Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-3 win over the Phillies to secure a split of the mini two-game series! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the performance from Chris Bassitt, who allowed only three hits, two earned runs, and struck out six over 6.1 IP. How important was it for Bassitt to turn in this outing after a huge loss the night before? They also discuss the offence, including Davis Schneider continuing to look great, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. potentially turning it around, and George Springer's continual leadoff role.

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The Hound Dog Leads Jays to Series Split vs. Phillies

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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Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Shi Davidi to give their thoughts on Ross Atkins’ availability on Saturday, George Springer getting moved down in the order and Alek Manoah’s seven scoreless innings in Sunday's series finale against the Rays. Afterwards, Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs discusses how his ZIPS projection system views the Blue Jays, before diving deeper into Toronto's early season hitting (27:40). 

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JTP: The Atkins Presser & Manoah Shines

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the Rays to salvage the series with a win at the Rogers Centre. He takes your calls and texts, and gets right to Alek Manoah's seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing no runs and issuing just one walk over 103 pitches. How important is it for him to have two back-to-back outings of playing well? He also showed his emotional, fiery side today - is that good or bad? Plus, Daniel Vogelbach went three-for-four including a solo home run - after seeing the first Vogelbomb of the season, how much more secure is his spot on the team?

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A Fired-Up Manoah Dominates vs. Rays, Vogelbach Goes Yard

Sho Alli and Daniele Franceschi break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss to the Rays to lose the series at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and they get to some of the micro-aspects of the loss, including Nate Pearson in the eighth inning, the overall bullpen usage, the decision to not pull Kevin Gausman earlier in the sixth, and yet another power outage from the bats after waking up early. Afterwards, they get to Ross Atkins' press conference from earlier in the day, and debate what the breaking point is for making decisions on the team's core. Is it the All-Star Break, is it the end of May, or is the team already there?

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Falling Further Back After Late Collapse vs. Rays

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 4-3 loss to the Rays to kick off the series at the Rogers Centre. He takes your calls and texts, and gets right to the offence underperforming once again - what's behind this continued slide? With the news that Ross Atkins is going to speak for the first time this season in the morning, the question remains: what does he need to do or say to turn things around for fans? Sho also takes a look at the past, present and future of the team with the callers, as they ask where things took a potential wrong turn, and whether or not the team can still turn things around.

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Jays Slip Five Games Below .500 Following Loss vs. Rays

Blake Murphy is joined by former Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada (34:56) to discuss his changeup and playoff memories with Toronto. Also, Tricia Whitaker provides the state of the Tampa Bay Rays and Ben Shulman weighs in on the Jays.

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The Hound Dog Leads Jays to Series Split vs. Phillies

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