The Blue Jays Have Feasted on Postseason Starting Pitching

"The Toronto Blue Jays are in the midst of a storybook season. The impossible feels more possible with each passing day. With the club getting ready to put the finishing touches on the 2025 season, it's worth taking a step back and comprehending exactly what this franchise has accomplished in such a short period of time. Mostly, it's been a ridiculous offensive juggernaut that has powered a group of believers to within one game of a World Series championship."

"The Blue Jays have feasted on postseason starting pitching Imagine how demoralizing that must be for an opponent when you chase a starting pitcher at such an early juncture of the game. According to Paul Hembekides at ESPN, the Yankees, Mariners, and Dodgers starters have a collective 6.66 ERA against the Blue Jays this postseason (54 ER in 73 IP). That ERA is right on par with the Colorado Rockies starting rotation this past season (6.65 ERA)."

Toronto's lineup has become a prolific scoring machine, pushing the club within one game of a World Series. The offense overwhelms opposing starters with a high-contact, low-whiff approach that consistently produces runs and forces early exits. Postseason opponents' starters from the Yankees, Mariners and Dodgers yielded a collective 6.66 ERA (54 earned runs in 73 innings), comparable to the Rockies' 6.65 rotation ERA in 2025. The Blue Jays chased accomplished arms such as Max Fried and handed George Kirby his worst outing, including multi-run games and multiple homers. Offensive dominance has driven postseason success.

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