Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants

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TOR	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	11	0
SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

This one had ace-vs-ace billing on paper, with Dylan Cease (2.56 ERA) and Logan Webb (3.86 ERA) squaring off in the rubber match of a three-game set. Cease came in fresh off 7 shutout innings against Seattle with 9 strikeouts, the kind of form that's made him one of the American League's toughest outs all year. Webb was walking into Oracle Park after his last start went sideways in a hurry: 3 innings, 7 earned runs, 11 hits against Colorado.

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Blue Jays(44-49)

WWLLL

10

-1.5+143-122o6.5-130

Giants(38-54)

LLWLW

0

+1.5-144+122u6.5+127

Best BetBlue Jays -118

Postgame

Cease and the Jays cruised in a 10-0 shutout, cashing the moneyline pick with the ace-form bull point playing out exactly as drawn up.

Pregame

We took the Blue Jays at -116 before first pitch, banking on Cease's dominant form to outweigh Toronto's shaky overall record. Webb's disastrous July start made this a clear buy-low spot on the pitching matchup, and the Giants' injury-thinned lineup only added to the case.

The injury sheets tell part of the story here too. Toronto is still without Max Scherzer, who's rehabbing at Triple-A Buffalo, and outfield options Addison Barger, Jesus Sanchez and Anthony Santander are all sidelined. San Francisco's list is longer and pricier — Matt Chapman, Daniel Susac, Harrison Bader and Jonah Cox are all out, gutting the middle of a lineup that was already scuffling. That's a lot of thin depth on both sides walking into a series finale.

Dylan Cease

(6-5)·2.67 ERA

Jul 3 @ Mariners

W

7.0IP

0ER

9K

1BB

102P

07/08 Lineup

Logan Webb

(5-7)·3.87 ERA

Jul 3 @ Rockies

L

3.0IP

7ER

2K

2BB

76P

07/08 Lineup

None of that mattered once the first inning got rolling, because Toronto put up a 5-spot before San Francisco recorded three outs. Cease didn't need to be perfect from there — the Jays' bats and three Giants errors did plenty of the work — but he made sure nothing crept back into the game.

The blowout also capped a wild stretch for both clubs. Toronto had dropped 3 straight to Seattle before flipping the switch against San Francisco, taking 2 of 3 in this series after getting run out of the building 10-1 in the opener. The whiplash extends further back for Webb, who was the NL's Pitcher of the Month in June with a 0.71 ERA before the calendar flipped and the wheels came off.

Toronto Blue Jays

(44-49)

Jul 8W@ Giants10-0

Jul 8W@ Giants9-3

Jul 7L@ Giants1-10

Jul 5L@ Mariners0-4

Jul 4L@ Mariners0-11

San Francisco Giants

(38-54)

Jul 8Lvs Blue Jays0-10

Jul 8Lvs Blue Jays3-9

Jul 7Wvs Blue Jays10-1

Jul 5L@ Rockies6-7

Jul 5W@ Rockies6-4

San Francisco's issues went beyond the mound Wednesday — 3 errors and 1 hit is about as ugly a full-team performance as it gets, and it dropped the Giants to 38-54 on the season. Toronto, at 44-49, is still under .500 itself, but a series win over a fading NL club and a dominant Cease outing are exactly the kind of building blocks a team hanging around .500 needs.

Toronto Blue Jays

(11)

• 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger (elbow) will be shut down for a couple of weeks after a recent MRI revealed a stress reaction in his back, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 10-Day-ILJesus Sanchez (RF) — The Blue Jays placed Sanchez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right ankle sprain.06/27
• 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment Monday with the Blue Jays' Arizona Complex League affiliate, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.06/22
• bereavementBraydon Fisher (RP) — no07/08
• 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Scherzer (back) will make his next rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic.07/07
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) has resumed playing catch, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander (shoulder) could resume hitting within the next week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

San Francisco Giants

(12)

• 10-Day-ILJonah Cox (CF) — Cox went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 18-3 win over the Cubs.07/08
• 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — Chapman said Wednesday that he has yet to make any meaningful improvement in his recovery from the abdominal strain that sent him to the injured list July 1, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.07/08
• 10-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — Susac (back) has started his swing progression and has been throwing on flat ground out to 105 feet, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/06
• 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader (foot) will take batting practice Monday and run the bases Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/06
• 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage will be re-evaluated in one month after an MRI revealed a moderate left flexor strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/08
• 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — Winn (elbow) allowed one hit and one walk in one scoreless inning during Single-A San Jose's 7-2 win over Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday.07/06
• 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero (hamstring) threw 30 pitches during a bullpen session Monday, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) struck out two over a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.06/15
• 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Two shaky rosters, but only one of them showed up. Toronto's pitching depth and timely hitting carried the day, while San Francisco's already-thin lineup couldn't overcome the absences piling up around it.