Yesterday saw the Blue Jays edge out a tight win in Chicago fueled by a late home run from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - but perhaps the bigger news is that Alek Manoah will start for the team on Friday in Detroit. Host Blake breaks down both with former Major League catcher, Sportsnet and Windsor’s own Joe Siddall, to kick off today’s show. After that, Jays Talk Plus keeps it in Chicago as Blake talks to Julia Steiner, voice of American indie band Ratboys, who will be at tonight’s game, about her White Sox and baseball fandom (26:49). Next, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet and the At The Letters podcast, joins Blake to take a deep dive into the Blue Jays' numbers, the trickle down effect of Manoah's return depending on his results, and what the team should be targeting ahead of the trade deadline (50:00). To close today, Blake opens up our JTP mailbag to read out and answer some listener texts and questions (01:25:14).

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