Through 16 home games this season, the Toronto Blue Jays have scored just 54 runs. That's the lowest run total through the first 16 home games of a season in franchise history.
lost to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night, 3-2, at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays, who were once thought of as a young and up-and-coming team with a big championship window, are languishing this season, currently sitting at 17-21.
It's been a horrible disappointment for Toronto, who is losing despite paying big money for stars like George Springer, Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt, and despite having All-Stars like Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. This core group hasn't won a playoff game in each of the last two seasons, either.
At the heart of the Jays' problems this year lies the once-vaunted offense, which is currently putting up historically inept numbers at home, where they should be most comfortable.
The Blue Jays take on the Twins again on Saturday afternoon with first pitch coming at 3:07 p.m. ET. Simeon Woods-Richardson takes the ball for Minnesota while Gausman pitches for the Jays.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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