3167px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">38.0</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 44.1167px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">1.66</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.49</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50.5333px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">41</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 37.7px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">3.42</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 59.0833px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.11</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">5.45</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 49.5833px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">2.13</td>
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<h2>Teams:</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-72452" src="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/2024-05-01.png" alt="" width="1367" height="717" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/2024-05-01.png 1367w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/2024-05-01-300x157.png 300w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/2024-05-01-1024x537.png 1024w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/2024-05-01-768x403.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px" /></p>
<p><em>&#8211; Data via Baseball-Reference</em></p>
<h2>Lineups:</h2>
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<p><strong>BLUE JAYS:</strong></p>
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<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/george-springer-543807" target="" rel="noopener">G Springer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) RF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 1B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-bichette-666182" target="" rel="noopener">B Bichette</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daniel-vogelbach-596129" target="" rel="noopener">D Vogelbach</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) DH</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/danny-jansen-643376" target="" rel="noopener">D Jansen</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/davis-schneider-676914" target="" rel="noopener">D Schneider</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 2B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/isiah-kiner-falefa-643396" target="" rel="noopener">I Kiner-Falefa</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/addison-barger-680718" target="" rel="noopener">A Barger</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
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<div class="p-button p-button--regular starting-lineups__button"><strong>ROYALS:</strong></div>
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<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/maikel-garcia-672580" target="" rel="noopener">M Garcia</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bobby-witt-jr-677951" target="" rel="noopener">B Witt Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vinnie-pasquantino-686469" target="" rel="noopener">V Pasquantino</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 1B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/salvador-perez-521692" target="" rel="noopener">S Perez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/michael-massey-686681" target="" rel="noopener">M Massey</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 2B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/nelson-velazquez-676369" target="" rel="noopener">N Velázquez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) DH</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/mj-melendez-669004" target="" rel="noopener">M Melendez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/adam-frazier-624428" target="" rel="noopener">A Frazier</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) RF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-isbel-664728" target="" rel="noopener">K Isbel</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
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Daniel Vogelbach draws into the Blue Jays lineup Wednesday as the team looks to close out a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.



After winning a nail-biter in which the Jays offence scored six runs for only the fourth time this season, it sputtered back to it's struggling ways. Some of that comes from the fact they went up against one of the best young pitchers in the game, Cole Ragans, and some of it came from the Jays not being able to capitalize. Pinch me if you've heard that one before.

The Jays went 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position, but with Ragans issuing three walks and four hits, they weren't able to take much advantage of them. It doesn't get much easier for them today, as Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals. He's had a great start to his season, allowing a 1.66 ERA and getting most of the outs without striking out opposing hitters.

Chris Bassitt is the counter for the Jays as his up-and-down season continues. Allowing seven earned runs to the Dodgers in his last start sunk his ERA from 4.79 to 5.54, nearly identical to his FIP. A few strong outings can change that quickly, which is exactly what he'll look to kick off today.

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<strong>First pitch:</strong>

3:07 p.m. EST. TV &amp; Radio: Sportsnet.
<h2><strong>Starting pitchers:</strong></h2>
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<td class="align-left highlight-sort fixed" style="width: 100.783px;" data-col-id="Name" data-stat="Name"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chris-bassitt/12304/stats">Chris Bassitt</a></td>
<td class="align-left" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=c%2C8%2C4%2C5%2C13%2C6%2C332%2C117%2C45%2C42%2C36%2C37&amp;month=0&amp;ind=0&amp;team=14&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=12304%2C12447&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;page=1_50&amp;v_cr=202301&amp;season1=2024&amp;season=2024&amp;sortcol=0&amp;sortdir=asc">TOR</a></td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 29.15px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">6</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 23.8px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">2</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 16.3167px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">4</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">30.1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 44.1167px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">5.64</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">5.95</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50.5333px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">148</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 37.7px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">5.54</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 59.0833px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.85</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">8.90</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 49.5833px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">5.04</td>
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<td class="align-left highlight-sort fixed" style="width: 100.783px;" data-col-id="Name" data-stat="Name"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/seth-lugo/12447/stats">Seth Lugo</a></td>
<td class="align-left" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=c%2C8%2C4%2C5%2C13%2C6%2C332%2C117%2C45%2C42%2C36%2C37&amp;month=0&amp;ind=0&amp;team=7&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=12304%2C12447&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;page=1_50&amp;v_cr=202301&amp;season1=2024&amp;season=2024&amp;sortcol=0&amp;sortdir=asc">KCR</a></td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 29.15px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">6</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 23.8px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">4</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 16.3167px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">38.0</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 44.1167px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">1.66</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 53.7333px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.49</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50.5333px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">41</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 37.7px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">3.42</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 59.0833px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.11</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 39.8333px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">5.45</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 49.5833px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">2.13</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Teams:</h2>
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<em>- Data via Baseball-Reference</em>
<h2>Lineups:</h2>

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<strong>BLUE JAYS:</strong>
<div class="starting-lineups__teams starting-lineups__teams--xs starting-lineups__teams--md starting-lineups__teams--lg">
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--home">
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/george-springer-543807" target="" rel="noopener">G Springer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) RF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 1B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-bichette-666182" target="" rel="noopener">B Bichette</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daniel-vogelbach-596129" target="" rel="noopener">D Vogelbach</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) DH</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/danny-jansen-643376" target="" rel="noopener">D Jansen</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/davis-schneider-676914" target="" rel="noopener">D Schneider</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 2B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/isiah-kiner-falefa-643396" target="" rel="noopener">I Kiner-Falefa</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/addison-barger-680718" target="" rel="noopener">A Barger</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
</ol>

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</div>
<div class="starting-lineups__buttons starting-lineups__buttons--bottom">
<div class="p-button-group" role="group">
<div class="p-button p-button--regular starting-lineups__button"><strong>ROYALS:</strong></div>
</div>
</div>
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--away">
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/maikel-garcia-672580" target="" rel="noopener">M Garcia</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bobby-witt-jr-677951" target="" rel="noopener">B Witt Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vinnie-pasquantino-686469" target="" rel="noopener">V Pasquantino</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 1B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/salvador-perez-521692" target="" rel="noopener">S Perez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/michael-massey-686681" target="" rel="noopener">M Massey</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 2B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/nelson-velazquez-676369" target="" rel="noopener">N Velázquez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) DH</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/mj-melendez-669004" target="" rel="noopener">M Melendez</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/adam-frazier-624428" target="" rel="noopener">A Frazier</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) RF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-isbel-664728" target="" rel="noopener">K Isbel</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
</ol>

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