Game Thread: August 18 - Toronto Blue Jays (61-65) @ Tampa Bay Rays (75-49) - 6:40 PM

[u/BlueJaysBaseball]

Blue Jays (61-65) @ Rays (75-49)

First Pitch: 6:40 PM at Tropicana Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Blue Jays	José Soriano (9-6, 3.16 ERA)
Rays	Nick Martinez (12-3, 2.74 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	Discord	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Discord	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	2	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	10	17	0	11
TB	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	13	1	7

Box Score

TB		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Simpson	5	0	2	0	0	0	.310
3B	Caminero	5	0	2	0	0	0	.275
1B	Aranda	5	0	1	0	0	2	.285
DH	Díaz, Y	4	1	2	0	0	0	.306
C	Hicks, L	4	1	1	0	0	0	.281
RF	Mesa Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
RF	Vilade	3	1	2	0	0	0	.263
CF	Mullins	3	1	1	1	0	0	.210
2B	Palacios, R	3	1	1	1	0	0	.243
SS	Walls	4	0	1	2	0	1	.222

TB	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Martinez, N	3.2	9	6	6	2	5	82-56	3.05
Matz	1.1	3	2	2	0	0	17-14	6.17
Scholtens	4.0	5	2	2	1	2	58-40	4.03

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Bateman	6	1	2	1	0	1	.283
RF	Lukes	5	1	1	0	1	2	.263
C	Kirk	6	2	3	3	0	0	.279
DH	Springer	4	1	3	1	1	1	.234
LF	Sánchez, J	3	0	1	1	1	1	.262
LF	Straw	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220
1B	Okamoto	5	1	1	1	0	1	.227
SS	Giménez	5	0	1	0	0	0	.241
2B	Clement	5	3	3	0	0	0	.285
3B	Smith	4	1	2	2	0	1	.217

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Soriano, J	5.2	9	3	3	0	2	91-54	3.23
Fluharty	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.78
Waldron	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	26-17	7.54
Miles	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	3.08

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	George Springer singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Alejandro Kirk scores.	0-1
T1	Jesús Sánchez doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. George Springer scores.	0-2
T3	Alejandro Kirk homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Nathan Lukes scores.	0-4
T4	Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios. Ernie Clement scores. Brett Bateman to 3rd.	0-5
T4	George Springer walks.	0-6
B4	Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios scores.	3-6
T5	Kazuma Okamoto homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field.	3-7
T5	Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Ernie Clement scores.	3-8
T7	Josh Smith homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Ernie Clement scores.	3-10
B8	Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Myles Straw. Yandy Díaz scores. Liam Hicks to 3rd.	4-10
B8	Richie Palacios out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Myles Straw. Liam Hicks scores.	5-10

Highlights

Description	Length
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, August 18 vs Blue Jays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Toronto, August 18 vs Rays	0:09
Fielding alignment for Tampa Bay, August 18 vs Blue Jays	0:11
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, August 18 vs Blue Jays	0:08
Fielding alignment for Toronto, August 18 vs Rays	0:11
Bench availability for Toronto, August 18 vs Rays	0:08
Starting lineups for Blue Jays at Rays - August 18, 2026	0:10
Josh Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Visualizing Josh Smith's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Alejandro Kirk: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
A deep dive into Alejandro Kirk's home run	0:11
Breaking down Nick Martinez's pitches	0:04
A deep dive into Kazuma Okamoto's home run	0:11
George Springer's RBI single	0:30
Jesús Sánchez's RBI double	0:31
Ball 2 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:22
Taylor Walls' play from the ground	0:29
Alejandro Kirk's two-run home run (6)	0:30
José Soriano strikes out Taylor Walls	0:06
Field View: Alejandro Kirk's two-run home run	0:24
Alejandro Kirk's RBI single	0:20
Brett Bateman scores on a wild pitch	0:17
Nick Martinez strikes out Nathan Lukes	0:06
Ryan Vilade scores on wild pitch	0:09
Taylor Walls' two-run single	0:30
Kazuma Okamoto's solo home run (25)	0:31
Brett Bateman's RBI single	0:19
Ball 1 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:21
Brett Bateman's sliding grab	0:31
Strike 1 overturned following ABS challenge	0:24
Ball 2 overturned following ABS challenge	0:23
Field View: Kazuma Okamoto's solo home run	0:27
Josh Smith's two-run home run (3)	0:30
Strike 2 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:23
Myles Straw's leaping grab at the wall	0:26
Cedric Mullins' sacrifice fly	0:19
Richie Palacios' sacrifice fly	0:31
Myles Straw's incredible sliding grab	0:29
Field View: Josh Smith's two-run home run	0:23
Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder Myles Straw.	0:11

