Blue Jays drop the finale in Cleveland to split the series with the Guardians. Host Blake Murphy reviews it to start today’s show before turning the page to the team returning home to face the Chicago Cubs and celebrate Jose Bautista this weekend at Rogers Centre. Blake checks in with former Jays’ infielder Devon Travis on what he’s been up to lately as well as reminisces on playing with Joey Bats. Next, Blake welcomes the founder of Scout Girl Report and columnist for The Athletic, Andrea Arcadipane (27:22) to talk about her unique career path in baseball as well as a recent piece focused on the A.L. East and some potential impact players. After that MLB insider, Sportsnet’s own Shi Davidi joins (50:59) to reflect on Jose Bautista’s impact on the Jays organization as well as dissect the current team’s road trip. Lastly today, Robert Orr of Baseball Prospectus comes on JTP for a bigger-picture look at the American League and X-factors down the stretch here (1:19:55).

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