Flight Deck

Get swept and then go and sweep somebody else.

That's how the month of May has gone for the Toronto Blue Jays, as they rebounded from a frustrating sweep in Philly last week by sweeping the Braves at home on the weekend.

We talked about Chris Bassitt's gem on Friday and how exciting it is in modern baseball to see a pitcher go nine innings and we praised John Schneider and the team's bullpen for excellent pitching performances on Saturday and Sunday. After that, we took a look ahead to this week's huge four-game set in Toronto with the New York Yankees.

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What a rollercoaster ride this month has been.

The Blue Jays were swept in Boston, they went to Pittsburgh and swept the Pirates, and then they got swept in a two-game set in Philly. 

We talked about Alek Manoah's difficult start that resulted in just one strikeout, Bo Bichette's game-ending error, and some puzzling management decisions from John Schneider. After that, we took a look ahead to the upcoming series with Alex Anthopoulos' Atlanta Braves. 

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The Blue Jays put their awful series in Boston in the rearview mirror and pulled off a three-game sweep over the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

We took a look back at the series with the Pirates, the much-needed start the Blue Jays got from Chris Bassitt, Brandon Belt heating up at the plate, and Daulton Varsho launching a home run into the Allegheny River. We also talked about the wrist issue that kept Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out of the lineup for Saturday and Sunday's games.

After that, we talked about ESPN's article predicting where Shohei Ohtani will wind up and we looked ahead to the upcoming two-game series with the Phillies.

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That was rough!

After beating the Red Sox in 16 of 19 meetings last season, the Blue Jays rolled into Boston and got swept. 

We talked about the series, all four of Toronto's starting pitchers having a difficult time, and how the Red Sox look like a different team than they did last year. After that, we took a look ahead to this weekend's series with the surprisingly good Pittsburgh Pirates. 

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Even a bullpen meltdown that resulted in a 10-8 loss couldn't kill the vibes from what was an excellent weekend of baseball in Toronto.

We talked about the series with Seattle, Teoscar Hernández's performance in his return to Toronto, and the warm reception he was given from fans when he hit a home run. We also talked about Kevin Gausman being in the early conversation for the American League Cy Young and the performance of the bullpen lately.

After that, we took a look ahead at the upcoming series in Boston with the Red Sox, a team that the Blue Jays beat in 16 of 19 games last year.

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The Toronto Blue Jays busted out the brooms for the first time this season with a three-game sweep over the Chicago White Sox.

We took a look back at the series and the excellent pitching that combined to allow just two earned runs over the three games. We also talked about how the White Sox have completely fallen off of a cliff since looking like one of baseball's best up-and-coming teams a couple of years ago.

After that, we looked ahead to the upcoming series with the Seattle Mariners, which will be highlighted by Teoscar Hernandez's return to Toronto.

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The Toronto Blue Jays pulled off another huge series win against an American League East opponent. 

After taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays last week, the Blue Jays went into New York and took two of three from the Yankees. 

We talked about the strong pitching the Blue Jays got from Yusei Kikuchi, Alek Manoah, and Kevin Gausman, and we also talked about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. saying he would never play for the Yankees. 

After that, we took a look ahead at the upcoming series against the Chicago White Sox and complained about how absurd the AL East is this year. 

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The Blue Jays travelled to Houston and dropped two of three to the Astros. Next up, they'll head to New York for a huge series with the Yankees.

We talked about Kevin Gausman getting lit up for the first time this season and what went wrong in his start, Chris Bassitt putting together his strongest start as a Blue Jay, and what José Berríos did right in his seven-inning outing. We also talked about the nightmare eighth inning in Wednesday's game and the lack of clutch hitting the Blue Jays have had.

After that, we looked at the report that the Oakland A's are moving to Vegas, the note that Shohei Ohtani could be traded, and the new rules that Major League Baseball is testing out in the Atlantic League.

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The Tampa Bay Rays are undefeated no more!

José Berríos beat the Rays on Friday to end their winning streak at 13 games and then Yusei Kikuchi beat them on Saturday to put them on their first losing streak of the season. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays' bid for a weekend sweep ended on Sunday as Tampa tagged Alek Manoah in a 7-1 win.

We talked about Berríos and Kikuchi's huge contributions, what's going on with Manoah, and Bo Bichette becoming the fastest Blue Jay ever to reach 500 hits in his big-league career. After that, we looked at just how good the AL East has been this season and then looked ahead to Toronto's upcoming series in Houston with the Astros.

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The Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener certainly delivered.

Kevin Kiermaier robbed a home run at the new centre field wall, the bats smashed home run after home run, and the new outfield social areas gave fans an entirely different way to enjoy the game.

We recapped the series against Detroit and what the experience was like going to a baseball game in the pitch clock era. We also talked about Kiermaier's presence in the lineup and how he's very quickly become a fan favourite and why we aren't worried about Alek Manoah after a couple of difficult starts.

After that, we took a look at the dominant start that top prospect Ricky Tiedemann had in Double-A and we looked ahead to the upcoming series against the 13-0 Tampa Bay Rays and whether or not the Blue Jays can be the team to hand them their first loss.

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