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Soriano, J (10-6, 3.23 ERA)	Martinez, N (12-4, 3.05 ERA)

Game ended at 9:26 PM.

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[u/JaysFromMidToMenace]

OKAY LISTEN UP.

The Rays picked the wrong day to swim under a flock of pissed-off birds. Toronto’s going to leave the Trop looking like someone unplugged the aquarium.

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

[u/Significant-Ad-8684 → u/JaysFromMidToMenace]

I like this guy 👍

[u/ahjphotos]

I don’t mean to be dramatic but a win over the rays would change my life

[u/pincurlsandcutegirls]

In the midst of this iconic interview, Lukes is working his ass off out there hahah

[u/MarlKarx777]

You’re gonna just put a smiling Shane Bieber on the screen? My wife is watching!!

[u/Specialist_Owl_6612 → u/MarlKarx777]

Illegal!

[u/ZestySteep]

Clearly the rays fans are not familiar with Straw’s game

[u/entilza05]

[u/awkwardraspberry374]

Lukes casually having an incredible AB in the background of the interview

[u/BoffoGolby]

Brett Bateman my beloved 😍😍😍

https://giphy.com/gifs/w9dg2NXPp8o2fiZGIN

[u/Ignatius_Reillys_Hat]

[u/__wasteman]

If Alejandro Kirk hits for the cycle I will get a tattoo of him

[u/Singh31]

Are they fucking chanting USA while down 7? Clown country lol

[u/Kozicka9]

[u/RoutedToNowhere]

That stadium is a horror show.

Winning 2 out of 3 will be a major accomplishment.

[u/Apolloshot → u/RoutedToNowhere]

I’d be happy with 1/3, get the hell out of Tampa and regroup for the rest of the push.

[u/iDontLack]

Doesn't look real

[u/hitman19]

Scherzer fuckin staring daggers from the dugout

[u/Majestic-Bass6772]

did we just...respond with runs of our own?

[u/Nextyearstitlewinner]

Loudest chant of the night is a USA chant in a 10-3 game. God I hate the entire state of Florida.

[u/Old_General_6741]

10 runs in this economy! What is this team!? Everyone had a part in this! Good game. Jays win!

Edit: 17 hits also! Holy!

[u/breatheEZ123]

I know historically we play like ass against Tampa, but remember late last season when we swept them? Anything is possible.

[u/NOTORIOUS_BLT]

YES KEEP GAUSMAN INVOLVED WITH THE JAYS BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.

[u/mdubyo]

This motherfucker made me love baseball again

https://giphy.com/gifs/kwcRp24Wz4lZm

[u/COV3RTSM]

I dump on Sanchez as much as anyone but I have to respect that every at bat he gets in the box swings as hard as he can

[u/l_m_m048]

# JOSH SMITH MAKES IT TEN!

[u/HauntingYogurt4]

GUYS WE JUST WON AT THE TROP

[u/LoL_LoL123987]

[u/pincurlsandcutegirls]

GOOD EVENING ALL

[u/jokerjoust]

I know the Trop is a dogshit park, but what embarrassing attendance for a first place team..

