"Through the first two games of the series the Blue Jays are hitting .131 as a team, going 8-for-61 with one home run, after hitting .338 against the Yankees, going 50-148 with nine home runs. The Blue Jays in total slashed .338/.373/.601 with a .974 OPS in that series against the Yankees with eight walks and 24 strikeouts. So far against Seattle, that slash line sits at .131/.232/.197 with a .429 OPS and eight walks with nine strikeouts."
"The Blue Jays approach to taking long at-bats against the Yankees pitching staff and wear them down has yet to materialize in the ALCS. They made Bryce Miller throw 27 pitches in the first inning of Game 1 and had a 1-0 lead thanks to George Springer's leadoff home run. However, Miller needed just 23 pitches to get through the next three innings, and the Blue Jays had just one hit and one walk after the first inning off of Miller."
"The entire Mariners staff needed just 100 pitches to get through Game 1, whereas the Yankees didn't throw less than 136 pitches in any of the four games in the ALDS. In Game 2, the Mariners used four pitchers to get through nine innings, throwing 163 pitches. Toronto was a lot more selective in Game 2, drawing five walks, but they went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position, and left seven on base."
The Blue Jays hit .338/.373/.601 with a .974 OPS against the Yankees, going 50-for-148 with nine home runs, eight walks and 24 strikeouts. Through the first two ALCS games against the Mariners, Toronto is 8-for-61 (.131) with one home run, eight walks and nine strikeouts, producing a .131/.232/.197 slash line and .429 OPS. Toronto failed to sustain long at-bats; they made Bryce Miller throw 27 pitches in Game 1's first inning but managed just one hit and one walk after that. The Mariners used 100 pitches in Game 1, limited Toronto with efficient bullpen usage, and held Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitless with one walk.
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