The Toronto Blue Jays’ offense has gone ice-cold at exactly the wrong time, and the numbers are getting uglier by the day. Since July 3, they’ve scored just three runs.
That stretch included a Mariners series that offered a real chance to bank a win against a Seattle lineup that was struggling. Instead, Toronto came away with the series loss and only two runs across the three games.
Those runs all came in the opener, a 2-0 Blue Jays win. After that, the bats vanished: back-to-back shutouts, four hits in an 11-0 loss on July 4, then a 4-0 defeat on July 5.
Manager John Schneider put the problem plainly after the July 5 game.
"If you're trying to get after a guy's fastball, you've got to be convicted with it and take the right swings in the right areas," Schneider said.
The slump rolled right into July 6 against the San Francisco Giants, when Toronto lost 10-1. The Blue Jays managed only three hits, with Kazuma Okamoto providing the lone run on a solo home run.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power drop has been a major part of the collapse in run production, but he hasn’t been alone. Alejandro Kirk and Daulton Varsho have also been quiet at the plate, and the team-wide issues are showing up everywhere. Toronto, which was getting offense in bunches last season, has not been able to generate that kind of collective production this year.
The broader picture is bleak. The Blue Jays are tied for 28th in MLB in runs scored with 357, rank 25th in home runs with 89, and sit 27th in slugging percentage at .381.
For fans, the optimism that this season could still be salvaged is fading fast. The 10-1 loss pushed Toronto to a season-high seven games under .500, another rough marker in a stretch that has turned into a full-blown crisis.
If the Blue Jays can’t bounce back by late July, the front office may have to think seriously about moving some pending free agents ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Kevin Gausman, George Springer and Varsho are among the names in that group.
The cold streak isn’t just about the bats, either. Toronto’s rotation has had its own issues, though Dylan Cease and Trey Yesavage have provided the most reliability there. Still, the lack of run support has made everything harder.
As a team, the Blue Jays are hitting .163 over their last seven games, and a lineup that was one of the best in baseball last season against breaking balls has become one of the worst in the league at handling them this year.
Toronto will send Spencer Miles to the mound in game two of the series against the Giants on Tuesday, facing his former team. Miles has been one of the Blue Jays’ most dependable starters this season, going 4-1 with a 2.83 ERA in 54 innings.
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