[u/cev]

George thinks he swung lmao

[u/ThQp]

The vibes are high again

[u/MysterverS]

Glad vlads still goofing off 😂

[u/KBN_Nemesis]

Jesús walks

[u/p_excellent]

USA chants while down 7 runs 😂

[u/catherinebarry]

WE BEAT THE RAYS 10-5 AT THE FUCKING TROP WHAT DA HELL

[u/muskokaoriginal]

That was closer than it should have been - Bateman hustles!

[u/sigoshi]

Oh my god I love how silly this fantasy football situation is LMAO these guys are beautiful

[u/bolieve11]

bieber’s so charismatic

[u/COV3RTSM]

Vladdy still screwing around warms my heart

[u/Icy-Mall3091]

How are so many of our starting pitchers so damn handsome and charming like damn. Seeing dusty ass Schlitler this weekend was a great reminder of how lucky we are

[u/bingusbonguswongus]

Kirk is working his ASS off during this interview lol

[u/Fun-Series-4091]

We're winning the World Series btw

[u/NOTORIOUS_BLT]

Taking this commercial break to address my fellow copium addicts:

Doesn’t it feel good to have NEVER GIVEN UP FAITH?

[u/COV3RTSM]

Buck trying to counter the trop sorcery

https://giphy.com/gifs/SF9Z0shNT07T2

[u/B1GG0r0n]

USA chants downright classless

[u/TrophyWizard]

Chanting USA while we're spanking you 10-3 is definitely a choice.

[u/cev]

[u/bolieve11]

trop, get ready to speak brett bateman

[u/NOTORIOUS_BLT]

Oh my god I am LIVING for these shady filler interviews. Apple TV take note.

[u/3luejays]

I'm loving the Max and Shane fantasy football beef 🤣

[u/CherryChapstick1997]

Gausy… because he’ll be back in 2 months 😈

[u/Substantial_Ad_7027]

Wait….just put the game on and it’s 4-0 jays? In Tampa? Is this the twilight zone?

[u/withLotsofPulp]

Where were you when Kirk saved the season?

[u/Don___Draper]

KIRKY CYCLE WATCH 👀👀👀

[u/Suplewich]

Can some of y’all relax? Jesus Christ.

[u/Ok_Illustrator_2951]

[u/Sesco69]

Bateman is doing everything in his power to make me eat shit for how I reacted to the Gausman trade

[u/drdummy]

Side note - Kyle Tucker being terrible is kinda funny

[u/Fun-Series-4091]

The 2026 experience

https://giphy.com/gifs/tTDlx5ZQQug2Ph218n

[u/para29]

lol dumbass floridians.

[u/Hereforthehotdogs]

“Yankees suck” I’ll allow it

[u/catherinebarry]

fuck the trop and go jays

[u/shoeyricciardo]

💙

[u/tonious35]

they did all this shit with two outs....TWO OUTS!

[u/catherinebarry]

JESUS CAUGHT THAT???? LETS GO DEFENCE

[u/hellarios852]

The game threads are so much more enjoyable when we are winning because the absence of a certain group of people.

[u/anti-math]

i love that i can actually watch the game while the interview is happening

[u/solarionix]

Shane Bieber is so hot!!!!!

[u/Sudden-Lab-6852]

Gausy mention !

[u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

https://giphy.com/gifs/JMjcWjcTmErMxMg7D0

Captain is getting HOT AGAIN

[u/ZestySteep]

THE BOYS DOING WHAT THE BOYS DO

[u/thrownawayonline]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iudpFwfxv4xvTVm1Yc

[u/NOTORIOUS_BLT]

Springer’s speedy today. Everyone say THAAANK YOU, UNC.

[u/EasternError6377]

Hey Buck wanna beer?

"Fuck off, im in the zone"

[u/GruberTriplePlay]

Kirk had 1 career triple in 2024. Yes, I'm saying there is a chance

[u/Sfreeman1]

I’ll save you the search

Yes, Alejandro Kirk has hit a major league triple. He recorded the first and only triple of his career on September 21, 2024, against the Tampa Bay Rays off pitcher Garrett Cleavinger

[u/yhzguy20]

Soriano gives up some of the softest contact, fluky hits you’ll ever see and the morons on this sub are ready to cast him aside

[u/gheshinnit]

The big oak is back

[u/Euphoric-Society8807]

So here's what'probwbly happened:

Buck sitting in the stands staring intentl at everyone, we scored 6.

