Blue Jays Week In Review: The good, the bad and the noteworthy for April 6th

The Noteworthy: Chris Bassitt – Mets Killer

Ahead of the 2022 season,the Oakland Athletics traded Bassitt to the New York Mets where he had one of the best season of his career. He had an ERA of 3.42 in 181 2/3 innings with 167 strikeouts, which helped him ink a three-year deal with the Blue Jays.

In three games against his former team Bassitt has allowed just one earned run in 20 1/3 innings. As a team, the Mets have managed 13 hits against Bassitt but have also struck out 25 times.

In those three starts with Toronto, Bassitt is 2-0 and was on his way to winning his third game Saturday before the bullpen failed to hold the lead.

In his latest outing, Bassitt kept hitters off balance by using a combination of eight different pitches. he mostly relyed on his sinker but got whiffs on five of his pitches.

He ran his season ERA down to 0.71 with 16 strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings pitched.

Looking Ahead

The Blue Jays road trip continues with games against two of their American League East rivals.

Toronto opens the week at Fenway Park for a four-game series against the Red Sox (5-4) starting Monday. Richard Fitts (0-1 4.50 ERA) is expected to get the ball in the opener for the Red Sox.

Fitts earned a September cal- up with the Red Sox last season and faced the Blue Jays once, where he took the loss in a 6-1 defeat. he allowed four earned runs in five innings.

Lucas is likely to counter for Toronto on Monday, while the $170-million man Garrett Crochet will get the ball on Tuesday against Berríos.

After Boston, the Blue Jays head out to Camden Yards to play the Orioles (4-6) for a three-game weekend series after the two teams split their season-opening series at Rogers Centre.