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Instant Reaction: Blue Jays couldn’t buy a clutch hit in 8-4 defeat to Mariners
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Ryley Delaney
Apr 19, 2025, 19:15 EDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2025, 19:36 EDT
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That felt like a game that the Toronto Blue Jays should’ve won.
On Saturday afternoon, the Jays hosted the Seattle Mariners for the second of three games, falling 8-4 in 12 innings to move their season record to 12-9. Let’s take a look at what happened in this game.
The Jays opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, as Anthony Santander extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single to drive in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It stayed this way for a while, before Cal Raleigh hit a two-run double to score two runs.
However, the Jays had an answer in the bottom of the fifth, as Alejandro Kirk hit an RBI single with two outs to tie the game up at two. In the next inning, Bo Bichette drove in Ernie Clement, making it a 3-2 game for the Jays.
That lead didn’t last, though, as Ben Williamson hit his first career home run off José Berríos. The score stayed 3-3 until the top of the 12th, Randy Arozarena hit a go-ahead RBI single, and former Blue Jay Rowdy Tellez hit a grand slam for the 8-3 lead. It didn’t matter when the Jays drove in the ghost runner in the bottom of the 12th.

Takeaways…

It’s pretty clear why the Blue Jays lost this game, they were 3-19 with runners in scoring position. That’s not nearly good enough, as the Jays had plenty of opportunities to blow the game open and a few times to win it in extra innings.
With that being said, the Jays had plenty of hits in this game, 12 to be exact. Ernie Clement and Andrés Giménez each hit three runs, while Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits apiece, with Guerrero Jr. walking twice as well.
Despite the score, pitching wasn’t bad for the Jays. José Berríos pitched six innings, finishing with three earned runs allowed, four walks, and three strikeouts. The righty should have been pulled for the seventh inning, as the last batter Berríos faced hit a home run off him.
Brendon Little struck out two in his inning of work, as did Nick Sandlin. Chad Green allowed two hits but got out of the ninth unscathed, and Yariel Rodríguez pitched two innings in extra innings without allowing a run. Jacob Barnes was the pitcher of record, giving up five runs, four earned, in his inning of work.
The Jays have to be better on Sunday if they wish to win this series. That game starts at 1:37 PM ET, with Easton Lucas looking to redeem himself after last start.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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