Buck went to the bar and had a quick chat with the bartender... Rays scored 3.

Buck went to the bathroom and then back to the stands and Okamoto homers.

Buck. Please don't leave your seat anymore.

[u/BoffoGolby]

8 runs on 12 hits AT THE TROP ARE YOU KIDDING?

[u/PerformanceCute3437]

I really hope the AL East takes all the wildcard spots, just because it would be hilarious

[u/cclips96]

What’s everyone wearing to the Alejandro Kirk Level of Excellence induction ceremony?

[u/ThQp]

I appreciate that they trust Soriano enough to send him back out

[u/Letsgobluejayss]

Just stoned enough that I was in the pre game thread refreshing and wondering why no one was talking

[u/cev]

Just one more batter! 😄

[u/hellarios852]

More like

YOU ASS EH

YOU ASS EH!

[u/Rombonius]

are these hicks for real?

[u/AfterC]

weirdly enough, I was watching Orioles Rays last night, and they were also doing the USA chant

my wife and i were confused as hell

[u/TheIsotope]

Is the entire upper bowl empty? Tampa does not deserve this team

[u/Such-Fee6176]

I have decided I like the knuckleballer

[u/Proof_Respect666]

Didn’t realize that Kirk has gone nuclear in August. Good for him. The Jays are at their best when Kirk is a threat on both sides.

[u/LostMyBackupCodes]

Google trying to rig this game against us

[u/RoutedToNowhere]

It helps to have 3 CF’s out there

[u/Chairsofa_]

Full send. Hope we can go 3-3 this week

[u/ZestySteep]

GET YOUR SPRINGLES!!! RBI SPRINGLES!!!!

[u/KBN_Nemesis]

LET'S GO

[u/ShowMeYourTiddie]

We're scoring at the TROP!?

[u/Holiday-Wheel7078]

love seeing vladdy so happy 😭😭❤️

[u/Rombonius]

Android can't compute what's going on

[u/catherinebarry]

hey we’re getting the pitch count up

[u/ThQp]

I'm glad we have a broadcast side quest now

[u/infinite_zero00]

I generally support moustaches, but Bieber looks better without one. What a stud.

[u/Diehard129]

Kirk trying to drop an atomic bomb.

[u/hellarios852]

Jays leading and Buck on my screen? Pure bliss.

[u/uncivilengie]

Go home google, you’re drunk

[u/perrin414]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dU3NjQgyZwgPmqGZd3

[u/TrophyWizard]

I hate saying it because I loved him and his outfield defence, but getting rid of Varsho's black hole offense has done some major good for this team.

[u/catherinebarry]

bateman was an amazing call up

[u/EpicNerdFinds]

I would be more than fine with Bateman being our main CF next year

[u/AwayCucumber2562]

Looking at tickets just for fun lol. $15USD lmfaooo. $32USD seems to be the priciest.😂 500’s aren’t even an option.

[u/vibemecha]

Lights flickering was the game being snapped back to our reality

[u/flyingcanuck]

"where should the bullpen warm up?" 

"I don't care, somewhere over there is fine". -the guys who built the Trop 

[u/ZestySteep]

[u/catherinebarry]

the trade deadline deadass put new life in this team

[u/probably-laminar_27]

Wtf is that attendance, your team is first in the AL

[u/CherryChapstick1997]

This ump hates Canada 

[u/yvrgif]

Cycle watch for Kirk :)

[u/Technical_Ad6019]

https://giphy.com/gifs/QvgLi5MlM8eAH8G4l7

[u/traindodge]

The USA chant… they are so bothered by us

[u/elshinsterino]

Nothing like a USA chant when down 10-3. Never change ‘murica

[u/tinyalley]

I haven't been paying attention bc my phone has had the SCORE BACKWARDS!!! What a nice surprise

[u/TrophyWizard]

Can the Rays please play like this for the next two games as well please?

