The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.

The Blue Jays did have a bad offseason. Anthony Santander hasn't played since May 22 because of a shoulder injury and he hit .179/.273/.304 in the 50 games he did play. Andrés Giménez has again played superlative defense at second base,

Guerrero left the contest in the fifth inning when Ty France pinch hit in his place. The franchise first baseman felt hamstring tightness in the third frame after doing the splits to field a throw from across the diamond,

Bench clearing occurred due to a small bat flip that lightly turns the bat on the ballnet.That's also what happened when an argument broke out between the batter and the catcher.Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Tommy Pham and Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heinemann set the day in the seventh inning of the showdown at PNC Park on the 19th (Korea time),

The Blue Jays and Pirates were looking for excitement in their matchup, but a bench-clearing brawl probably wasn't on their agenda for the night.

There is informative duality in the use of position player pitchers. The Toronto Blue Jays tossed catcher Tyler Heineman onto the mound to finish off a blowout win in front of a sold-out crowd that had just crooned along to a cover of Bruce Channell’s "Hey!