Jays Talk Plus: Disappointment Monday at the Dome

Monday's result was not the start the Blue Jays and their fans had hoped for in Game 1 of this important series with the Texas Rangers. Host Blake Murphy breaks down what went wrong including Chris Bassitt's shaky start and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s night to forget offensively with the help Sportsnet's Madison Shipman. The two also look ahead to tonight’s match-up on the mound between Hyun-jin Ryu and Max Scherzer. After that, Blake is joined by Jay Jaffe, FanGraphs Senior Writer, to weigh in on the American League Wild Card mess, before zeroing in on the Rangers' top of the order of Corey Seager and Marcus Semien producing at a near-MVP pace (29:51). In the second hour, Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith stops by to discuss the story he broke on Alek Manoah in more detail, before turning his attention to this Rangers series and what the Jays have to do to put themselves in a good position for the postseason (50:12). Lastly, Blake talks with Levi Weaver, author of The Windup daily MLB newsletter for The Athletic, who shares his take on the Jays-Rangers series, as well as the Wild Card race as a whole (01:21:12). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.