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Toronto Blue Jays are doing something that hasn’t been done in the last 10 years of team history


Toronto Blue Jays are doing something that hasn’t been done in the last 10 years of team history

The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a very disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, losing 10-9 at the Rogers Centre.

It’s always disappointing to lose when you’ve scored nine runs, and it’s always disappointing to lose when you’ve got 16 hits like Toronto did, but it’s even worse to lose when you’re up 6-1 after one inning.

That’s right, Toronto had a five-run lead after the first inning, but then gave up multi-run innings in the third, seventh and ninth innings.

According to @StatsCentre, it was one of the worst losses in Jays franchise history.

#BlueJays lose if they are ahead by 5+ runs in the first two innings of a home game:
Tonight against PHI (6:1 lead, 10:9 loss)
23.04.2014 against BAL (lead 6:1, loss 10:8)
21.08.2006 against OAK (lead 8:0, loss 12:10)
20.09.01 against BAL (lead 5:0, loss 12:6)
07.05.00 against CLE (lead 6:0, loss 10:8)
07.09.93 against OAK (lead 5:0, defeat 11:7)

The bullpen allowed six runs in the loss, with Chad Green suffering his second blown save since Sunday, allowing three earned runs in the ninth inning.

The Jays are 67-73 this season. They will finish last in the American League East after making the playoffs each of the last two seasons and three of the last four.

The Blue Jays and Phillies will play again on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 3:07 p.m. ET. Left-hander Christopher Sanchez will pitch for Philly, while Bowden Francis will take the ball for Toronto. He is in top form, sitting at 8-3 with a 3.66 ERA.

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