The Toronto Blue Jays cruised to a 3-1 series win against the New York Yankees in the American League Divisional Series. However, the first two games of the American League Championship Series have been a different beast. The Seattle Mariners have shut Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, and the Blue Jays offense down in the opening two games of the series.

Losing two home games to kick off a series is one of the worst positions for Toronto manager John Schneider to be in. He and the Blue Jays have been an offensive juggernaut for the entire year. However, they could not get anything going against Bryce Miller or Kevin Gausman outside of a leadoff home run from Springer in Game 1. Across two games, the Blue Jays scored four runs.

Schneider has dealt with a long list of obstacle

See Full Page