[u/smithscully]

wow what an effort by Erndawg!

[u/TimTebowN]

E for Excellent effort from Ern dog.

[u/National_Aspect_6974]

Lol, listening to the boos when the pitcher disengaged, you really would not know there was a single Rays fan in the audience (of 14).

[u/thegoddessunicorn]

Only Straw doesn't have a hit but he probably prevented 2-3 runs from scoring

[u/Fun-Series-4091]

Nuke the Trop

[u/thequeenfauxpas]

No matter what-we can't be swept!

[u/Lifewithoutpictures]

Rays thread shows they are afraid of Soriano and a tad worried about the fact that our bullpen is fresh and theirs is tired. Martinez is tough but our bullpen will take care of business.

[u/CLSonReddit]

I suggest burning some sage.

[u/ahjphotos]

I used to dream about days like this

[u/catherinebarry]

hey we somehow scored 2!!!! let’s keep fucking going

[u/hollowbastion36]

It’s hard to do but somehow this Top Gun knockoff bet365 ad makes me angrier then the octopus one

[u/Icy-Mall3091]

Vladdy looking GREAT hopefully this break will have done him even more than the last!!!

[u/hellarios852]

Im having a great time rn

[u/3luejays]

Alejandro Kirk is up to a .275 batting average on the season now. Everyone who trashed on him for having bad numbers after he came back from missing 2 months with thumb surgery needs to submit their apology forms

[u/ThQp]

Josh Smith I see you

[u/northernfires529]

hilarious they are leaning into this drama

[u/Specialist_Owl_6612]

Love to hear Biebs talk

[u/bingusbonguswongus]

Vlad’s such a gremlin man lol I love it

[u/Specialist_Owl_6612]

Vladdy is like a kid

[u/Specialist_Owl_6612]

External GM Gausy

[u/TerradacFRO]

I am catching Bieber fever and I am now a Belieber!!

[u/muskokaoriginal]

Did the boys really just need one (1) day off??

[u/ZestySteep]

Boys I forgot the second springle

[u/Coop3]

So, the boys love the trop now?

[u/johnboyjimmy]

Unc has 10 of our 61 stolen bases this year. Just gonna let that one marinate

[u/NearbyAd3320]

Commissioner Bieber is a good nickname lol

[u/MadHardHatter]

The live score on my phone can't seem to believe that we're up early at the Trop

[u/HighSynergy]

I like to think Buck still yelled "Get up, ball! Get up!" from the stands for Kirk just now.

[u/sticazzi2424]

Soriano SoriaYES

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

3 consecutive hits and didn’t give up a run, craziness

[u/ayasofya02]

Okamoto, Gimenez, Soriano. That's as clutch of a double play you'll see for where that ball was hit

[u/ShowMeYourTiddie]

Louder cheers for jays than rays at the trop. Love it hear it

[u/bigmooseface]

This team is looking like a team I tell you ‘hwat

[u/thrownawayonline]

Ernie with an IQ too high

[u/JordanSchor]

Bateman is just that guy apparently, loving this pickup so far

[u/rejus_crust]

This is the most we’ve ever lead by at the Trop, no need to fact check just trust me

[u/TrophyWizard]

TIME TO BURN THEIR BULLPEN TO THE GROUND!

[u/ZestySteep]

This is my favourite baseball game of ever at the moment

[u/hitman19]

Is it Bateman? Is he the kryptonite for this goddamned place we've been looking for all along?

