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Blue Jays' Offense Struggles in Back-to-Back Losses

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Blue Jays suffer back-to-back one-run losses, sit at 7-11; fans and analysts puzzled by lackluster offense, ranked 25th in runs and exit velocity; pitching holds up, but bats fail to support; Trey Yesavage may return to rotation, Max Scherzers forearm issues loom; urgent need for long reliever to ease bullpen strain.

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Blue Jays' Offense Struggles in Back-to-Back Losses

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Toronto Blue Jays News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Blue Jays' Offense Struggles in Back-to-Back Losses. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 16th, Blue Jays dropped a tight 2-1 heartbreaker to the brewers at American Family Field Thursday making it back-to-back one-run losses that have them sitting at seven wins and 11 losses as they head to Arizona. Earlier this week, they pulled off a wild 9-7 comeback win, but now it's all small ball nightmares. Lead-off walks turning into a bunch that played it. The winning run, no room to breathe with the bullpen gas after heavy use. Fans and analysts are scratching heads over this offense. Ranked 25th and runs, an average exit velocity, putting the ball in play but lacking. Punch, especially with runners in scoring position, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 6th inning double play stung hard. Pitching held up with Patrick Corbin sharp 5-2-3rds innings of one run ball, but the bats are backing them up, leaving too many gyms in the shadows. Picking ahead, Trey Yessevich might slot back into the rotation soon after a solid rehab outing.

Max Scherzer's forearm issues loom large this weekend, and they desperately need a long reliever to ease the bullpen crash before arms wear thin. Stay locked in with Toronto Blue Jays News today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.

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