<p>Before this weekend&#8217;s series, I said this: <em>&#8220;This could be ugly. If the team can’t barrel up the ball when *checks notes* Matt Andriese is pitching, they’re going to be grinded into paste by Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez, and Tanner Roark. Are you excited yet?!?!!?&#8221; </em></p>
<p>Well, good thing You Can&#8217;t Predict Baseball.</p>
<p></p>
<h1>What happened?</h1>
<p>On <strong>Friday</strong>, a solid start by Aaron Sanchez backed up by the bats going off on Gio Gonzalez powered the Jays to a win. A two-run bomb by Devon Travis in the seventh inning gave the Jays the lead and the bullpen was able to hang on. <strong>6-5 Blue Jays. </strong></p>
<p>On <strong>Saturday</strong>, Marco Estrada was excellent, out-duelling Max Scherzer with six-and-two-thirds shutout innings. A two-run homer by Devon Travis is all the Jays needed in this one as Estrada and the &#8216;pen totally shut down Washington&#8217;s lineup. <strong>2-0 Blue Jays.</strong></p>
<p>On <strong>Sunday</strong>, we witnessed a back-and-forth affair as the the teams combined for 28 hits. Both Tanner Roark and Sammy G only lasted four innings, but Toronto&#8217;s &#8216;pen was able to outlast Washington&#8217;s relievers. A pair of back-to-back bombs by Yangervis Solarte and Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth pushed the Jays to the win. <strong>8-6 Blue Jays.</strong></p>
<h1>Things worth mentioning&#8230;</h1>
<ul>
<li>It was great to see Devon Travis have himself a series. He went 6-for-10 with a couple of key bombs that helped the Jays win Friday and Saturday&#8217;s games. After a horrendous start to the season, Travis has looked much, much better at the plate since his return from Triple-A.</li>
<li>Same goes for Randal Grichuk who&#8217;s looking like the player the Jays figured they were going to get when they acquired him this winter. Grichuk hit a couple of bombs on Sunday&#8217;s game and worked a bases loaded walk. His OPS is all the way up to .705 now, which is great given the fact is hovered around .500 when he went on the DL.</li>
<li>Marco Estrada had maybe his best start of the season against his former team on Saturday. <em>Nobody</em> expected him to out-duel Max Scherzer, but hey, we&#8217;ll take it. A few more starts like that will go a long way in increasing his trade value heading up to the deadline.</li>
</ul>
<h1>Up next&#8230;</h1>
<p>The Jays will have an off-day before playing a two-game mini series with the Braves at home on Tuesday and Wednesday. After that, they&#8217;ll hit the road for a key four-game series against the Angels in Anaheim.</p>

Before this weekend's series, I said this: <em>"This could be ugly. If the team can’t barrel up the ball when *checks notes* Matt Andriese is pitching, they’re going to be grinded into paste by Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez, and Tanner Roark. Are you excited yet?!?!!?" </em>

Well, good thing You Can't Predict Baseball.


<h1>What happened?</h1>
On <strong>Friday</strong>, a solid start by Aaron Sanchez backed up by the bats going off on Gio Gonzalez powered the Jays to a win. A two-run bomb by Devon Travis in the seventh inning gave the Jays the lead and the bullpen was able to hang on. <strong>6-5 Blue Jays. </strong>

On <strong>Saturday</strong>, Marco Estrada was excellent, out-duelling Max Scherzer with six-and-two-thirds shutout innings. A two-run homer by Devon Travis is all the Jays needed in this one as Estrada and the 'pen totally shut down Washington's lineup. <strong>2-0 Blue Jays.</strong>

On <strong>Sunday</strong>, we witnessed a back-and-forth affair as the the teams combined for 28 hits. Both Tanner Roark and Sammy G only lasted four innings, but Toronto's 'pen was able to outlast Washington's relievers. A pair of back-to-back bombs by Yangervis Solarte and Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth pushed the Jays to the win. <strong>8-6 Blue Jays.</strong>
<h1>Things worth mentioning...</h1>
<ul>
 	<li>It was great to see Devon Travis have himself a series. He went 6-for-10 with a couple of key bombs that helped the Jays win Friday and Saturday's games. After a horrendous start to the season, Travis has looked much, much better at the plate since his return from Triple-A.</li>
 	<li>Same goes for Randal Grichuk who's looking like the player the Jays figured they were going to get when they acquired him this winter. Grichuk hit a couple of bombs on Sunday's game and worked a bases loaded walk. His OPS is all the way up to .705 now, which is great given the fact is hovered around .500 when he went on the DL.</li>
 	<li>Marco Estrada had maybe his best start of the season against his former team on Saturday. <em>Nobody</em> expected him to out-duel Max Scherzer, but hey, we'll take it. A few more starts like that will go a long way in increasing his trade value heading up to the deadline.</li>
</ul>
<h1>Up next...</h1>
The Jays will have an off-day before playing a two-game mini series with the Braves at home on Tuesday and Wednesday. After that, they'll hit the road for a key four-game series against the Angels in Anaheim.

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