by Toronto – Chris Basitt has nothing to leave your comfort zone.
In the third season in a row, the veteran of Toronto Blue Jay volunteered to start the All-Star break in the first game.
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Bassitt (10-4) came through with 6 1/3 Shutout-Internings to raise the Blue Jays on Friday against the San Francisco Giants with a 4-0 win against the San Francisco Giants.
The last start of the 36-year-old base was on July 8th, and last Sunday he came against athletics against athletics to take up an inning and help an overloaded auxiliary corps.
“Chris is strange,” said John Schneider, manager of Blue Jays. “I think it was not easy to get out of the pen in Sacramento.
“We trusted him to do his thing about the break and he didn’t miss a blow.”
Bassitt was the first pitcher in the history of Blue Jays, who scored 10 goals and earned a shutout. But he did not give a walk and struck five in his 97 player excursion. He reached the 10-win mark for the fifth season in a row.
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“I have done it in the past two years (the first game out of the break), so I am confident that I was doing it,” said Basitt. “I understand the routine we have to do at home to be sharp from the break.
“I wasn’t the sharpest, but overall it was fine.”
While some of his teammates went on vacation in exotic locations, Basitt spent the break with his wife and children.
“It makes me happy to only see her in her element than in mine,” he said. “I only enjoy time with you.”
The Blue Jays met the break with a two-game defeat, but in the occupancy of the top position in the American League Ost.
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The 55 victories of Toronto were a record win of the club before the break and for the sixth time in the team history have the lead of the division after the league showcase in the middle of the season.
But after the athletics on the way in action during the break, the Blue Jays didn’t know how they would appear.
“You never really know how it will work,” said Schneider. “But I thought the boys did a good job (Thursday) to shake off the rust a little. But it starts in the hill and Chris was excellent.”
After the break, the third Baseman wants to enjoyed Wagner with his two-run double in a second inning with four runs that looked some pressure on Basitt.
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The Blue Jays sent 10 batteries to the plate in the second Inning to make life for 42-year-old Giants Starter Justin Belander (0-8) rough.
“It was kind of strange,” said Wagner. “We want the break, but we play so well that they don’t want to take the break at the same time.
“I think everyone was only excited to come back and to continue with what we did before the break.”
With 33-16, the Blue Jays have the best home record in the American League.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on July 18, 2025.
Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press