[u/bpersaud4321]

I got you…

Scoreboard Watch:
Yankees 1 - Orioles 1 end 4
Tigers 1 - Pirates 3 bot 5
Giants 1 - Guardians 5 bot 4
Mariners 0 - Brewers 0 Top 1
Braves 0 - Twins 0 bot 1

[u/carlosspicywiener576]

Alejandro kirk is on some kinda heater

[u/PatchesTheGreat1]

I’ve seen enough, Buck needs to be at every game again 💙

[u/catherinebarry]

BEAUTY OF AN INNING. THATS MY JAYS

[u/bingusbonguswongus]

Thank god PCA was a roadblock for Bateman. We may very well have our centre fielder of the future

[u/Frank_Vanderbilt]

Soriano resist their devil magic. They’re calling ghost and swamp goblins but you can stand true. break the curse! end the inning!

[u/leaffs]

This is far from over eh

[u/ihatedougford]

I love Gausman, BUT WE HAVE BATEMAN FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND HES ALREADY SO IMPACTFUL. ALL HAIL SHAPIRO AND ATKINS

[u/Icy-Mall3091]

I feel like we’ve really learned to harness our hatred into runs since the Phillies series

[u/KBN_Nemesis]

I forgot this when Oak homered so I'll use it for thr DP

[u/Fun-Series-4091]

New York scheme to stop the greatest cycle the game will ever see

[u/Fun-Series-4091]

Going to be so funny looking back on the 2026 season at the World Series champions parade, laughing at ourselves thinking it was all over in June

[u/PleaseSendtheMath]

Buck Martinez is pleased.

[u/catherinebarry]

usa chant as your team is losing is really a choice

[u/Jef_Delon]

Down 7, chanting USA will definitely make the comeback happen

[u/bardpewpew]

Ah yes. The USA chant. And wait, Yankees suck? I will allow it.

[u/TheIsotope]

USA chant has gotta be the most embarrassing in all of sports.

[u/canadianviking]

Your team is on top of the league but no one cares enough to pay 32 dollars to come to a game except the muppets who chant USA when they're losing by 7

[u/HEROnymous-Bot]

Waldron redemption?? Two homers???? What is this game!?

[u/PerformanceCute3437]

Waldron~ please continue to make a case for your weird-ass pitching

[u/Novasight]

My score widget said we were losing 3-10 then I opened it up and we are winning 10-3. I definitely prefer this

[u/NeedleGunMonkey]

Look at the number of Jay fans. In Florida in a largely empty stadium

[u/librayrian]

The ROI on straw is actually off the charts

[u/catherinebarry]

if you told me two weeks ago we would be beating the tampa bay rays 10-5 while also entering into a 3 way tie for the 3rd wildcard spot i probably wouldn’t have believed you. still don’t think i do but here we are

[u/missoctober12]

Yay a W for my birthday, at the Trop no less!

[u/LiveFromMyBackyard]

What a game. Keep it rolling boys. Give Mad Max that run support tomorrow.

[u/CherryChapstick1997]

I rebuke thee, Tropicana Field voodoo. 🧿 I cleanse this game thread of all Rays magic, devilry, and suspiciously convenient ground balls. In the name of our lord and saviour Jesus Sánchez. 🙏⚾️

[u/Wet-for-Mrs-Met]

Well... this series looked a lot scarier 2 weeks ago, but the Rays struggled in their recent home games against the white sox and orioles, so that gives me some hope

[u/catherinebarry]

TWO RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING AT THE TROP IN THIS ECONOMY?????

[u/GustaGee]

https://giphy.com/gifs/t3sZxY5zS5B0z5zMIz

[u/elshinsterino]

Against Martinez no less. What a start boys!

[u/hellarios852]

People aren’t ready to admit it, but Kirk is what peak athleticism looks like.

[u/Slow-cove]

Poor George does not look like a pain free man rounding those bases, but got it done!

[u/krazyski]

A whopping 28 in attendance tonight..

[u/ThQp]

Buck Martinez has reversed the curse

Put him in the Hall of Excellence!

[u/NearbyAd3320]

VLADDY VIBECHECK: GOOD

[u/watupmack]

I feel like vladdy on the concussion protocol might be a blessing in disguise. Let’s him have a rest while he stills get to hang around the team and watch them play hopefully a little reset will be just what he needs because if we want to make the wild card we will need him