The Blue Jays end their road trip with a loss to the lowly Athletics, which brings some disappointment with it ahead of a crucial stretch at home. Host Blake Murphy recaps his takeaways from the series finale in Oakland, before opening up the JTP mailbag to read some audience texts and tweets! Next up, Editor-in-Chief at Baseball America, J.J. Cooper checks in to discuss how Major League Baseball is tweaking some of the new rules implemented in the minors this season, before delving into Jays prospect Ricky Tiedemann's recent outings (30:00). Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith kicks off the second hour with a deep dive into the Jays' road trip, the importance of this upcoming homestand, and the latest on Toronto's injured and unavailable players including Alek Manoah (52:15). To close out today’s show, Blake welcomes Ben Verlander of FOX Sports and the Flippin’ Bats podcast to go around the horn on MLB's landscape and postseason picture, including the A.L. Wild Card race (01:20:56).

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