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Right-hander Mitch White will make his debut in Toronto on Saturday night when the Blue Jays take on the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.
White, 27 (1-2, 3.70 ERA), traded Tuesday at his deadline, along with infielder candidate Alex DeJesus from the Los Angeles Dodgers, minor league pitchers Nick Flasso and Moises Brito. Earned for pitchers. It helped strengthen the back end of Toronto's rotation, with Yusei Kikuchi struggling in his fifth spot.
White could also help manage All-Star Alec Manoa's workload.
In 2016 he was a second-round pick, White was acquired from the Dodgers to fill his role as a swingman two preseason, but took on an injured left-hander. Ross, another Blue Jays starter who replaced him, has been compared to a stripling. Ryu Hyun Jin in rotation (left elbow surgery).
"I think that's a fair assessment," said Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins. "You see that more and more in today's games. It comes down to a very attractive starting ability. You can throw 100 pitches in five or six innings, and you have right-handed and left-handed players.
"The arsenal to do it, the athleticism to hold on, and the endurance are all things that don't come easily." 28}
White, who has never played against the Twins, earned his only win of the season with a 7-6 victory over Arizona on May 17, before moving into the Dodgers' starting rotation. moved to He averaged 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in his ten starts and five relief appearances in Los Angeles this season.
He started in his July 26 game against Washington, and in six innings he allowed nine hits, struck out four, allowed two runs, and recorded no decisions.
Minnesota hit back Saturday in veteran right-hander Dylan Bundy (6-5, 5.04). He allowed three runs on four hits and struck out three in five innings. Bundy is 5-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 17 career games (13 starts) against Toronto.
He lost 9-3 to the Blue Jays in Thursday's series opener, and the Twins, who gave up his six runs in the eighth inning, finished 6-5 in the tenth. won in Friday's innings despite taking a 5-0 lead.
Nick Gordon, who started his No. 10 as the No. 2 pick, gave Tim his Beckham fielder-choice ground ball to his 3rd base as Minnesota took advantage of his two defensive mistakes by the Blue Jays. scored the winning run to
Gordon with a three-run home run and he scored two as he finished 5-3, while Jake Cave's strikeout advanced him to third. Cave reached first when catcher Danny Jansen blocked Jordan Romano's third-strike slider all the way to the first base line and threw wildly in an attempt to complete the first strikeout.
Beckham pulled in the infield for a gold. Home plate on your stomach.
"We fought today and found a way to win," said Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. From Vladimir Guerrero Jr. he hit a two-run homer and scored a solo his shot for Chapman and Santiago for his Espinal. A two-out RBI blooper to the center by Lymel Tapia who drove Bichette.
Toronto interim manager John Schneider said, "I like the way we play. I think it's kind of a vacuum game." "You try to crush it and move on." It was his fourth loss in 13 games since Toronto's All-Star break.
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