Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 win over the Yankees at Rogers Centre to win their third straight series! They take your calls, and discuss Yusei Kikuchi's nine strikeouts vs. the Yankees - is he, as Jeff says, the Yankees' daddy? They get into the timely hits from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, more high leverage appearances from Yimi Garcia, and discuss what they saw from both Danny Jansen and Jordan Romano in their returns to the active roster.

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Kikuchi, Jays Win Southpaw Showdown

Recapping Toronto Blue Jays action after ever game and fielding listener texts with hosts Jeff Blair, Kevin Barker and Sho Alli! Don't miss Jays Talk Plus from Monday to Friday with Blake Murphy at 10am-12pm.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-2 win over the White Sox to take the series at the Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get right to the offensive explosion by the bats in the second inning, capped by a two-run Bo Bichette bomb - is that something they can sustain, despite it coming off a struggling White Sox starter? They chat about the record needed through the next few series, starting in Detroit, and get to The Return of the Home Run Jacket™ - how important is it really to team chemistry?

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The Return of the Home Run Jacket

Blake Murphy is joined by Joe Siddall to diagnose why the Blue Jays struggled to hit Garrett Crochet last night. Afterwards, Leo Morgenstern comes by (27:02) to discuss the Phillies and his piece on why pickoff attempts by catchers are down. In the final hour, Chris Black pops in-studio (49:47) to expand on the Blue Jays’ hitting issues (1:17:11).

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JTP: Hitting Woes + Why Pickoff Attempts Are Down

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-0 shutout loss to the White Sox to even the series at Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and get right to the offence no-showing vs. Garrett Crochet - how many times can you 'tip your cap' to the opposing team? They discuss the bats only mustering two hits against Crochet and the White Sox bullpen, the uneven outing from Yusei Kikuchi, and how the Ross Atkins availability from the weekend has not satisfied fans who want change.

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Jays Get Blanked by Worst Team in Baseball

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to discuss Danny Jansen’s big day, Ross Atkins and the upcoming schedule. Afterwards, James Fegan comes on to provide the state of the White Sox, who’ve won a league-low 14 games (28:03). 

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JTP: Batting Order Fun & the State of White Sox

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win over the White Sox to kick off the series at Rogers Centre on Victoria Day! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Danny Jansen getting the call to bat second in the lineup - he turned in five RBI, including a two-run bomb. Does the new-look lineup need to stick? They discuss the six innings of three-run ball from José Berríos, Daulton Varsho slamming another home run, and get to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette - with their production trending upwards, does the team still need more power from them both?

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Kikuchi, Jays Win Southpaw Showdown

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