Boston’s Chris Sale struck out 13 Jays over eight innings, including Jose Bautista four times. The Blue Jays now head to California in desperate need of not just a win, but a win streak. And they have minor-league call-ups lined up to start in Los Angeles because of injuries to Aaron Sanchez and J.A. “There’s a culture in that clubhouse there of people expecting to win,” Atkins said. Back in October, when Atkins wasn’t staring up from the bottom of the standings, he sounded sure that the Blue Jays, these Blue Jays, could still make noise.

Source: National Post April 20, 2017 21:56 UTC