Another costly loss for the Blue Jays – Dose.ca

When people ask me what I think about the Blue Jays’ chances of making the playoffs in 2026, I often give the same answer.

I say the team played better last month, but I need to see consistency to prove that this past month is also representative of the 2026 Blue Jays.

After all, from March through July, we saw what the 2026 Blue Jays were really like.

And while there have been some good moments lately, there have also been games the Blue Jays missed because the team played poorly. Example? Yesterday’s game.

In Sacramento, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. The defense wasn’t strong and the pitchers weren’t dominant enough.

Anything can happen in a minor league ballpark, but the fact that Dylan Keyes gave up five runs (four earned) in five innings is surprising.

He hasn’t been able to throw a single good pitch and his ERA is now 2.40, which isn’t ideal for the playoff race… or the Cy Young race.

Then, late in the game, with the score tied at 5-5, it was Louis Varland who gave up a run after a defensive play went wrong.

The attack tried to fight back. At the end of the game the score was 5–1 (Alejandro Kirk hit a home run in the top of the game) as the bats came to life.

Kazuma Okamoto (home run), Andres Jimenez and Ernie Clement made it 5-4 in the seventh before Jimenez hit another home run in the ninth:but it was too little and too late.

Even though the Guardians lost yesterday, they are still ahead of the Blue Jays (by one game) in the standings thanks to Blue Jays loss.

At this moment, every game matters. While things have been going well for Toronto lately, losing two games in a row isn’t ideal for making the playoffs.

• National League standings.

• Ideal game in minors.

• He continues to hit well.

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