The Toronto Blue Jays faced another frustrating defeat against the Tampa Bay Rays, highlighted by a heated exchange between the dugout and the home plate umpire.
Advertisement 2AdvertisementThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.. Article contentOkamoto made a nice play in the field to start an inning-ending double play in the fifth.Article contentOkamoto singled in the eighth to give him a multi-hit night.. One out later, Guerrero entered the game as a pinch hitter.. He grounded out on a soft roller.Article contentGuerrero stayed in the game as a defensive replacement for Lenyn Sosa at first base.Article contentRECOMMENDED
VIDEOArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article content3.. Something to yell about?Article contentObservers of a certain vintage will remember the good old days when managers and umpires went face to face arguing balls and strikes long before the days of analytics and spreadsheets.Article contentThose confrontations at home plate were epic, the type of scene that is so rare in the
modern game.Article contentIt looked like things were about to turn ugly in the third inning when the Jays were out of challenges.. That did little to prevent manager John Schneider and pitching coach Pete Walker from offering an opinion directed at home plate umpire Chris Guccione.Article contentAt one point, Guccione turned toward the Jays’ dugout.. Even the most amateur lip reader could see Guccione say: “Don’t be yelling!”Article contentSchneider responded by saying: “OK, OK, don’t
wave your f—ing finger at me.”Article contentArticle contentClassic.Article contentIn a way, the exchange took a bit of the attention off rookie catcher Brandon Valenzuela, who has been quite good.. The one area he needs to improve on is working the ABS system and how prone he is to asking for a challenge early in games.Article contentValenzuela had a 10-pitch at-bat in the fifth inning that resulted in a walk.. A mental error would see the
kid tagged out at second when he tried to advance on a deep fly ball.Article contentFear not because fellow rookie Yohendrick Pinango picked up Valenzuela by stroking an RBI single up the middle to give the Jays a 3-2 lead.Article contentUp nextArticle contentThe Jays’ seven-game trip ends Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field with an all-lefty pitching matchup featuring Patrick Corbin making the start for the Jays, while Shane McClanahan is scheduled to be on the
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