In this piece, Jeff Hoffman told me and @shidavidi how his tenure with the Rockies impacted his development as a young pitcher.

“The big thing here is that you can’t let up on the gas pedal.” 😤 Daulton Varsho speaks with Hazel Mae about what the Blue Jays need to do to keep winning throughout the series against the Rockies.

John Schneider on Ernie Clement’s not-so-pretty slide into 3B.. “He's a great athlete, and kind of loses his athleticism on the way to third there for a second.” 😆

Eric Lauer on what was working for him at Coors Field: “Just a good mix.. fastball execution at the top of the zone was great. (Alejandro) Kirk’s game calling and targets were amazing. So, just a heavy mix. Kept them off balance.” 6IP, 7H, ER, BB, 4K

Andres Gimenez began a rehab assignment with triple-A Buffalo tonight, while George Springer did not. Asked about tomorrow, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said: "We'll see. He ran. He hit. Continues to feel better every day. So see how he wakes up and go from there."

Daulton Varsho has lost his mind. He's hit his 2nd HR(11) of the night (467 ft). Varsho now has 3 home runs in the last 2 games.

Joey Loperfido has a right knee contusion. Xrays were negative.

52 hits (so far) in a 3-game series is a franchise record for the Blue Jays

George Springer played pepper with this area beyond LF as he gets closer to a potential ML injury rehab assignment with the #Bisons. One or two homers went off the truck and concession stand. Join Chris Jared (1) and me at 6:25 on The Bet 1520 AM, first ⚾️ 6:45 in Worcester

As seen on our Sportsnet broadcast. Colorado native Kevin Gausman feels right at home.

Pitching Probables Blue Jays /Dodgers Max Scherzer v. Clayton Kershaw Chris Bassitt v. Blake Snell Eric Lauer v. Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Alek Manoah's first AA rehab start is over: 3+ IP, 5H, 3BB, 2K Got up to 64 pitches (36 strikes) #BlueJays

Max Scherzer on his head to head matchup v. former Dodgers' teammate Clayton Kershaw: "It's awesome. This is what you play the game for. Obviously, you want to face the best...I'm only going to say the best things about him, on and off the field. He's a heck of a competitor."

John Schneider on Blair & Barker said *George Springer (concussion) is hitting, running and taking fly balls w/the Bisons..continues to feel better. “As soon as he gets clearance from MLB (he can get into a game).” *Shane Beiber expected to make another rehab start Saturday

.Shi Davidi and I spoke to Scherzer about Kershaw: "I learned so much watching him pitch as a teammate. You can see why he's so special because of the way he can locate the ball.. it's next level. Only been a handful of guys I've seen in the league that can do that."

The Dodgers pushed back Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start from Sunday to Monday. Tyler Glasnow is pitching today, and Yamamoto will face the Angels tomorrow⬇️⬇️ dodgersnation.com/dodgers-pushin…